Hank Steinberg and FOX Sign Broadcast Deal
Veteran television writer and producer Hank Steinberg and FOX Entertainment have entered a broadcast direct deal. Under the terms of this new deal, Steinberg expands his collaboration with FOX Entertainment, (…)
Sphere Abacus Secures CEE Sales
Sphere Abacus, formerly Abacus Media Rights, has signed a raft of package deals for fiction and non-fiction titles throughout CEE.
Pay-TV Channel Pickbox has acquired a drama package for Croatia, Slovenia, (…)
Mattel, Wildbrain Ink Deals for ‘Fireman Sam’ and ‘Polly Pocket’
Mattel and WildBrain have secured multiple deals for kids’ shows Fireman Sam and Polly Pocket, based on the popular Mattel brands. The new deals are part of a multi-year co-development, production, distribution and (…)
Seven.One Acquires ‘If Pigs Could Talk’ Doc
Seven.One Studios International has acquired If Pigs Could Talk, a new documentary special that turns everything you know about pigs upside down.
In this one-off doc, a group of world-leading scientists embark (…)
Amuz Expands FAST Offering
Canada-based Amuz Distribution has announced that recently acquired Just For Laughs Group is now directly operating and distributing its FAST channels over 30 markets/platforms. New platforms that will carry JFL (…)
New Bout Between Channels and Distributors
U.S. cable-satellite TV programmers are again at odds with distributors. The latest bout is between Disney and DirecTV over distribution fees for its channels (including ESPN, FX, and Disney Channel), (…)
Canada to Collect C$200 a Year From Global Streamers
Starting this month, September 2024, foreign streamers must contribute five per cent of their annual Canadian revenues into a fund devoted to producing Canadian content, including local TV and radio (…)
SPI’s Dizi Lands in the Nordics on Allente
SPI International (a Canal+ company) has expanded its Dizi channel and Dizi on-demand offering to Denmark, Norway, and Finland.
As of September 1, 2024, the Dizi channel and SVoD service are available to Allente (…)
MIP London Confirms Initial Roster of Participating Companies
MIP London has announced that more than 80 companies representing distributors, buyers and producers from 30 countries have already confirmed their presence for the inaugural edition of the content and (…)
David E. Kelley To Receive Founders Award at Int’l Emmys
Writer and producer David E. Kelley will receive the 2024 International Emmy® Founders Award at the 52nd International Emmy® Awards Gala, to be held on November 25, 2024, in New York City.
“To (…)