Los Angeles, CA – MarVista Entertainment (MarVista) has signed multiple licensing agreements across a slate of its all-star family and kids movies, underscoring the demand from media partners across all platforms for this programming genre. Netflix has acquired seven titles targeted to teens, including Dance-Off, starring Good Luck Charlie's Shane Harper and So You Think You Can Dance finalist and Step-Up star Cathryn McCormick, for Latin America, Australia and New Zealand; Pop … [Read more...] about Marvista Entertainment licenses new movies
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Singapore Media Festival 2015
The second edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) returns this November, said Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA). This year, the annual SMF will run from 26 November to 6 December, bringing together a seamless market for film, TV, conferences, awards and festival screenings. Global industry players looking to expand their media business in Asia can expect a more vibrant marketplace and a bigger celebration of the best content and media talent in the region. The festival … [Read more...] about Singapore Media Festival 2015
NHK’s ‘Global Agenda’
Tokyo – Global Agenda is a new programme within NHK WORLD TV. World opinion leaders discuss various issues facing Japan and the rest of the world today. In the first series of the programme, panellists discuss whether Japan, as the “Made in Japan” brand, can ever regain its strength. The panellists analyse the issues that need to be overcome to achieve the goal, as Japan is currently struggling in this increasingly competitive global environment. Filming takes place on 2 … [Read more...] about NHK’s ‘Global Agenda’
MTV Music Evolution
Philippines − MTV, has officially announced that MTV Music Evolution marks its first edition in the Philippines on 17 May at the historic Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila. MTV Asia revealed the first wave of artists to grace the MTV stage in the Philippines for the first time at a press briefing in Manila – iconic and Grammy Award-winning hip hop act, Naughty by Nature, the Philippines’ most celebrated rapper, Gloc-9 and Philippines’ … [Read more...] about MTV Music Evolution
Cisneros Media Distribution gearing up for MIPTV 2015
Miami, Florida – Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), a global distributor of entertainment content, has bolstered its sales strategy for the upcoming international market, MIPTV 2015, by prioritizing the potential of co-productions and the exploitation of its proven formats to complement its showcase of original programming, such as the new super-series Ruta 35, La Valvula de Escape (Route 35, The Escape Valve), and the captivating telenovelas Voltea (Fallen Over Love) and Amor Secreto … [Read more...] about Cisneros Media Distribution gearing up for MIPTV 2015
ZEE, 20 years in Europe
Mumbai − ZEE Europe, the largest South Asian Entertainment Network celebrated the completion of 20 years of Zee TV in Europe with a special gala, where it announced the launch of &TV, a brand new Entertainment Channel. Amidst huge fanfare and aplomb, the celebration was a special one, as it was attended by Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and Rajesh Iyer, Business Head, &TV, both of whom flew in from India just for the occasion. This was … [Read more...] about ZEE, 20 years in Europe