New York – Kickboxing league GLORY has announced its final event of the calendar year, Glory 13, featuring a televised one-night, Welterweight World Championship Tournament, taking place at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013. GLORY’s Welterweight World Championship Tournament will feature the top-ranked kickboxers at 77kg, including GLORY’s No. 1 Ranked Welterweight fighter, Nieky Holzken of the Netherlands. To emerge as the GLORY Champion, given the … [Read more...] about Kickboxing tournament GLORY to be televised
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MIPCOM: MGM and Zee to headline Media Mastermind Keynote
Roma Khanna Punit Goenka Paris – Roma Khanna, President, Television Group & Digital of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Punit Goenka, Managing Director & CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), will topline the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Media Mastermind Keynote at MIPCOM 2013. PwC's Global Leader … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: MGM and Zee to headline Media Mastermind Keynote
World’s first Cartoon-Network waterpark gets “Ben 10” attraction
Humungaslide Bang Saray, Thailand – Cartoon Network Amazone has completed the construction of Humungaslide, a high-speed water coaster based on the popular Ben 10 alien, Humungousaur.Humungaslide is part of The Omniverse, one of ten themed zones at Cartoon Network Amazone, which is located in coastal Bang Saray, Thailand.The Omniverse zone features six high-speed water coasters, towering as high as 23 meters in the air. Humungousaur is one of Ben 10’s … [Read more...] about World’s first Cartoon-Network waterpark gets “Ben 10” attraction
“Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs” to broadcast on Nine
Sydney, Australia - Australia’s SLR Productions has announced that the animated series Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs has been green-lit for production with local broadcast partner Nine Network along with international partners, ZDF Enterprises, Telegael and Top Draw Animation. In 2011, Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs won Best TV Pilot and the prestigious Arlecchino Award for Best Book Based Work, an esteemed accolade of the Cartoons On The … [Read more...] about “Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs” to broadcast on Nine
Keshet’s “Prisoners of War” wins Grand Jury Prize in Seoul
Prisoners of War Keshet International's Prisoners of War has scooped the top prize at the annual Seoul International Drama Awards, beating its U.S. adaptation Homeland, House S8 and other international dramas for the Grand Jury Prize.The drama, on which Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning Homeland is based, was originally commissioned by Keshet Broadcasting and has now sold to over 20 territories worldwide. It was created by Israeli director and … [Read more...] about Keshet’s “Prisoners of War” wins Grand Jury Prize in Seoul
MTV EXIT launches online doc in China
Han Geng Beijing - MTV EXIT and Chinese star Han Geng have launched Human Traffic: China, a documentary aiming to raise awareness and help prevent human trafficking in China. The documentary will be hosted by Han Geng and is also available on MTV EXIT's website. In addition, MTV China’s popular nightly programme TLC will be premiering exclusive clips from the documentary from October 9-11. The 36-minute documentary is in Mandarin, with English subtitles, and is available … [Read more...] about MTV EXIT launches online doc in China