ROME – Wildside, the leading Italian television and feature film producer, has stuck a deal with the Italian Fandango Productions to co-develop and co-produce the TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s highly-acclaimed Neapolitan quartet of novels. Recently added to the New York Times’ ‘best 10 books of 2015’, the collection portrays the gritty lives and friendship of Elena and Lila from childhood to motherhood against the social and political backdrop of 1950’s … [Read more...] about Wildside & Fandango to co-develop
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STARZ’s historical series
Beverly Hills, Calif. – Starz announced that the company has greenlit The White Princess, the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed STARZ Original miniseries event The White Queen, from Company Pictures. Adapted from Philippa Gregory’s best-selling novel of the same name and part of The Cousins’ War book series, The White Princess tells the story of England’s War of the Roses from the perspective of the women. The 8-episode limited series drama is currently in … [Read more...] about STARZ’s historical series
Inmarsat joins LoRa® Alliance
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today announced that it has joined the LoRa Alliance, dedicated to developing a global standard for IoT. Inmarsat will provide the LoRa ecosystem with satellite connectivity to enable the deployment of solutions anywhere an object or device needs to be connected. The LoRa Alliance, a non-profit organisation founded in 2015 by industry leaders across the IoT and machine-to-machine (M2M) … [Read more...] about Inmarsat joins LoRa® Alliance
Zodiak Kids Studios to Produce Lilybuds
Zodiak Kids Studios announced today that it has secured a commission from France Télévisions for new animated property Lilybuds (52 x 11’). Lilybuds is a pre-school series which follows the adventures of a playful community of tiny magical gardeners known as Lilybuds. This fraternity of funny friends, each with a big personality, are united in purpose to tend to the extraordinary garden where they live while caring for all the animal creatures that live nearby. The series has … [Read more...] about Zodiak Kids Studios to Produce Lilybuds
Dynamic Five
Sydney, Australia - SLR Productions today announced the production on its new dynamic detective duo series Lexi & Lottie and will see the Australian production house team up again with its long-term partners, Telegael, SUPER RTL, ZDF Enterprises and Network Ten. The 26 x 22 minute animated detective comedy series is aimed at 6 to 9 year olds. Executive produced by SLR Productions’ Suzanne Ryan and Telegael’s Paul Cummins, the series will feature SLR Productions’ Jo … [Read more...] about Dynamic Five
108 MEDIA SECURES EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION DEAL
108 Media, global distribution company, today announces it has acquired the rights to 44 feature films from independent film specialists Indican Pictures, building on 108 Media’s unique and ever-growing content catalogue, with over 2500 hours across a number of genres. The deal, headed up by 108’s Nancy Silverstone, Head of Acquisitions and Content Strategy and Indican’s founder, Shaun Hill will see 108 Media secure exclusive worldwide distribution rights, (excluding North … [Read more...] about 108 MEDIA SECURES EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION DEAL