FremantleMedia and Random House, Inc., the U.S. division of Random House, have announced a major new creative and strategic partnership to develop scripted television programming for the U.S. and international markets based on the fiction and non-fiction books published by Random House's imprints in North America and internationally. The first-look deal with FremantleMedia will reside within Random House Television, a newly created part of Random House Studio, the publisher's rebranded and … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia and Random House form exclusive partnership
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Katushiro Takagi promoted to President of Toei Animation
Tokyo — Toei Animation executive Katushiro Takagi has been named President, Toei Animation Co., Ltd., effective immediately. Takagi has been promoted to his new position from Senior Director for the company. Takagi has been at Toei Animation for more than 30 years and in 2001 he was named Director of Character Licensing Dept., where he helped forge licensing partnerships on behalf of Toei Animation’s major animated brands. In 2006 he was promoted to Managing Director until his … [Read more...] about Katushiro Takagi promoted to President of Toei Animation
NBC enters co-production remake of Dracula
Universal City, California, and London – NBC and Sky Living HD have announced the co-production of Dracula, a provocative new drama series version of the classic Bram Stoker novel starring Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, Elvis) in the title role. Dracula is from the producers behind the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Downton Abbey. Carnival Films & Television, along with Flame Ventures and Playground, will begin production later this year. The … [Read more...] about NBC enters co-production remake of Dracula
BBC Worldwide secures first look deal with See-Saw Films
BBC Worldwide has signed a first look deal with See-Saw Films’ newly launched television arm. This gives the distributor a first look at all of See-Saw’s television productions. The deal is another significant step in See-Saw’s expansion into the television arena having recently partnered with BBC Worldwide on Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake. This announcement follows See-Saw’s recent hiring of Jamie Laurenson, who has now started as the company’s Head of … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide secures first look deal with See-Saw Films
BREAKING: DreamWorks Animation to acquire Classic Media for US$155M
GLENDALE, California – DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Classic Media for US$155 million in cash from Boomerang Media Holdings. Classic Media's library of intellectual property, which is focused on family characters and brands, features a vast collection of filmed entertainment with over 450 titles and more than 6,100 episodes of animated and live-action programming. Classic Media owns one of the world's largest comic book … [Read more...] about BREAKING: DreamWorks Animation to acquire Classic Media for US$155M
Hong Kong FTA channels will air the Olympics
Hong Kong – Free-to-air channels TVB and ATV have reached an agreement to pay i-Cable an undisclosed amount to broadcast 200 hours of Olympic events, including the opening and closing ceremonies. Commerce Secretary Gregory So Kam-leung said i-Cable, TVB and ATV worked out a deal after seven hours of closed-door discussions. Hong Kong’s The Standard reported that both terrestrial broadcasters will jointly produce the Games package. The International Olympic Committee requires iCable … [Read more...] about Hong Kong FTA channels will air the Olympics