DUBLIN/LOS ANGELES/TORONTO – QYOU Media has named Andy Kaplan as Chairman of Board of Directors for QYOU India, a newly formed subsidiary of QYOU Media which delivers localised and curated digital-first video content to an Indian audience of over 185 million mobile and TV subscribers. Kaplan was formerly the President of Sony Pictures Worldwide Networks. As Chairman of the Board of QYOU India, Kaplan will leverage his extensive experience in leading television networks to success in … [Read more...] about QYOU India appoints Andy Kaplan as Board Chairman
DHX Media closes sale of minority stake in “Peanuts” to Sony
HALIFAX – Global children’s content and brands company DHX Media has closed its previously announced sale of a minority stake in Peanuts to Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ). DHX Media now owns 41% of Peanuts, SMEJ owns 39%, and the members of the family of cartoon creator Charles M. Schulz retain their 20% interest. SMEJ has indirectly purchased 49% of DHX Media’s 80% interest in Peanuts for C$235.6 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments contemplated in the original … [Read more...] about DHX Media closes sale of minority stake in “Peanuts” to Sony
CBS’ “Escape at Dannemora” to premiere at MIPCOM
PARIS – CBS Studios International will host the world premiere screening of the new Showtime limited series, Escape at Dannemora, at MIPCOM 2018. The premiere will take place in the Palais des Festivals on Monday, October 15, with Ben Stiller, executive producer and director of the series, in Cannes for the event. Escape at Dannemora is based on the stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015 that spawned a massive manhunt for two … [Read more...] about CBS’ “Escape at Dannemora” to premiere at MIPCOM
“The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling” debuts exclusively on HBO in Asia
SINGAPORE – “You’re either the happiest person I know,” Judd Apatow once told his friend and mentor, Garry Shandling, “or you’ve completely lost your mind.” Shandling responded, “That’s about right.” When Shandling passed away in 2016, he was widely remembered as a top stand-up comic and the star of two of the most innovative sitcoms in TV history. But to those who knew him, the “real” Garry Shandling was a far more complex person. Now, Apatow has created a remarkable … [Read more...] about “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling” debuts exclusively on HBO in Asia
Pay-TV Innovation Forum reveals 2018 priorities for Asia-Pacific
CHESEAUX – NAGRA, global leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, in partnership with MTM, leading international research and strategy consultancy, has revealed emerged findings from the 2018 Asia-Pacific Pay-TV Innovation Forum. In its third year, the research programme seeks to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in a disruptive period. Currently, research has highlighted an increased focus on industry … [Read more...] about Pay-TV Innovation Forum reveals 2018 priorities for Asia-Pacific
Keshet confirms two more scripted commissions from Televisa
LONDON – Global content, media producer and distributor Keshet International (KI) has licensed to Televisa two additional scripted formats, Mythological Ex and The A Word, to be adapted for audiences in Mexico. These two most recent orders are part of a larger strategic multi-project partnership in which the Mexico-based media giant commits to acquire rights to adapt four of KI’s scripted formats. As with two previous deals – for the comedy dramas Loaded and Easy Money, … [Read more...] about Keshet confirms two more scripted commissions from Televisa