MIPCOM 2017 selected the first co-production between Sky and Amazon US, Britannia, for its World Premiere TV Screening during the festival, held from October 16-19, in Cannes, France. The screening is (…)
The Jackal Group hired Susan Lierle as senior vice president of Business and Legal Affairs. Previously, Lierle served as a business affairs consultant at Twentieth Century Fox Television, where she (…)
The production and distribution agency Drive announced a second batch of international sales for the documentary Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy. Channel 7 in Australia, CBC in Canada, and NRK (…)
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature brand launched as a 4K linear TV channel on the Canadian cable carrier Videotron. The new 4K channel will continue to provide the existing programming (…)
Two North American production companies acquired Armoza Formats’ Play Date. Magilla Entertainment picked up the U.S. local rights for the series, while Canada’s ComediHa!, a division of QuébéComm, also secured the (…)
Netflix ordered a new animated comedy fantasy series for adults, titled Disenchantment. Produced by The ULULU Company, Disenchantment takes place in Dreamland, where the series will follow the oddball trio of a young (…)
MIPJunior revealed that the first MIP Junior World Premiere TV screening will be Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!, held on October 14. The new series, produced and distributed by (…)
GRB Entertainment sold its entertainment documentary series Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter to a number of global broadcasters. MNET Africa, Foxtel Australia, and Adrenalyn in Spain and Andorra have all picked (…)
Alfred Haber Distribution sold the Showtime television special Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour to a number of international broadcasters, including Australia’s Nine Network, France’s NRJ 12, Spain’s Telefonica, Japan’s WOWOW, and the Philippines’ (…)
