Media Ranch Founder, President and Executive Producer, Sophie Ferron, announced that Horsepower, its successful Format incubator initiative with Quebecor Content (Season 1 & 2 partner), is returning for a 3rd edition, along with new partners - La Fabrique des Formats, an innovation and training cluster in the format field, and France’s TF1 joining the project for the first time. Horsepower is a French-Canadian format incubator aimed at creating exportable unscripted TV formats from French … [Read more...] about Media Ranch partners with Quebecor Content, La Fabrique des Formats, and TF1 for Horsepower 3.0
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TeamTO acquires trio of popular children’s holiday books
Maverick content creator TeamTO has acquired the TV, film and licensing rights to three popular children's books: Snowman (Snowy and the Snowman), by Jacques Duquennoy, published by Editions de la Gouttière; Fox’s Garden (The Winter I Met the Fox), by Camille Garoche, published by Editions Soleil; and Jean Gouronas’ Something’s Fishy published by Phaidon Books (Penguin’s Ice Time). The three winter-themed stories will be produced as individual specials for the 2022/2023 holiday season, … [Read more...] about TeamTO acquires trio of popular children’s holiday books
Casta Diva Group announces the creation of Casta Diva Entertainment led by Massimo Righini
Casta Diva Group Innovative SME listed on the AIM Italia, operating internationally in the communication sector, announced the creation of Casta Diva Entertainment, the new business line of the Creative content production business unit, for the television industry and part of Casta Diva Pictures. The Entertainment business line was created with the aim of creating new original formats, in addition to finding the best existing formats, which will be presented to Italian and foreign … [Read more...] about Casta Diva Group announces the creation of Casta Diva Entertainment led by Massimo Righini
Seadog seals first-look deal with Hat Trick International
Leading independent distributor Hat Trick International (HTI) has agreed to a first look distribution deal with Seadog TV and Film Productions, to represent the Devon-based indie’s forthcoming factual series internationally. Seadog TV and Film Productions, founded in 2016 by award-winning broadcaster and presenter Monty Halls (My Family and The Galapagos; WWII Freedom Trails), creates a wide range of non-scripted programming telling important stories about the world we live in. Over the … [Read more...] about Seadog seals first-look deal with Hat Trick International
Discovery UK and Discovery Australia and New Zealand greenlight WTFN’s ‘Sydney Harbour Force’
WTFN, one of Australia’s leading independent production companies, announces that it has gone into production on Sydney Harbour Force, as a result of being jointly commissioned by Discovery UK and Discovery Australia and New Zealand. This new, ten-hour observational documentary series will follow the struggles and triumphs of the dedicated team of men and women who control every aspect of Sydney Harbour, one of the largest and busiest natural harbours on the planet. Home to iconic buildings … [Read more...] about Discovery UK and Discovery Australia and New Zealand greenlight WTFN’s ‘Sydney Harbour Force’
TechStorm grows at meteoric speed as it closes Series A fund raising
The region’s fastest-growing 24/7 Asian esports and tech-centric entertainment channel, TechStorm, announced a major milestone of securing its 100th platform partner. This expansion of influence across nine countries achieved at a meteoric speed of under 22 months since its inaugural launch on 25th March 2019. TechStorm is available in nine Asian countries – Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan, reaching 43 million viewers. Debbie Lee, … [Read more...] about TechStorm grows at meteoric speed as it closes Series A fund raising