ITV has announced the commission of a second season of the critically acclaimed comedy-drama The Dry for ITVX, which will be produced by Element Pictures (part of Fremantle), in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, in partnership with RTÉ. Award-winning playwright and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Nancy Harris (Dates) and acclaimed director Paddy Breathnach (Viva, Rosie) will return to helm the second season, which will stream exclusively on ITVX next year. The first … [Read more...] about ITV commissions second series of BAFTA-nominated comedy The Dry for ITVX
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Amazon India and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) join hands to boost India’s creative economy
Amazon India announced that it has signed a Letter of Engagement (LoE) with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), Government of India, with an objective of growing India’s creative economy. As part of this collaboration, Amazon and MIB will help build pathways to promote creative talent in India, create capacity across eminent film and TV institutes, and globally showcase Made in India creative content. The LoE was signed at The National Media Centre, New Delhi in presence of … [Read more...] about Amazon India and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) join hands to boost India’s creative economy
All3Media International expands APCA team, hiring Jaenani Netra in new roles as VP Sales for Indian subcontinent
All3Media International is expanding its APAC team in Singapore, appointing Jaenani Netra to the newly created role of VP Sales Finished and Formats for the Indian subcontinent. Reporting to Sabrina Duguet, EVP Asia Pacific, Singapore born Jaenani will be responsible for sales of finished content and format rights across India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The creation of a dedicated role covering the region reflects the company’s continued growth in exports to the area, … [Read more...] about All3Media International expands APCA team, hiring Jaenani Netra in new roles as VP Sales for Indian subcontinent
disguise and Move.ai partner to power high-fidelity motion capture across media and entertainment
disguise announced its partnership with markerless motion capture technology provider, Move.ai. With a vision to democratize virtual production and metaverse experiences, the partnership will marry advanced markerless motion capture with superior graphics processing for film and episodic TV, broadcast and extended reality studios around the world. To do this, disguise and Move.ai are developing a custom AI technology based on real-time markerless motion capture software, Invisible. The … [Read more...] about disguise and Move.ai partner to power high-fidelity motion capture across media and entertainment
Fred Media reveals biggest ever slate for MIPTV
Fred Media, Australia’s leading independent content distributor, revealed its 2023 MIPTV slate, featuring a range of new and returning series from popular genres, including factual, reality, lifestyle, food and travel. In total, Fred Media will launch almost 130 hours at the market, making this its largest-ever MIPTV slate. Recently acquired from The Africa Channel, African Royale (6 x 30) leads the new reality titles. The series follows Her Imperial Highness Abimbola “Bim” Fernandez, a wealthy … [Read more...] about Fred Media reveals biggest ever slate for MIPTV
ZEE5 Global announces the World Digital Premiere of Mithun Chakraborty and Dev starrer ‘Projapati’
ZEE5 Global, the world's largest streaming platform for South Asian content, announced the world digital premiere of blockbuster Bengali film, Projapati starring Mithun Chakraborty and Dev. The family drama is the 3rd highest grossing Indian Bengali film and after a blockbuster performance at the box office, it will now be available on ZEE5 Global from 14th April. Produced by Bengal Talkies and Dev Entertainment Ventures and directed by Avijit Sen, the film … [Read more...] about ZEE5 Global announces the World Digital Premiere of Mithun Chakraborty and Dev starrer ‘Projapati’