Mumbai, India / Mexico City - Setting a new landmark, leading Indian content company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) announced its expansion into Latin America with the launch of its Spanish-language Bollywood movie channel, Zee Mundo in Mexico and Ecuador. With this, ZEE becomes the first-ever Indian broadcaster to take mainstream channels to LATAM. Zee Mundo will be available in Mexico on Sky, a leading Pay-TV satellite provider and in Ecuador on TV Cable. Sharing further … [Read more...] about ZEE forays into Latin America
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KASHISH 2017 will have South Asia’s largest prize money for LGBTQ films
Mumbai - The 8th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival this year will feature the largest prize money for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer films in South Asia. Around 43 of the 144 films that will be screened at the festival will compete in the eight competition categories for a total cash award of Rs 2.20 lakhs. The prize money will be sponsored by Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares, Whistling Woods International, Shri K.F. Patil Charitable Trust, Wadia Movietone … [Read more...] about KASHISH 2017 will have South Asia’s largest prize money for LGBTQ films
CANAL+ Group and CBS make an agreement
Paris and Amsterdam – CANAL+ Group and CBS Corporation announced an exclusive licensing and trademark agreement for SHOWTIME in France. The long-term deal will bring the SHOWTIME brand to France for the first time, along with hundreds of hours of award-winning and critically-acclaimed SHOWTIME original series and future SHOWTIME programming. CANAL+ Group will now have the exclusive rights for at least 10 current and future series produced by SHOWTIME, making CANAL+ Group the preferred home of … [Read more...] about CANAL+ Group and CBS make an agreement
Kudelski Group acquires DVnor
Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, Phoenix (AZ), USA – The Kudelski Group announced that it has completed an agreement to acquire Digital Video Norge AS (DVnor), which will be working closely with Conax. The Oslo-based provider of media asset management services will collaborate closely with Conax. The company provides technology and competence highly complementary to the Conax content security portfolio, further strengthening Conax’ position in the industry for media consumption. The … [Read more...] about Kudelski Group acquires DVnor
Rising Star India wraps a successful first season
Rising Star Greece ended its first successful prime time season on ANT1 with a climatic high, peaking with an incredible 56% share of all TV viewers, as well as attracting an average share of 35% across the entire episode - making ANT1 by far the leading channel of the night. Across the 18 episode series, the interactive talent show attracted an average audience share of 30% of all viewers. Rising Star regularly aired against the first season of Survivor and held its audience. The season … [Read more...] about Rising Star India wraps a successful first season
Playground options rights to The Spider Network
New York/ London - Leading drama producer Playground has optioned the rights to author and Wall Street Journal Financial Enterprise Editor David Enrich’s new narrative nonfiction book The Spider Network - The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History. The project will be shepherded by Scott Huff, SVP of Development and Production, and Elyse Dolbec, Director of Development and Production, in Playground’s US office. Enrich … [Read more...] about Playground options rights to The Spider Network