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Netflix Under Dutch Watch

Netflix has been fined by the Netherlands’ privacy regulator DDPA for 4.57 million euro (U.S.$ 4.99 million) because the U.S. streamer’s didn’t provide Dutch subscribers adequate (…)

By |December 19th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

VA Media Launches BLK Screen Central

Australia-based VA Media has launched BLK Screen Central, a channel dedicated to Black voices and content creators from around the globe.

The current 181-title catalog represents a variety of genres, including Horror (…)

By |December 19th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Bell Media, Point Grey, Lionsgate Partner on Original Scripted Series

Canada’s Bell Media has made a commitment to Point Grey Pictures to develop and produce an original scripted series from Point Grey and Lionsgate. The series will be available to (…)

By |December 18th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

E.U. Drama’s Production Drop

Agnes Schneeberger, a TV and VoD markets analyst at the European Audiovisual Observatory, authored a report that outlined how in 2023, after a brief return to growth post-pandemic, the production and (…)

By |December 18th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

‘Bing’ is Back on Rai Yoyo

Prodco Acamar Films and Maurizio Distefano Licensing have announced that new episodes of animated preschool series Le Piccole Scoperte di Bing will air on free-to-air television channel Rai Yoyo.

Produced by (…)

By |December 18th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

UKTV Orders Two Aussie Series from Prospero Prods

UKTV has commissioned two new series from Prospero Productions. Brit Cops Down Under for U&W and The Legend of Outback Gold (w/t) for U&YESTERDAY. Both shows will also be available on UKTV’s free (…)

By |December 18th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Sunny Side of the Doc Opens Calls for Projects

The 36th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc — the international marketplace dedicated to documentaries, set to take place June 23-26, 2025 in La Rochelle, France — has opened (…)

By |December 18th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Inter Medya’s ‘The Crimson Crown’ Honored at AI Festival

Under the direction of Inter Medya’s Emir Ziyalar and Emre Tapan, the AI-generated short film ‘The Crimson Crown’ won the Best Experimental AI Short Film award in the National Category (…)

By |December 18th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Ad Business’ AI-driven M&A

Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, two of the largest U.S. advertising business agencies, are planning a $30 billion merger to better compete with Paris-based Publicis Groupe (…)

By |December 17th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments

Boat Rocker to Rep Weather Channel Content

Boat Rocker has secured an exclusive multi-year deal with The Weather Channel to distribute The Weather Channel’s library of original content in global markets outside of the U.S.

Offering over 400 hours (…)

By |December 17th, 2024|Categories: News|0 Comments