Fred Media, Australia’s leading independent content distributor, today announces that it has secured several pre-sales for its newest series, First on Scene (20 x 30). The pre-sale deals have been struck with Nine, (Australia), TVNZ (New Zealand), ProSieben (Germany), Play Media (formerly SBS, Belgium) and Viaplay (for the Nordics, Baltics, the Netherlands and Poland). Produced by WTFN, First on Scene documents the unbelievable acts caught on camera from America’s bravest news cameramen and … [Read more...] about Fred Media secures pre-sales for First on Scene
Alexandra Roach and Joe Cole board BBC drama, Nightsleeper
Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) and Joe Cole (Gangs of London) lead the cast of upcoming suspense thriller Nightsleeper from BAFTA award-winning writer Nick Leather (The Control Room, Mother’s Day) from Fremantle’s Euston Films, coming to BBC One and iPlayer. Nightsleeper is a real-time thriller set on a sleeper train travelling from Glasgow to London, while a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who’ve never met, … [Read more...] about Alexandra Roach and Joe Cole board BBC drama, Nightsleeper
Vision New Media promotes Min Lim to Group CEO
Vision New Media, one of the largest and most successful independent content groups in the ASEAN region, announced that Min Lim has been promoted to the newly created role of Group CEO. Reporting into Founder and Chairman Beng Teck Lim, Min, who is currently Head of Production at Group production business Double Vision, now takes full responsibility for all content creation and distribution activities, plus the extensive post-production, dubbing and subtitling services housed within the wider … [Read more...] about Vision New Media promotes Min Lim to Group CEO
Prime Video releases Take a Chance, a new documentary about the man who stalked ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog
Prime Video announced that the Nordic documentary Take a Chance will launch exclusively on 19 May in the Nordics and Europe. With unique, unfiltered access, the film explores the mind of Gert van der Graaf, one of the most infamous stalkers in the world. The film follows van der Graaf as he unpacks how his childhood crush on ABBA superstar Agnetha Fältskog turned into an obsession that shaped the rest of his life. With experts, psychologists, friends, and his own words, the film … [Read more...] about Prime Video releases Take a Chance, a new documentary about the man who stalked ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog
Manoj Bajpayee announces his next direct-to-digital release, ‘Bandaa’ on ZEE5 Global
ZEE5 Global, the world's largest streaming platform for South Asian content, announced its next direct-to-digital original movie ‘Bandaa’ starring Manoj Bajpayee. Inspired by true incidents, Bandaa is a power-packed courtroom drama backed by Vinod Bhanushali’s Bhanushali Studios Limited, Zee Studios and Suparn S Varma, directed by Apoorv Singh Karki and written by Deepak Kingrani. Bandaa will be a direct-to-digital, ZEE5 Global exclusive release. This is Padma Shri and National Award recipient, … [Read more...] about Manoj Bajpayee announces his next direct-to-digital release, ‘Bandaa’ on ZEE5 Global
Authentic Distribution closes raft of sales around MIPTV
Autentic Distribution has recently secured deals for new MIPTV titles and their existing line-up of top-notch documentaries and factual series.SBS has picked up 14 hours of factual programming from the Munich-based Distributor. The Australian broadcaster pre-bought the upcoming history series A Cold War of Spies (4×50') which was also presented at the MIPDOC International Buyers Screenings this week in Cannes. Other titles of this deal include World’s Most Punctual Train – Japan’s … [Read more...] about Authentic Distribution closes raft of sales around MIPTV