Prime Entertainment Group, an international distributor based in Paris, has finalized several major sales in Australia for the acclaimed animated film Vanille, a Caribbean Tale (1 x 29’) with SBS Australia, and for the captivating history documentary The Adolf Eichmann Trial (1 x 90’) with Foxtel Australia. SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) is a modern, multiplatform media organisation with a free-to-air TV portfolio spanning five distinctive channels in SBS, NITV, SBS VICELAND, SBS Food and … [Read more...] about Prime strikes new deals in Australia for ‘Vanille, A Caribbean Tale’ and ‘The Adolf Eichmann Trial’
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Incendo and BlackBox Multimedia enter series co-development and co-production partnership for modernized take on ‘Ellery Queen’
Incendo and BlackBox Multimedia announced they have optioned the TV adaption rights to the Ellery Queen collection of novels and short stories. BlackBox Multimedia and Incendo will co-develop and co-produce a high-end scripted series together. Ellery Queen, the lead detective hero of the novel series as well as the pseudonym used by the books’ authors, cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, is one of the most popular American mystery novel series ever published. The books remain … [Read more...] about Incendo and BlackBox Multimedia enter series co-development and co-production partnership for modernized take on ‘Ellery Queen’
CBS Studios partners with Stampede Ventures for international limited-event series ‘Tango’
CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures have partnered under their international first-look agreement on a new limited-event series TANGO, which examines the tumultuous events surrounding the making of the 1973 feature film Last Tango in Paris. Lisa Brühlmann (Killing Eve, The Girl Before) and José Padilha (Narcos, Elite Squad) will co-direct the series, with Greg Silverman and JP Sarni of Stampede Ventures to executive produce. Meghan Lyvers, Senior Vice President of International Co-Productions and … [Read more...] about CBS Studios partners with Stampede Ventures for international limited-event series ‘Tango’
SEAScreen Project Market unveils inaugural 2021 selection at Asia TV Forum & Market / ScreenSingapore
The inaugural SEAScreen Project Market (SPM) launches at the Asia TV Forum & Market / ScreenSingapore (ATF/SS) on 1st December 2021 with its selection of 15 feature film and television projects slated for financing and co-production meetings with decision-makers across ATF/SS. SPM was formerly known as the Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market (SAFF), which successfully ran from 2015 to 2021, and showcased top feature-length film projects in development in Southeast Asia. This … [Read more...] about SEAScreen Project Market unveils inaugural 2021 selection at Asia TV Forum & Market / ScreenSingapore
Kansai TV and KC Global Media Asia’s new co-production ‘Budget Trip in Japan’ Season 2 to premiere across pay-TV and streaming platforms
Japanese commercial broadcaster, Kansai TV and KC Global Media Asia, the network that owns and operates the leading Japanese entertainment channel, GEM, have co-produced the new season of Budget Trip in Japan S2. The GEM Original travelogue series features Japanese celebrities taking viewers on a journey to discover the hidden gems of Japan, including travel tips and tricks to enjoying an authentic Japanese travel experience with only a budget of 50,000 yen for two! The program will premiere on … [Read more...] about Kansai TV and KC Global Media Asia’s new co-production ‘Budget Trip in Japan’ Season 2 to premiere across pay-TV and streaming platforms
David Smyth appointed CEO at Beyond Rights
Beyond Rights is delighted to announce that seasoned international TV executive David Smyth will be joining the business as its new CEO on 3rd January. David’s most recent role was founder and CEO of YouLook.tv, the UK’s first multi-channel AVOD service. Before that he worked for lengthy periods at both Twentieth Century Fox where, latterly as SVP and managing director, he initiated the ground-breaking BBC/FX deal, and at Sky 1, where he was head of acquisitions. He has also worked at both … [Read more...] about David Smyth appointed CEO at Beyond Rights