Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has sold more than 120 hours of factual and factual entertainment series. The deal includes brand new series The Bone Detectives from Tern TV, part of Zinc Media, and a number of other titles from leading production companies. The Bone Detectives, 8 x 60’, has sold to UR: Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company, Foxtel for Australia and New Zealand, and TVO and Knowledge Network in Canada. From tales of battles, of misdemeanours, … [Read more...] about DCD Rights strikes deals for more than 120 hours of factual content
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NAGRA IP Blocking Solutions wins top recognition at Videonet Connected TV Awards
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, today announced that its NAGRA IP Blocking solution won the top spot in the “Protecting Content and its Value” category of the Videonet Connected TV Awards. Award judge Ian Nock, Managing Director and Founder, Fairmile West, commented: “As pirates evolve, so do the companies who specialise in providing services and technology to fight them. NAGRA … [Read more...] about NAGRA IP Blocking Solutions wins top recognition at Videonet Connected TV Awards
BBC Expands Follow the Food series with special content on feeding the world during the pandemic
BBC Global News has announced a special nine-part series of Follow the Food focusing on the challenges of feeding the world during a global health crisis, which runs weekly on BBC Future from Friday, April 24, 2020. Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, the series showcases how farmers, delivery drivers, supermarket workers and others involved in the food chain are using technology and innovation to keep feeding the world during the global Coronavirus pandemic. Dan Kelly, Commissioning Editor … [Read more...] about BBC Expands Follow the Food series with special content on feeding the world during the pandemic
Synamedia expands best-of-breed Video Network Partner Program with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Synamedia, the world’s largest independent video software provider, announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to use HPE ProLiant servers to power its solutions and further advance its market-leading video network portfolio. This agreement will help customers optimize capital expenditure (CAPEX) with faster deployment, increased productivity, simplified operations and enhanced end-to-end security. Now more than ever before, broadcasters and content … [Read more...] about Synamedia expands best-of-breed Video Network Partner Program with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
ITV Studios’ Blue-Chip Natural History specials picked up in major global markets
ITV Studios has unveiled a host of global sales for its stunning natural history one-off’s, India’s Wild Karnataka and Wild Tokyo. BBC America has opted to pick up both documentaries for its dedicated bluechip natural history strand “Wonderstruck”, with the two titles also being acquired by Bilibili and Huanxi Media in China and TVNZ in New Zealand. India’s Wild Karnataka, narrated by Sir David Attenborough and produced by Icon Films and Mudskipper, has also sold across Europe, as well as into … [Read more...] about ITV Studios’ Blue-Chip Natural History specials picked up in major global markets
Harpo Entertainment will be representing J2911 Media’s Catalogue in Spain, Portugal and Andorra
Vivian Reinoso, Head of Worldwide Acquisition, Distribution & New Projects Engagement of J2911 Media, is pleased to announce the signature of the Cooperation Distribution Agreement between J2911 Media (USA) and Harpo Entertainment, a company based out of Spain. Harpo Entertainment will be driving growth for J2911 Media in the territories of Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Harpo Entertainment is a company with ideas that generates ideas. They are an entertainment business that generates … [Read more...] about Harpo Entertainment will be representing J2911 Media’s Catalogue in Spain, Portugal and Andorra