Joel McHale To Host 52nd Saturn Awards
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced that actor, comedian, and television host Joel McHale (Animal Control, Community, The Bear) will return as host of the (…)
U.S. Media Companies Barely Make WSJ’s Top List
In the “Best-Managed Companies of 2024” annual feature of The Wall Street Journal, the first U.S. media company to appear is Netflix, ranked 148th out of 250 companies. The second media company (…)
ATF Releases Attendance Figures
The recently concluded 25th edition of Asia TV Forum, Asia’s Co-Production & Entertainment Content Market, attracted 4,628 trade professionals from 59 countries and regions, registering a 10 percent increase in buyer (…)
Netflix’s Bajaria, David Beckham on MIP London Stage
MIP London has announced that Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria and football superstar and Studio 99 co-owner David Beckham will participate in a special ‘in conversation’ session on February 25 during the (…)
New Metric Media Releases ‘Shoresy’ Game
Canada-based New Metric Media has launched Shoresy: The NOSHO, an arcade-style hockey role-playing game coming to Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch platforms in 2025.
In partnership with Treewood Games, this (…)
WBD to Separate Linear TV from Streaming Unit
Warner Bros. Discovery will be implementing a new corporate structure to serve as the parent company for two distinct operating divisions: Global Linear Networks for its linear television business, and Streaming (…)
Fremantle, Jamie Oliver Extend Partnership
Fremantle has signed a new five-year partnership agreement with the Jamie Oliver Group.
Fremantle has been Jamie Oliver’s TV distribution partner since 2002 and currently distributes a total (…)
NEM Unveils Awards Winners
NEM Zagreb, currently underway in the Croatian capital city, has announced the winners of the NEM Awards at a ceremony held last night at the Esplanade hotel, the event’s venue.
The (…)
Up the Ladder: UKTV, Lighthouse Pictures
UKTV has appointed Emma Tibbetts as its new director of Programming for Drama. Reporting to chief programming officer Steve North, she will be responsible for developing and delivering the drama (…)
The Telegraph’s Bouncing Ownership Ball
American investor Todd Boehly is looking to help Brit Dovid Efune to buy the U.K.’s The Daily Telegraph for 550 million pounds (USD 701.80 million).
Efune owns the conservative publication The New York Sun (now (…)