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New Metric and Encore Partner on Bilingual Content

Canada-based companies New Metric Media and Encore have entered a partnership to co-develop and co-produce bilingual content across both scripted and unscripted programming. Under the pact, both companies will also (…)

By |September 9th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

‘The NYT’ Outlines Disney Power Struggle

Reading the September 8, 2024 edition of ‘The New York Times’ and leafing through the Business section of the paper, the expression was “Wow!” Only a major scandal would take (…)

By |September 9th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Banijay Kids & Family Acquires Procidis

Banijay Kids & Family has acquired a majority stake in French production company Procidis, creator of the popular edutaining saga Once Upon a Time…, and inclusive of its umbrella brand, (…)

By |September 9th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

NAB New York to Feature Elections’ Tools

At its annual U.S. National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in New York City — this year to be held October 8-10, 2024, at its traditional venue, the Javits (…)

By |September 6th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Moonbug Team Launches 8 Lions Entertainment

Moonbug Entertainment veterans Jiella Esmat and Karine Ahton have launched 8 Lions Entertainment. Co-founder and chief executive officer Esmat was most recently chief revenue officer of Amuse Animation & Amuse (…)

By |September 6th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Electric Acquires Feature ‘Long December’

Electric Entertainment has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to the full-length feature film Long December. The deal gives Electric all digital, non-theatrical, home video and broadcast rights in (…)

By |September 6th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Dr. Seuss and Little Dot Launch YouTube Channel

Dr. Seuss Enterprises has partnered with Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company) to expand the Dr. Seuss IP within the digital landscape and specifically on the launch of a Dr. (…)

By |September 6th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Hank Steinberg and FOX Sign Broadcast Deal

Veteran television writer and producer Hank Steinberg and FOX Entertainment have entered a broadcast direct deal. Under the terms of this new deal, Steinberg expands his collaboration with FOX Entertainment, (…)

By |September 5th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Sphere Abacus Secures CEE Sales

Sphere Abacus, formerly Abacus Media Rights, has signed a raft of package deals for fiction and non-fiction titles throughout CEE.

Pay-TV Channel Pickbox has acquired a drama package for Croatia, Slovenia, (…)

By |September 5th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Mattel, Wildbrain Ink Deals for ‘Fireman Sam’ and ‘Polly Pocket’

Mattel and WildBrain have secured multiple deals for kids’ shows Fireman Sam and Polly Pocket, based on the popular Mattel brands. The new deals are part of a multi-year co-development, production, distribution and (…)

By |September 5th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments