TORONTO, CANADA – 9 Story Media Group and GO-N Productions announced that they have entered into an option agreement to develop and co-produce a new animated series based on the classic live action series, Bewitched. Under the terms of the agreement, 9 Story and GO-N will also control worldwide distribution while 9 Story will control the majority of merchandising and licensing rights for the series. The original Bewitched television series starred Elizabeth Montgomery as a witch … [Read more...] about 9 Story Media Group and GO-N co-produces new animated series
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New judge for new era of American Idol
At the upfront presentation at David Geffen Hall in New York City, ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey announced that Grammy- and Emmy-nominated music luminary Katy Perry is set to judge the next generation of artists on ABC’s revival of the beloved music competition series American Idol. Perry, who rose to fame in 2008 with the release of singles I Kissed a Girl and Hot n Cold, has garnered an impressive twelve Grammy nominations, five American Music Awards, 14 People’s Choice … [Read more...] about New judge for new era of American Idol
Screen Australia awarded the International Emmy for Best Kids Digital
Cannes, France - Screen Australia congratulates the creators of ABC ME’s children’s television programme Doodles for being awarded the International Emmy for Best Kids Digital overnight at MIPTV, in Cannes. Doodles utilises the drawings of Australian children submitted online, which are then animated into a story. “Congratulations to Queensland production house Ludo on this well-deserved win, which is incredibly their second International Emmy,” said Screen Australia’s Head of … [Read more...] about Screen Australia awarded the International Emmy for Best Kids Digital
ABC signs for factual line up
Paris - Boutique financier and distributor About Premium Content (APC) has signed a string of key international broadcast deals for its major new factual programmes Dream the Future and Freightened. Commissioned by Planete+, part of the Canal+ Group, APC’s cutting-edge Dream the Future sold to First HD in Russia, Tiberius Germany, United Media Korea, Italy’s Mediaset, German-language channel SRF in Switzerland, Studio Hamburg Enterprises Germany and Prima in the Czech … [Read more...] about ABC signs for factual line up
Young and promising global sales
Paris - Boutique financier and distributor About Premium Content (APC), a Nevision company, has secured deals in three major territories for its drama series Young and Promising. ARD/ZDF’s new on-demand youth service FUNK – which has launched this month – has picked up the rights to the 12 x 30’ series through a deal secured with APC’s German buyer Studio Hamburg Distribution and Marketing GMBH (SHDM). This key acquisition will be a flagship title for the launch this autumn of the new … [Read more...] about Young and promising global sales
The Long Story Short initiative
Screen Australia and ABC announced five successful projects for the Long Story Short initiative. Each project will receive funding to create and produce a short-form, digital-first scripted series for audiences aged 18-35 to screen on ABC iview. The five successful creative teams were chosen from more than 250 applications. With a mix of comedy and drama series, and the diverse backgrounds of the creative teams, Long Story Short promises to deliver five exciting and unique shows. From a … [Read more...] about The Long Story Short initiative
