Starting January 16, 2014, YouTube will provide a sneak peek into some of this year’s Big Game ads. In 2013, Big Game ads were viewed more than 265M times over 3.2M hours. The main features of this year’s Ad Blitz channel include teasers, where YouTube becomes a one-stop shop to view teaser commercials; highlights encompassing a FOX Sports playoff analysis for teams leading up to the championship; custom content from YouTube stars; and lastly, postgame voting in which viewers … [Read more...] about YouTube announces 2014 Super Bowl commercials
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Starz’s original “Power” to premiere at MIPTV 2014
Paris – MIPTV announces the exclusive preview of the upcoming Starz original drama series, Power, as the MIPTV 2014 World Premiere TV Screening. The eight-episode first season was created by showrunner Courtney Kemp Agboh (The Good Wife) with Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, on board as Executive Producer and part of a stellar cast.Power tells the story of wealthy New York City nightclub owner, James ‘Ghost’ St. Patrick, who caters to the city's elite. He wants to … [Read more...] about Starz’s original “Power” to premiere at MIPTV 2014
Cisneros Media launches Cisneros Media Distribution
Miami, Florida – Cisneros Media, a corporate division encompassing all of the Cisneros’s affiliated media and entertainment companies, announced the launch of Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), a global distributor of programming and content for all platforms.The announcement comes in anticipation of the industry’s first major international convention of the year, NATPE 2014, to be held at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach from January 27 through … [Read more...] about Cisneros Media launches Cisneros Media Distribution
BBC Worldwide sells two new series globally
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold two British dramas — Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond and Quirke — to a raft of broadcasters around the world ahead of their transmission in the UK. Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond is a (4 x 45’) spy drama series starring Dominic Cooper and Lara Pulver, and has been pre-sold to twelve territories including France (ARTE), Australia (ABC), Canada (Showcase and BBC Canada), Portugal (ZON), Pan Nordics (HBO), Sweden … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide sells two new series globally
Brand New Media wins two awards
Singapore – Brand New Media (BNM) has announced that food for life tv Singapore (www.foodforlifetv.tv) has won Gold in the category of Best Use of Multiple Mobile Channels, and Bronze for Best Mobile Site, at Singapore’s annual Mob-Ex Awards 2014. BNM developed Singapore’s very own food channel in collaboration with NTUC FairPrice. food for life tv offers live streaming programming as well as an extensive Video-On-Demand content library which can be viewed anywhere, … [Read more...] about Brand New Media wins two awards
Arirang TV signs MOU with Doordarshan
The deal was completed in New Delhi, following a meeting between the CEOs of both companies. The agreement will help build cultural ties between Korea and India. As part of the deal, both stations will make their global channels available via satellite in Korea and India by 2014. In addition, a documentary produced by Arirang was aired on Doordarshan throughout India. The programme aims to explain the vision of a 'creative economy' which Korea's President Park Geun-hye has … [Read more...] about Arirang TV signs MOU with Doordarshan