Something Special Receives Investment for Expansion
Korea-based format production agency Something Special has received a major investment from DAEKYO Investment and SB Partners.
DAEKYO manages the ‘DAEKYO K-Contents Scale Up Fund’ for small and medium-sized venture companies that (…)
V Nova Debuts Two Immersive VR Experiences
Los Angeles-based V Nova Studios has launched Sharkarma: Guardian of the Oceans and Weightless, two cinematic experiences that for the first time fuse cinematic-grade visuals with the freedom to move within hyper-realistic scenes, looking (…)
VA Media Creates U.S. Entity
Australia-based VA Media has announced the creation of a U.S. entity to support its North American expansion.
VA’s reorganization includes the establishment of a dedicated Los Angeles-based office. CEO Mark Ashbridge (…)
JFE Sells ‘LOL’ Sketch Series to Uruguay, Indonesia
Canada-based Just for Entertainment Distribution has secured two license deals of popular scripted sketch series LOL : ). The program was sold to both Teledoce in Uruguay and to Transmedia Group in Indonesia (via partner GoQuest).
LOL 🙂 is a (…)
Beta Inks Series Deal with Italy’s RAI
Italy’s public broadcaster RAI has secured a selection of series from Beta, including the French mystery thriller Homejacking, Spain’s Rapa, as well as the German crime movie cycles Murder in the Valley and Crimes (…)
All3Media’s ‘Step Dave’ to be Adapted in Malaysia
All3Media International has signed a new scripted format deal in Asia, as a new local version of comedy drama Step Dave will be produced in Malaysia.
The comedy drama has been picked up by (…)
TLN Partners with OneSoccer on Concacaf Finals
Canada’s TLN Media Group will deliver exclusive Spanish-language national coverage of the Concacaf Nations League Finals on TLN and Univision Canada, after licensing the broadcast rights to the competition from (…)
Public Funding and European Fiction
An annual report from the European Audiovisual Observatory and the European Film Agency Research Network provides updated figures on how European theatrical fiction films are being financed, based on the (…)
Chapter 11 for Village Roadshow is Not a ‘Joker’
Hollywood-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the holding company of Village Roadshow Pictures and Village Roadshow Television, and its majority owner is private (…)
GMA Chairman Gozon Gets Communicator of the Year Award
GMA Network chairman Atty. Felipe L. Gozon was bestowed the Communicator of the Year Award in the Executive Leader category by the International Association of Business Communicators Asia Pacific.
The Award (…)