Funimation, the leading global anime content provider, announced that it will partner with China’s top entertainment platform Bilibili to bring the first-ever Chinese anime (donghua) series Heaven Official's Blessing (“天官赐福”) to its streaming service across the world. The anime is based on the wildly popular series of Chinese fantasy novels first published online by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (墨香铜臭) in 2017. Starting 30 October, the Chinese anime series with English subtitles will be available on … [Read more...] about Funimation to stream first-ever Chinese animation co-produced by China’s Bilibili
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Toonz Media Group strikes strategic partnership with Soyuzmultfilm to co-produce a ground-breaking new animation series
SMF (Soyuzmultfilm) Studio, Russia’s oldest and most prestigious production company has signed up with global animation leaders Toonz Media Group for a strategic partnership to co-produce a brand-new animation series. Aliens in My Backpack comes from Rob Lee and James Driscoll - the creators of the worldwide franchise Fireman Sam and the BAFTA-nominated World Award-winning animated children’s cartoon series The Shoe People. This new Aliens CGI series brings to life a family of characters from … [Read more...] about Toonz Media Group strikes strategic partnership with Soyuzmultfilm to co-produce a ground-breaking new animation series
Intinor further boosts the power of internet streaming
Intinor, Sweden’s leading developer of products and solutions for high-quality video over the public internet, has launched a new generation of its RACK+ product series. For the first time, as many as 12 independent video feeds can be combined in a single device, to be delivered synchronously across multiple internet paths. Intinor is widely recognised as a market leader in the delivery of high-quality video over the public internet, using broadband (ethernet), cellular (3G, 4G LTE or 5G), … [Read more...] about Intinor further boosts the power of internet streaming
Lucy Lawless drama, ‘My Life Is Murder’, gets new season through DCD Rights, Acorn TV, and Greenstone Partnership
Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has raised significant production finance and secured distribution rights to a new season of the murder mystery drama series My Life Is Murder starring Lucy Lawless (Top of the Lake, Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess). This new season of the ratings-hit crime drama has been greenlit by a consortium consisting of AMC Networks’ streaming service Acorn TV, which will take a package of English-speaking rights (North America, the UK, and Australia premiere … [Read more...] about Lucy Lawless drama, ‘My Life Is Murder’, gets new season through DCD Rights, Acorn TV, and Greenstone Partnership
New English language channel launches in India with Cinegy Air PRO
Cinegy announced that Travelxp, one of the world’s leading travel channel brands based in Mumbai, India, implemented Cinegy Air PRO, a highly optimized playout automation solution. Sold and installed by Cinegy’s regional partner, New Delhi-based Setron India, Cinegy Air PRO is a software-based system for HD and UHD 4K playout automation that uses standard IT server hardware and certified SDI video cards. Cinegy Managing Director Daniella Weigner said, “Travelxp is a leader in technical … [Read more...] about New English language channel launches in India with Cinegy Air PRO
South Korea’s Arirang TV expands relationship with Globecast for the launch of its HD channel across Western Europe
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announced that it’s expanding its relationship with South Korean English-language TV network Arirang TV, aimed at international audiences, to broadcast in HD across Western Europe on satellite Astra 1L at 19.2°E, beginning this month. Lee, Yong-Jae Distribution Director at Arirang TV, said, “We have a highly valued relationship with Globecast and we very much trust the technical expertise and the quality of services they provide. Given the … [Read more...] about South Korea’s Arirang TV expands relationship with Globecast for the launch of its HD channel across Western Europe