Are you a fan of exhilarating spy dramas? Alex Rider might just be the perfect series for you. Based on the phenomenally successful novels by author Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy hero Alex Rider (Otto Farrant) returns to screen in an eight-episode season. Following the death of his uncle and guardian, Ian Rider (Andrew Buchan), Alex reluctantly becomes an agent for the British government after finding out the truth about his uncle’s identity, who worked as an agent for … [Read more...] about AXN to premiere epic spy series ‘Alex Rider’ on 30 March
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A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano helps to deliver factual programming at its finest
This story appears in the March-April 2021 issue of Television Asia Plus. An accomplished media industry veteran with 30 years under her belt, A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano has helped to build A+E into a world-class provider of content and a top creator of global IP. One of Liz’s contributions to A+E Networks included the launch of the Lifetime Movie Network Channel in Australia in September 2020 and her involvement with HISTORY U.S. on the international co-production with Hulu Japan on the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks’ Liz Soriano helps to deliver factual programming at its finest
TeamTO and CAKE kick-off ‘Angelo Rules’ Season 5 with first-ever Christmas special
Leading creative content studio TeamTO and top kids entertainment specialist CAKE are pleased to announce the greenlighting of a fifth Angelo Rules series with co-production partners France Télévisions, Canal+ and Super RTL. The launch of Angelo Rules Season 5 (1 x 60’ + 46 x 11’) will kick off with Angelo’s first-ever Christmas comedy special which will be broadcast on Canal+ and Super RTL on Christmas day 2021. This year, Angelo finds himself on Santa’s naughty list and gets stuck reliving … [Read more...] about TeamTO and CAKE kick-off ‘Angelo Rules’ Season 5 with first-ever Christmas special
Discovery+ acquires over 250 hours of All3media International content in non-scripted deal covering four continents
discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service, announced a high-volume, multi-territory SVOD deal with leading independent distributor All3Media International. More than 250 hours of premium non-scripted content features in the acquisition, including Race Across the World, Naked Attraction, The Undateables and titles from All3Media International’s Gordon Ramsay portfolio. Both seasons (15 x 60’ in total) of Studio Lambert’s hit adventure BAFTA-winning … [Read more...] about Discovery+ acquires over 250 hours of All3media International content in non-scripted deal covering four continents
Winsing’s new animated show launches on RTV and PCCW’s Now TV
Winsing Animation has recently entered the deals with Indonesia's RTV and Hong Kong's PCCW as well as Russia's CLS for its animated kids’ shows - Team S.T.E.A.M.! and GOGOBUS. Team S.T.E.A.M.! is a new TV series created by Winsing and released in China in October 2020. It was shortlisted in the 2019 MIPJunior Project Pitch and caught lots of attention from the international market. The new series comes to Indonesia as its first stop to meet global audiences. It's premier in RTV on March 15th … [Read more...] about Winsing’s new animated show launches on RTV and PCCW’s Now TV
STUDIOCANAL’s ‘The Adventures of Paddington’ heads to China
STUDIOCANAL, Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of TV series and feature films, has partnered with Shanghai Senyu Media on The Adventures of Paddington in China. The animated series will be represented by the leading local distributor to broadcasters in Mainland China at the ongoing FILMART in Hong Kong which kicked off with a digital version on 15th March. Shanghai Senyu Media has a strong track record distributing many major children’s IPs in China … [Read more...] about STUDIOCANAL’s ‘The Adventures of Paddington’ heads to China