JW Player, the leading video software and data insights platform, announced the company has been awarded patent number US11,102,546 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its real-time viewability technology. The technology provides advertisers with an unprecedented degree of certainty on whether an ad will be viewable before they place a bid, optimizing ad spend and opening valuable new inventory that would otherwise be excluded from campaigns due to historically low … [Read more...] about JW Player secures new US patent for real-time ad viewability technology
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Media Musketeers heads to MIPCOM with major drama slate as it announces new personnel
European executive production company Media Musketeers will attend MIPCOM (11th-14th October) with a major slate of seven drama titles, including Pulse, Un Prophète, The Paradise, The Hook, Francia Nostra, and The Increment. The company, which finances and co-produces high-end TV series and film, has also confirmed the expansion of its geographical reach with the appointments of Aeysha Walsh in Los Angeles, and Victoria de Kerdrel in Singapore. Aeysha will work to increase Media … [Read more...] about Media Musketeers heads to MIPCOM with major drama slate as it announces new personnel
BBC Studios announces pre-sales for landmark Natural History series ‘The Green Planet’
BBC Studios has announced pre-sales of its Natural History Unit’s stunning new landmark series, The Green Planet, presented by Sir David Attenborough. The five-part series produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit for BBC and PBS, and co-produced by the Open University, bilibili, ZDF German Television, France Télévisions and NHK has pre-sold to Australia (Nine), New Zealand (TVNZ), Canada (Radio-Canada), Denmark (DR), Norway (NRK), Spain (Movistar+), Estonia (ERR), Lithuania (LRT), Latvia … [Read more...] about BBC Studios announces pre-sales for landmark Natural History series ‘The Green Planet’
Independent Producer Paula Dinan debuts environmental animated series ‘Ocean Rescue Battalion’ at MIPJunior
Content creator, Paula Dinan, announced the market debut of the animated children's series Ocean Rescue Battalion 52 x 22’ at MIPJunior. Following extensive development, Ocean Rescue Battalion (ORB) is a 2D/3D animated comedy series with environmentalism at its core, (target audience 9 – 12 years/family). The series follows a vast underwater colony of Horseshoe Crabs who have evolved to use wonderful technologies to ‘maintain and restore’ the Great Ocean from ecological disaster. The … [Read more...] about Independent Producer Paula Dinan debuts environmental animated series ‘Ocean Rescue Battalion’ at MIPJunior
History and travel series on the move ahead of MIPCOM through DCD Rights
Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has pre-sold two of its brand new factual series to a wide range of broadcasters ahead of the titles’ main launches at MIPCOM this month. Produced during the lockdown and now with a full 6 x 60’ episodes available, Treasures with Bettany Hughes has been acquired by SBS Australia, VRT Belgium, Geo Television for German-speaking Europe, Viasat World for Central & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and CIS and the Knowledge Network in Canada. This … [Read more...] about History and travel series on the move ahead of MIPCOM through DCD Rights
Abacus Media Rights appoints Still Road Media’s Pooja Nirmal Kant as sales agent for Asia
Abacus Media Rights (AMR), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has appointed Pooja Nirmal Kant, Co-Founder and CEO of Still Road Media, as exclusive agent, responsible for programme sales throughout Asia, including China, India, South Korea and the Southeast Asia region (excluding Japan), it was announced on October 7th by Managing Director, Jonathan Ford. Pooja co-founded Still Road Media in 2021 to help clients and partners maximise the reach of their content by leveraging both her deep … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights appoints Still Road Media’s Pooja Nirmal Kant as sales agent for Asia