Atlantyca has announced the sale of Aeroplane Production’s The Fixies (104 x 6’) to Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific. The pan-regional deal will see the series broadcast on Discovery Kids, which reaches viewers across Asia in countries such as Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The CGI- and Flash-animated series follows the misadventures of eight-year-old Tom-Thomas and his secret friendship with Simka and Nolik, the children of the Fixie family, … [Read more...] about Discovery Kids acquires Atlantyca’s “The Fixies”
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Rakuten acquires Viber for $900 million
Tokyo – Rakuten Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world’s largest Internet services companies, announced on February 14 its acquisition of pioneering messaging and VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total consideration of US$900 million. The acquisition represents another bold step for Rakuten into the digital content space, following its acquisitions of Kobo, Wuaki.tv, and Viki. As people continue to shift from traditional content and communications platforms to … [Read more...] about Rakuten acquires Viber for $900 million
Warner Bros to acquire Eyeworks Group
As part of the studio's television growth strategy, Warner Bros. Television Group announced on February 11 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all Eyeworks' businesses outside the U.S., in 15 countries across Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand, adding 13 new territories to its network of production companies. Once completed, this acquisition will further strengthen Warner Bros.' international television production capabilities and see … [Read more...] about Warner Bros to acquire Eyeworks Group
Deals for all3media’s “​Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”
Australian drama detective series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, featuring the talents of Essie Davies in the eponymous role, will be playing in further territories and has deepened its hold in key markets, courtesy of investor and distributor, all3media international. Previously announced deals for Series 1 included those to Alibi in the UK as well as Netflix and Acorn for USA, Canal Plus Poland, DR Denmark, Globosat, Knowledge Canada, Kanal 5 Sweden, HRT Croatia and … [Read more...] about Deals for all3media’s “​Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”
Looking Glass series picked up in Asia
Melbourne – Looking Glass International (LGI), the Australian-based distribution company specialising in factual programming, has sold over seventy hours of programming to several broadcasters in Asia. The deals were brokered by Sales Manager Karen Lee from LGI’s Beijing office. With natural history programming in demand, KBS (Korea) together with CCTV (China) has picked up blue chip wildlife documentaries The … [Read more...] about Looking Glass series picked up in Asia
Endemol acquires Bourdain’s and Spurlock’s CNN series
London – Independent production and distribution company Endemol has acquired the international television distribution rights (outside of the USA) to CNN’s factual series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown and Morgan Spurlock Inside Man. The deal was negotiated by Matt Creasey, Senior Vice President – Sales and Acquisitions, Americas, Asia, Australia and New Zealand; and Stacey Wolf, Vice President, CNN Business Affairs. Cathy Payne, Chief Executive, Endemol … [Read more...] about Endemol acquires Bourdain’s and Spurlock’s CNN series
