Winners Announced for NHK’s Japan Prize
Winners of NHK’s Japan Prize 2015, which honors international achievements in educational media, were announced today. The Grand Prix Japan Prize went to Our Colonial Hangover, a film (…)
“Kingdom” Available on Digital HD After Broadcast
Endemol Shine North America and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have joined forces to bring the second series of DirecTV series Kingdom to Digital HD. Kingdom, a mixed-martial arts (…)
Starz Secures Over 100 Countries for “Ash vs Evil Dead” Premiere
Licensing agreements with broadcasters and digital platforms are in place for the Halloween premiere of Starz‘s Ash vs Evil Dead. The Starz original series is based on (…)
Up the Ladder: Jimmy Desmarais
- Jimmy Desmarais will join Olivier Bibas as co-managing director of Lagardère Studios’ Atlantique Productions. Desmarais will build the company’s international development. Previously, Desmarais worked in the television department at Haut et Court.
“Giraffes: The Forgotten Giants” to Air on CBC TV
Nomad Films’ documentary Giraffes: The Forgotten Giants will air on CBC TV’sThe Nature of Things on November 5. Co-written and directed by Mark (…)
Production for Lee Daniels’ “STAR” Set for December
Lee Daniels’ new pilot STAR will begin production this December in Atlanta, GA. The pilot, from 20th Century Fox Television, is (…)
Licensing Deals for Red Arrow
Munich-based Red Arrow International has signed new licensing agreements in Europe and Australia. Kiss Bang Love and The Day the Cash Came have been (…)
Nelvana’s “Little Charmers” Expands in Europe
Toronto-based Corus Entertainment‘s Nelvana has signed three new licensing agents and two new broadcast partners for its preschool brand, Little Charmers. Nelvana has signed on francetv, Discovery Italia and Russia’s (…)
Globo Brings “Precious Pearl” to the Middle East
Middle Eastern distributor Pyramedia has licensed Globo‘s telenovela Precious Pearl. Pyramedia will distribute the dubbed telenovela to pan-regional channels in all (…)
The Holenders: A Tale of Two Generations
Irv Holender, a pioneer of international television distribution and current chairman of the Los Angeles-based Multicom Entertainment Group, used to bring his son Darrin along to business meetings around Hollywood (…)
