HBO Europe Re-launches Linear CCE Channels
On March 21, HBO Europe will re-launch its linear channels to subscribers in Central and Eastern Europe. HBO will launch three themed channels: HBO, HBO2 and HBO3. The HBO (…)
Bryan Fuller Set as Co-Creator and Showrunner of New “Star Trek”
Bryan Fuller, who launched his career writing for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, will return to the franchise as co-creator and executive producer of the new (…)
Starz Greenlights Original Limited Series “The White Princess”
Starz has greenlit The White Princess, the follow-up to the miniseries event The White Queen, from Company Pictures. Adapted from Philippa Gregory’s best-selling novel of the same name and (…)
Reiner Moritz: VideoAge MIP-TV/NAB Issue’s Hall of Fame Honoree
Germany’s Reiner Moritz is the International TV Distribution Hall of Fame honoree for VideoAge’s MIP-TV issue. Moritz is world renowned for his arts programs, which he now sells through the (…)
Dogwoof Picks up Rights for Author: The JT LeRoy Story
U.K.-based documentary film distributor Dogwoof has closed a deal with A&E IndieFilms and RatPac Documentary Films for Author: The JT LeRoy Story. The film, which recently made its world premiere at Sundance, is directed (…)
Portfolio Nabs Rights to 7 Wonder’s “Do You Know?”
Portfolio Entertainment has purchased the rights to 7 Wonder’s live-action preschool series Do You Know?, originally commissioned by CBeebies in the U.K. Do You Know? is a high-energy series that takes toddlers on a (…)
SLR Productions Partners With Telegael, Super Rtl, ZDF Enterprises And Network Ten
Sydney-based SLR Productions has started production on detective duo series Lexi & Lottie
108 Media Secures Distribution Deal With Indican Pictures
Toronto-based distribution company 108 Media has signed for the rights to 44 feature films from independent film specialists Indican Pictures. The deal, headed up by 108’s Nancy Silverstone, head of (…)
Lagardère Inks Distribution Deal with deMENSEN
Lagardère Studios Distribution has made a deal with Flemish production company deMENSEN and will handle worldwide distribution (except Flemish Belgium and the Netherlands) for series Beau Sejour and (…)
Splash Entertainment Lands Rights to Journey to Glo E
Splash Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Cepia’s animated movie Journey to Glo E. The movie follows the story of a girl who discovers that her stuffed (…)
