The proportion of female contributors appearing in BBC programmes has radically increased thanks to a grassroots initiative challenging teams to aim for 50:50 representation. On BBC World News – the BBC’s international 24 hour news channel, every programme team monitoring their output over the past year hit the 50% target. The BBC 50:50 Project has challenged teams across the organisation to achieve 50% female contributors in English-language news, current affairs and topical programmes. … [Read more...] about The BBC announces results of 50:50 Project
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Series Mania, CNC, and Gesher fund call for applications
Having launched this past March during the Series Mania Forum, the teams from Series Mania, CNC, (France’s National Center for Cinema and Moving Image) and Israel’s Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, today announced its Call For Applications for the first edition of its Franco-Israeli “Co-Writing Residency for Drama Series.” This Co-Writing Residency project will enable 10 screenwriters - five French and five Israeli – to work in pairs and mutually discover the writing methods of the … [Read more...] about Series Mania, CNC, and Gesher fund call for applications
Parrot Analytics partners with Guinness World Records
Parrot Analytics, the leading TV content analytics firm specializing in global audience demand measurement, has partnered with Guinness World Records to chart the unprecedented demand for the premiere of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, which achieved the official title for Most in-demand TV premiere. Using Parrot Analytics’ global, real-time and platform-agnostic TV demand measurement system, Guinness World Records and Parrot Analytics charted worldwide demand for … [Read more...] about Parrot Analytics partners with Guinness World Records
Asian Animation Summit 2019 to take place in Seoul
Kidscreen is thrilled to announce that the eighth-annual Asian Animation Summit will take place in Seoul, South Korea once again from November 20 to 22. It is anticipated that roughly 250 attendees will take part in AAS 2019. Over the course of the three-day event, up to 30 projects from Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, China, New Zealand and elsewhere in Asia-Pacific that are brand-new to the market and looking for financing and partners will be presented. AND NEW THIS … [Read more...] about Asian Animation Summit 2019 to take place in Seoul
GMA’s romance drama premieres in Kazakhstan
GMA Network’s romantic drama series My Destiny premiered July 1 on TV 7, one of Kazakhstan’s top five broadcasters. The series is one of GMA’s bestselling dramas and is distributed in at least thirteen territories, whose scripted format was acquired by Mexico. Through an acquisition deal between GMA’s content distribution subsidiary, GMA Worldwide, Inc. (GWI) and Telecompany Era LLP, My Destiny is the third GMA drama to be telecast by TV7, following Beautiful Strangers and Because … [Read more...] about GMA’s romance drama premieres in Kazakhstan
A+E Networks names new International Group Managing Director
A+E Networks has named Patrick Vien to Group Managing Director - International, from his previous role of co-Executive Managing Director, International. In this role, Vien will be responsible for A+E Networks international portfolio and businesses. Based in New York, Vien will report to Paul Buccieri, President, A+E Networks Group. Vien, who has a well-established pedigree working in international media, joined A+E Networks in 2017 as co-executive managing director, International. … [Read more...] about A+E Networks names new International Group Managing Director