Sophie Ferron, Founder & CEO of Media Ranch, an award-winning format production and distribution company, announced six option deals today. Round Table was optioned in Europe in four countries. Two other Media Ranch original formats were optioned in the U.S. This year Media Ranch began representation of two Korean formats from DiTurn, headed by The Masked Singer creator Wonwoo Park. The first format optioned from the partnership is singing game … [Read more...] about Media Ranch announces six format deals in Europe & the U.S.
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nxtedition brings the production workflow of tomorrow to BroadcastAsia 2023
nxtedition, innovators in microservice-based production environments, is heading to BroadcastAsia 2023, where it will demonstrate its integrated production platform for newsrooms and storytellers. The company is exhibiting with its distribution partner in Singapore, Ideal Systems. Visitors to the stand will quickly appreciate how easy it is to access the whole range of tools, including third-party functionality and artificial intelligence, in a seamless end-to-end environment. nxtedition is … [Read more...] about nxtedition brings the production workflow of tomorrow to BroadcastAsia 2023
Prime inks several deals for animation content
Prior to the Annecy Film Festival, Paris-based production and distribution company Prime Entertainment Group has closed a range of deals for animation content with international partners. HRT Croatia, Croatia's public broadcasting company, acquired the 24 minutes special "Ariol's Airplane Trip". Based on a best-selling comic strip, "Ariol" follows the story of an adorable blue donkey who goes on amazing adventures with his many friends. Following two very successful seasons (Ariol season 1: … [Read more...] about Prime inks several deals for animation content
Fremantle appoints Kit Yow as Vice President of Sales, Asia
Fremantle announced that it has appointed Kit Yow as the new Vice President of Sales across Asia. Based in Singapore, Yow will report to Haryaty Rahman, who was promoted to EVP Sales, Asia at the end of last year. As VP Distribution, Kit will be responsible for driving sales of Fremantle’s productions with local broadcasters and platforms to help grow the business in the region. She will be joining a team, spearheaded by Rahman, which has already established strong relationships with … [Read more...] about Fremantle appoints Kit Yow as Vice President of Sales, Asia
Kartoon Channel! Worldwide partners with India’s Powerkids Entertainment for co-branded platform
Genius Brands International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNUS) has partnered for the first time with Powerkids Entertainment to launch a new co-branded kid’s channel, Powerkids Kartoon Channel!, available via various distribution platforms across India and South Asia. Genius Brands and Powerkids Entertainment will collaborate to create a world-class service for Powerkids Kartoon Channel!, which offers content in both English and Hindi, across digital platforms … [Read more...] about Kartoon Channel! Worldwide partners with India’s Powerkids Entertainment for co-branded platform
Amuse Animation opens China Office
Amuse Animation, a boutique digital-first animation studio, has opened an office in China to be headed by distribution, co-production and licensing executive Entin Liu. The move follows the company’s recent appointment of Jiella Esmat as Chief Revenue Officer based in London to oversee the growth of the company’s 360 content development worldwide. Chief Revenue Officer, Jiella Esmat, Amuse Animation commented, “China is an instrumental … [Read more...] about Amuse Animation opens China Office