Global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON has inked a new strategic partnership with the Vancouver-based production company Front Street Pictures to represent international rights across its slate of leading TV movies. The partnership extends FIFTH SEASON’s long-term collaboration with Blink49 (Wild Cards, Sight Unseen, Queen of the Castle) – the global content venture backed by FIFTH SEASON and majority owner of Front Street Pictures – as well as marking the distributor’s expansion into a new … [Read more...] about FIFTH SEASON inks strategic partnership with Front Street Pictures for TV movies slates
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Taiwan Hosts Asian Animation Summit for the First Time Bringing Together Major Buyers Netflix and Warner Bros.
The Asian Animation Summit (AAS), the representative event with the greatest focus on the development of children’s animation in the Asia Pacific, was held in Taipei for the first time from November 19 to November 21. This year’s AAS was jointly organized by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and Kidscreen, the world’s leading animation magazine in the children’s entertainment industry. The event aimed to promote investment by European and American broadcasters in the development or … [Read more...] about Taiwan Hosts Asian Animation Summit for the First Time Bringing Together Major Buyers Netflix and Warner Bros.
Hello, Love, Again becomes 1st Filipino film to hit 1 Billion Pesos in World Wide Box Office
The record-breaking “Hello, Love, Again” movie led by Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards has earned P1.06 billion as of Nov. 23, becoming the first Filipino film to surpass the P1 billion mark at worldwide box office. This latest milestone follows the film’s series of box office achievements, earning the biggest first-day ticket sales of P85 million last Nov. 13, achieving the highest single-day gross of P131 million last Nov. 16, breaking into the US Top 10 box office at no. 8, and becoming … [Read more...] about Hello, Love, Again becomes 1st Filipino film to hit 1 Billion Pesos in World Wide Box Office
Banijay Rights Signs Premium Scripted and Factual Package Deal with ABC in Australia
Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced it has signed a landmark premium scripted and factual package deal with Australian public broadcaster ABC. The agreement comprises Welsh crime drama The One That Got Away, family saga The Hardacres, the modern re-imagining of iconic detective series Bergerac, the forthcoming Grantchester season 10 and revealing documentary series Picasso. The deal was negotiated by Lyle Bettson-Barker, … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights Signs Premium Scripted and Factual Package Deal with ABC in Australia
yes Studios to represent thrilling new Icelandic drama HAZE
yes Studios has announced that it has gone into partnership with Sigurjón Kjartansson’s production company S800 and has become the international distributor for HAZE, an eight-part crime drama commissioned by Icelandic broadcaster RUV. yes Studios will formally launch the series – which has actor Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (Succession, Game of Thrones) attached - to buyers at next week’s Content London, where it will be initially seeking pre-sales. HAZE creator Kjartansson (Trapped S1 … [Read more...] about yes Studios to represent thrilling new Icelandic drama HAZE
LEGO® Masters Expands in Japan as Series Renewed for Second Season
Reality competition format LEGO Masters has been renewed for a second season by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in Japan, following a deal with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment. TBS will produce and broadcast a five-part second season of the hit format that premiered on its network Channel 6 and streaming platforms TVer and U-NEXT from 23rd November. LEGO Masters is a globally popular competition format with the creative fun of LEGO … [Read more...] about LEGO® Masters Expands in Japan as Series Renewed for Second Season
