Beyond Rights is pleased to confirm a series of deals for titles from its Spring/Summer programming slate, launched just ahead of MIPTV earlier this year. End of the Rope (6 x 60), an obs-doc/reality series from Big Coat Media about the high-octane world of rope access technicians, was pre-sold to UKTV and has subsequently been sold to RTI Mediaset in Italy and Bell Media‘s Canal D for French Canada. Re-titled as Extreme Heights Repair Team in the UK, the series has just had its premiere on … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights announces new deals for Spring/Summer slate titles
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A+E Networks tentpole drama ‘If You Wish Upon Me’ gears up for worldwide premiere
A+E Networks®’ drama series If You Wish Upon Me, an A+E Studios production starring Ji Chang-wook, Sung Dong-il, and Choi Soo-young, is set to have its worldwide premiere release on August 10th. If You Wish Upon Me is a transformational story of an impoverished man with a troubled past and a twisted attitude accidentally joining Team Genie, which carries out the last wishes of patients in hospice care. As a member of the team, he starts caring for people other than himself for the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks tentpole drama ‘If You Wish Upon Me’ gears up for worldwide premiere
Banijay Rights announces partnership with Amagi to drive its FAST strategy worldwide
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, announced its partnership with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of world-leading independent TV producer Banijay, to drive its Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) strategy worldwide. Amagi has facilitated channel creation, distribution and monetization for Banijay Rights on key FAST platforms such as Samsung TV Plus, The Roku Channel, Freevee, LG Channels and more. Banijay is one of the largest … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights announces partnership with Amagi to drive its FAST strategy worldwide
A+E Networks Global Content Sales welcomes Carlos Sanchez as SVP Digital Distribution
A+E Networks® Global Content Sales announced that Carlos Sanchez has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Digital Distribution for Global Content Sales. The news was announced by Mark Garner, EVP of Content Sales and Business Development, to whom Sanchez will be reporting. In his new role, Sanchez will drive the growth of the company’s rapidly evolving, forward-moving digital content business, securing licensing agreements for A+E Networks’ vast library of scripted and non-scripted … [Read more...] about A+E Networks Global Content Sales welcomes Carlos Sanchez as SVP Digital Distribution
The future of video in India is bright, as video becomes increasingly democratized and consumers have it all
The Asia Video Industry Association held its third Future of Video India virtual conference with much optimism as industry leaders remained bullish on India’s long-term view, after its fifth straight quarter of economic expansion, with all-round economic recovery and an economic rebound that is much broader-based and across multiple sectors. Mihir Shah, Vice President, India, Media Partners Asia, opened the conference with an outlook on India’s video market, which showed a sharp rebound in … [Read more...] about The future of video in India is bright, as video becomes increasingly democratized and consumers have it all
A+E Networks Global Content Sales promotes Lori Hall to Vice President of International Programming
A+E Networks Global Content Sales today announced that Lori Hall has been promoted to Vice President of International Programming. The news was announced by Liz Soriano, SVP of International Programming, to whom Hall reports. Within her elevated role, Hall takes on the programming, scheduling, and development of A+E’s FAST channels, in addition to her responsibilities as lead product knowledge advisor both to A+E’s international channels, and its Global Content Sales team. “Lori has been a … [Read more...] about A+E Networks Global Content Sales promotes Lori Hall to Vice President of International Programming