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‘On The Spectrum’ Wins Grand Prize At Series Mania

The winners for the Series Mania Festival were announced on May 5, 2018, at the Nouveau Siecle.

The international jury awarded the Jury’s Grand Prize to On The Spectrum and the (…)

By |May 7th, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

DISCOP Abidjan’s Next Gen Agenda Focuses On Francophone Africa

DISCOP Abidjan will take place from May 28-30, 2018.

Running concurrent with the three-day market is the Next Gen Program, which will serve as a knowledge-transfer and pitching (…)

By |May 4th, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

Hemisphere Media Buys Majority Stake In Snap TV

Hemisphere Media Group acquired a 75 percent share in Snap TV, making it a majority stakeholder in the Latin American distributor.

As part of the (…)

By |May 4th, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

Kew Media Secures Int’l Sales Rights To Eight Films

Kew Media closed deals for the international sales rights to eight new feature films.

The films include the drama Who We Are Now, the coming-of-age romance The Song of Sway (…)

By |May 4th, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

Zodiak Kids Pre-Sells ‘Lilybuds’ To Discovery MENA

Banijay Group’s Zodiak Kids pre-sold its new preschool animation series, Lilybuds.

Discovery MENA acquired the broadcast rights for its territories. In Europe, Canal Panda picked it up for Portugal, DeAJunior (…)

By |May 4th, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

A&E’s ‘Cults and Extreme Belief’ Looks At NXIVM

A&E focuses on the controversial group NXIVM in the series premiere of A&E Investigates’ Cults and Extreme Belief.

Hosted by Elizabeth Vargas, the first episode examines the recent arrest (…)

By |May 4th, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

RIDE TV Launches On Comcast Xfinity X1

Ride Television Network (RIDE TV) will be available as a SVOD service on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform, expected to launch this summer.

Xfinity X1 customers will have (…)

By |May 3rd, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

AB Int’l Sells ‘Babylon Berlin’ To Canal+

AB International Distribution, part of the Mediawan group, sold the television rights of Babylon Berlin to Canal+.

Based on Volker Kutscher’s best-selling novels, the series follows inspector Gereon Rath (…)

By |May 3rd, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

Global Agency Delivers ‘Blind Taste’ To Nova TV

Global Agency‘s cooking format Blind Taste debuts on Nova TV on May 5, 2018.

Hosted by David de Jorge, the Spanish-language adaptation will have a weekly broadcast under the (…)

By |May 3rd, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments

Universal Channel Rebrands As Universal TV

NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) rebranded its flagship general entertainment channel, Universal Channel, as Universal TV in the U.K.

The channel will relaunch in South Africa on May 10, (…)

By |May 3rd, 2018|Categories: News|0 Comments