London/ Cannes - Drive, the production-funding and distribution agency led by Lilla Hurst and Ben Barrett announces that it has secured a raft of international broadcast partners for the major new documentary film The Day the Dinosaurs Died. The film is produced by Barcroft Productions for the BBC in association with NOVA/WGBH, France 5/ France Télévisions, ZDF, BBC Worldwide, NHK and ABC Australia. The Day the Dinosaurs Died is a major scientific documentary event which will uncover the … [Read more...] about Drive secures international partners for The Day the Dinosaurs Died
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Genius Brands expands distribution for SpacePOP
Beverly Hills, CA – With nearly 15 million channel views and 45,000 subscribers for SpacePOP on YouTube since launching in summer 2016, Genius Brands International, Inc. Genius Brands, continues the momentum and expansion in 2017 with new content license agreements for distribution of the hit music-driven animated series in China with WeKids Asia Ltd. and SpacePOP music videos in the U.K with U Music TV. Additionally, Genius Brands has greenlit the development of season two of SpacePOP for … [Read more...] about Genius Brands expands distribution for SpacePOP
CAKE and Studio Moshi launch Gingerbread Animation
Dublin, Ireland - London based kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE and Australian animation producer Studio Moshi have partnered to create Gingerbread Animation; a brand new independent and creator-driven animation house based in Dublin, Ireland. Gingerbread Animation will create high quality kids animation content producing and developing its own original projects as well as offering tailored creative and production services to third parties and a key all round solution to strategic players in … [Read more...] about CAKE and Studio Moshi launch Gingerbread Animation
OTT experiences to improve with media acceleration
Singapore – Akamai Technologies, Inc., the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, announced the availability of Akamai Media Acceleration, which is designed to improve viewing experiences for over-the-top (OTT) video consumers and accelerate video game and other software downloads. Media Acceleration marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Akamai’s content delivery capabilities in moving to a consumer-centric approach to online video and software distribution. … [Read more...] about OTT experiences to improve with media acceleration
YouTube celebrates growth of online creators in India
Mumbai — YouTube today recognised the fastest growing online creators in India on the eve of fourth edition of YouTube FanFest in Mumbai, presented by Be Beautiful, 5 Star, Gionee and Maruti Ignis. With over 14 independent creators hitting the one million subscribers mark across Entertainment, Music, Tech and Food, YouTube is continuing to see massive growth in online video viewership in India, reaching over 180 million users per month in India on mobile alone, according to App Annie. With … [Read more...] about YouTube celebrates growth of online creators in India
Changing Platforms
15 years ago, it was very simple, we just had to count TVs and DVD players but now, we have to count everything from tablets to mobile handsets to games consoles to OTT streamers and increasingly VR, which has mounted its’ place so it’s much more complicated than it has been for a number of years. The Asia-Pacific region is very interesting to us because it’s still one of the markets which many individual territories still have a lot of great potential for pay-TV. Many of the markets are … [Read more...] about Changing Platforms
