Blue Ant Media, an international content producer, distributor, and channel operator, announced on 8 June that Smithsonian Channel will be launching in South Korea on the KT Skylife platform as part of ongoing efforts to expand the brand’s footprint internationally. This news comes shortly after launching in Hong Kong and achieving great success introducing the channel’s diverse slate of premium non-fiction programming to several new markets globally. Inspired by the prestigious Smithsonian … [Read more...] about Smithsonian Channel™ continues Asia expansion with South Korea launch
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Globecast promotes Denis Genevois to VP Marketing Group and Olivier Zankel to VP Communications Group
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced that Denis Genevois and Olivier Zankel are moving into new marketing roles. Genevois, who joined Globecast in 2001, is now VP Marketing Group and Zankel, who joined Globecast in 2011, is now VP Communications Group. They will both report to Philippe Bernard, CEO, Globecast, with the two also now sitting on the Executive Committee. They replace Juliet Walker who has moved to take up a role at parent company Orange Business … [Read more...] about Globecast promotes Denis Genevois to VP Marketing Group and Olivier Zankel to VP Communications Group
GoQuest Media acquired acclaimed MX Player originals for worldwide distribution
Independent content distributor GoQuest Media has closed a deal with leading entertainment streaming platform, MX Player, ranked 7th among video streaming apps by time spent, worldwide as per App Annie. The deal sees GoQuest Media acquire the worldwide distribution rights for two of its top-rated epic drama originals - Queen (11 x 50’) and Ek Thi Begum (The Mafia Queen) (14 x 30’). Inspired by true events, the gripping web series unfolds the stories of two powerful women who in their own … [Read more...] about GoQuest Media acquired acclaimed MX Player originals for worldwide distribution
eOne and POP Family’s new hybrid animated series ‘Alien TV’ prepares to land
The hilarious new family television series, Alien TV, is set to premiere globally on Netflix later this summer and on Australia’s free to air Nine Network in June. Co-produced by Entertainment One and POP Family Entertainment, in collaboration with Netflix for global release. The Nine Network commissioned the series in Australia, produced with financial support of Create NSW. Alien TV will launch with 26, half-hour episodes targeted at kids aged 6-11 years and their families. The series … [Read more...] about eOne and POP Family’s new hybrid animated series ‘Alien TV’ prepares to land
‘Bodyguard’ entertains new audiences during lockdown
Created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions for BBC One and Netflix, the Golden Globe® and BAFTA® award-winning Bodyguard is making its way around the world for a second time following a flurry of deals with international broadcasters brokered by ITV Studios. Applauded by critics the world over, second window rights to the six-part event TV series have been acquired by Seven Network in Australia, Vision TV in English-speaking Canada, Telequebec in French-speaking Canada, TVB in … [Read more...] about ‘Bodyguard’ entertains new audiences during lockdown
Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba are turning up the heat this June as ‘L.A.’s Finest’ returns to AXN on 9 June
Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba are back, returning for the second season of crime drama L.A.’s Finest. The Sony Pictures Television-produced 13-episode drama will premiere on AXN on Tuesday, 9 June, with back-to-back episodes airing every Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. From the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer Bad Boys franchise, L.A.’s Finest Season One took us into the lives of former DEA agent, Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union), who left her complicated past behind to join the LAPD, and detective … [Read more...] about Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba are turning up the heat this June as ‘L.A.’s Finest’ returns to AXN on 9 June