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
Ratings
ABS-CBN retains strong viewership
ABS-CBN remained undisputed in national TV viewership in July with an average national audience share of 47% or 16 points higher than GMA’s 31%, based on data from Kantar Media. The Kapamilya network’s dominance is a result of the viewers’ strong support for its primetime offerings led by The Voice Kids season 2, which topped all shows with an average rating of 43.9% in July from 39.5% in June. Other leading weekend programs include “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (36%) and … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN retains strong viewership
Euronews and Naguib Sawiris successfully complete negotiations
Lyon, France − Euronews announced that Media Globe Networks, a company owned by the Sawiris Family and managed by Naguib Sawiris, now holds 53% of shares of the international news media based in Lyon. The majority stake has been purchased through a capital increase of €35m. The remaining 47% of shares stay with Euronews' traditional shareholders; 21 public television channels and 3 local authorities. The purchase of Media Globe Networks of Euronews' capital comes after several months … [Read more...] about Euronews and Naguib Sawiris successfully complete negotiations
The Voice Australia’ rates top for three consecutive days
The Voice Australia returned for its 4th season on 28 June, dominating not only that evening but also the two following evenings during which episodes two and three of the primetime vocal competition aired. The show captured the #1 spot for the Nine Network in primetime across the country in all key demos for all three evenings. The show achieved an average of 1.557 million viewers with a peak of 2.574 million viewers on Sunday, an average of 1.397 million viewers are attracted on 29 June and … [Read more...] about The Voice Australia’ rates top for three consecutive days
More viewing via mobile
Singapore – Ooyala released its Q1 2015 Global Video Index, revealing mobile devices made up 42 percent of all online viewing during the quarter. In particular, smartphones are driving the majority of mobile viewing growth, receiving four times more plays than tablets during the quarter. The report also shows TV broadcasters, compared to publishers and brands, lead the trend with more than half of all views on mobile devices, and illustrate how more video advertising is also shifting from … [Read more...] about More viewing via mobile
Globo licenses ‘Helena’s Shadow’ to Asia
The engaging telenovela from the renowned writer Manoel Carlos (Pages of Life and Seize the Day), Helena's Shadow, has just been licensed to EPG. The telenovela has its debut scheduled for this year, and will be subtitled in Korean. The South Korean media group EPG, a partner of Globo for several years, also acquired the exhibition rights to Precious Pearl, winner of the 2014 International Emmy, Merciless, Side by Side, and Brazil Avenue, among other titles. Helena's Shadow is already delighting … [Read more...] about Globo licenses ‘Helena’s Shadow’ to Asia
