SINGAPORE – Slated to make its fourth appearance later this year, the Southeast Asian Film Financing (SAFF) Project Market has begun calling for new feature film concepts to be submitted. The brainchild of ScreenSingapore and the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA), the SAFF Project Market could be the golden ticket to making filmmaking dreams come true. Conceived in 2015 to promote opportunities for the meeting and matching up of film creatives with their … [Read more...] about SAFF Project Market calls for submissions from budding filmmakers
CBS Studios signs agreement with Digiturk
LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM/ISTANBUL – CBS Studios International and Turkey’s largest digital pay TV platform Digiturk have announced a new, exclusive, multi-platform, multi-series content licensing agreement. As part of the agreement, Digiturk’s portfolio of entertainment channels will exclusively broadcast the entire slate of new series from CBS Studios International, including programming created for the CBS Television Network, The CW and the acclaimed U.S. premium cable network … [Read more...] about CBS Studios signs agreement with Digiturk
France signs first international deal for “Big Bounce Battle”
LONDON – Global content creator, producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group has announced that Endemol Shine France has been commissioned by TF1 to create the first international version of brand new entertainment format Big Bounce Battle. Originally created by Endemol Shine Netherlands, Big Bounce Battle was co-developed with Endemol Shine Germany for RTL, who signed up for a second series of the show in April following its launch in January. The competition sees contestants race the … [Read more...] about France signs first international deal for “Big Bounce Battle”
Shorts TV inks deals for Prime’s cinema series
PARIS/LOS ANGELES – Prime Entertainment Group has inked two major multi-territory deals with Shorts TV for 380 episodes of their cinema related shows to be aired in South America and Southeast Asia. The deal includes the best-seller series Hollywood's Best Film Directors, two seasons of the behind the scenes series Zoom In, and the celebrity portraits Stars!. Hollywood's Best Film Directors (91x26’) is a half hour show that offers a distinctive peek inside the creative … [Read more...] about Shorts TV inks deals for Prime’s cinema series
MIPCOM 2018 announces theme “The Big Shift”
PARIS – Reed MIDEM has announced the conference theme for MIPCOM 2018, “The Big Shift”, to be explored by the first two confirmed keynote speakers, Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Studios, and Josh Sapan, President and CEO of AMC Networks. The world’s entertainment content market, MIPCOM takes place in Cannes, France, from 15-18 October. This year, MIPCOM takes as its overarching conference theme “The Big Shift” which sets out to examine the paradigm shifts affecting the content creation, … [Read more...] about MIPCOM 2018 announces theme “The Big Shift”
MediaKind launches, specialising in immersive media experiences
LONDON – New global media technology leader MediaKind has officially launched. The new brand was unveiled today across the globe through a series of events and a live global webcast. MediaKind is the new identity for Ericsson’s Media Solutions business. Designed to embody the concept that media should inspire and unite humankind, MediaKind draws on Ericsson’s 150-year heritage of bringing communities together through pioneering fixed and mobile communications and unites a number of … [Read more...] about MediaKind launches, specialising in immersive media experiences