Sydney, Australia- ABC Commercial has announced it has reached a new SVOD content agreement with children’s TV and learning app Hopster that will see a number of iconic ABC KIDS programmes made available to stream through the app. The multi-year deal will see 50 episodes from recognisable series like the Octonauts, Thomas & Friends and Guess How Much I Love You made available to Australian and New Zealand users, in addition to episodes from The Wiggles successful first season of their Ready, … [Read more...] about ABC and Hopster partner
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BBC Worldwide announces sales
Sydney- BBC Worldwide ANZ announced program sales to Nine Network and Network Ten for a range of Natural History titles, as well as to ABC for two new science series. The package deal for Nine Network includes a pre-sale for landmark wildlife series The Hunt, a stunning new programme from Alistair Fothergill, the executive producer of Planet Earth and Frozen Planet, that explores the dramatic world of predation like never before. Alongside The Hunt, Nine Network has also snapped up a number of … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide announces sales
DCD Rights secures deals for FOOL US IN VEGAS
London -- Independent UK based distributor DCD Rights has secured a host of new international acquisitions for Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas, as the peak time entertainment extravagansa achieves landmark ratings for The CW in the US, recently drawing the channel’s largest Monday night audience in nearly six years. Commissioned by The CW and produced by 117 Productions and September Films, the 13 x 60’ Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas has been picked up by ABC in Australia, … [Read more...] about DCD Rights secures deals for FOOL US IN VEGAS
Comcast into OTT service
It’s the latest in a string of announcements from platforms and broadcasters alike as they seek to maintain a relevancy with a younger demographic that is moving away from linear television. Showtime and HBO have both made significant announcements in recent weeks. “With Stream, Xfinity Internet customers can watch live TV from about a dozen networks – including all the major broadcast nets and HBO – on laptops, tablets and phones in their home. It includes thousands of … [Read more...] about Comcast into OTT service
“America’s Funniest Home Videos” celebrates 25th anniversary
Having been renewed for another season, America's Funniest Home Videos (AFV), the American version of the TBS variety programme Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this autumn. For a quarter-century, the programme has maintained its exceptional popularity in the competitive field of prime time terrestrial broadcasting in the U.S. The original Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan was a hit in Japan, running on TBS from January 1986 to March 1992. In 1989, ABC, … [Read more...] about “America’s Funniest Home Videos” celebrates 25th anniversary
ABC1 undergoes channel rebranding
ABC Television announced that its main channel will undergo a rebranding on July 20. The new on-air look will be bold, simple, raw and real. ABC Television will celebrate Australians from across the country using footage created by regional communities, sourced from ABC Open’s rich library. In addition, new channel idents were shot and these shorts embrace real-life characters, including its on-air personalities. “We’ve captured absolute gold using real-life Aussies in our … [Read more...] about ABC1 undergoes channel rebranding
