It is business as usual at the L.A. Screenings, despite being held only a month after one of the world’s biggest TV market MIPTV. Last year, nearly 70 major studio exhibitors and 1,500 foreign programme buyers descended upon the City of Angels to attend the screenings. Many studio executives TV ASIA Plus spoke to cited the exhibition’s strategic access to the Latin markets as a reason for the high turnout. For exhibitor A+E Networks, its efforts will be concentrated on Free- TV … [Read more...] about Landing on La-La Land
Archives for May 2012
Christiane Amanpour returns to CNN Worldwide
Christiane Amanpour returns to CNN Worldwide Christiane Amanpour is the host of a new daily foreign affairs programme simply titled Amanpour, which debuted on April 17 on CNN International in Asia. The 30-minute daily broadcast airs Tuesdays to Saturdays at 5pm HKT and 10pm HKT. “We are delighted to have Christiane back at CNN,” said Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President and Managing Director for CNN International. “Christiane’s sophisticated, incisive journalism is … [Read more...] about Christiane Amanpour returns to CNN Worldwide
Any Given Sunday
Starting MIPTV on a Sunday (not just any Sunday, but Palm Sunday), with 500 fewer attendees than last year; coupled with a climate of cautious buying, had certainly cast a gloom on the market. Still, there are reasons to celebrate, and deals of all sizes to close, as TV ASIA Plus reveals in this issue. China received massive attention; as massive as the billboard of CCTV-9 that engulfed the Palais’ façade. Note to Reed MIDEM: a Meet-the-experts-from-China session in one of the … [Read more...] about Any Given Sunday
VIDEO: Beyond The Wave promo reel
Switzerland – International distributor First Hand Films has finalised co-production deals and pre-sales with broadcasters for the documentary film Beyond the Wave. The doco won the Best Japan Pitch Award at this year's Asian Side of the Doc. First Hand Films has entered agreements with NHK (Japan), BBC (UK) and IKON (The Netherlands) who join WDR Cologne as co-production partners. The company has also signed pre-sales with SVT (Sweden), YES (Israel) and Knowledge Network (Canada) and … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Beyond The Wave promo reel
YOU On Demand inks VOD deal with Miramax for China
New York – YOU On Demand, China’s leading national Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) platform, has signed a deal with Miramax to distribute films from its library for Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD). The titles in the offering include some of the top films in movie history, ranging from the Oscar-winning There Will Be Blood and Chicago, to pop culture icons such as Pulp Fiction and the Scream series. This deal with Miramax expands … [Read more...] about YOU On Demand inks VOD deal with Miramax for China
Eros partners Anurag Kashyap and Sikhya to present Peddlers at Cannes Critics’ Week 2012
Mumbai – Eros International Media Ltd has formed a strategic alliance with Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt Ltd (AKFPL) and Sikhya Entertainment for the film Peddlers, which has been selected to represent India at the Cannes Critics’ Week. Peddlers, the work of first-time director Vasan Bala, will compete for the prestigious Camera d'Or Award at the festival. Peddlers is the first Hindi language film to be nominated in this Critics’ Week section, chosen out of the 1,200 films viewed by … [Read more...] about Eros partners Anurag Kashyap and Sikhya to present Peddlers at Cannes Critics’ Week 2012
