Cannes – Orange, France Telecom's TV and VOD business is launching the Orange cinéma séries, a service to offer premium content over TV, PC and mobile platforms. Set to debut in France in Q4, 2008, the service will offer exclusive films and new TV series, as well as catalogue titles from multi-year deals with Warner Bros. International Television, HBO, Gaumont and Fidélité Films. Orange cinéma séries will offer exclusive releases of Warner Bros. films including Harry Potter and the Order … [Read more...] about Orange cinéma séries to offer premium content on TV, PC and mobile
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FME and MDA in multi-platform content pact
Cannes – FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore have signed a multi-year production agreement for content with bilateral investment of up to US$12 million over the next 2 years. The deal extends form the production of Kylie Kwong: My China which was launched at MIPCOM in October 2007. Under the agreement, the partners will jointly select projects to invest in from Singapore-based producers and FME will hold distribution rights across all … [Read more...] about FME and MDA in multi-platform content pact
AETN Int’l to make History on KT’s MegaTV
Cannes – AETN International, a division of A&E Television Networks (AETN), has sealed a deal with Korea Telecom (KT) to launch a branded HD VOD service for TV network, History, in Korea. To debut in summer 2008, the History HD VOD service will be part of MegaTV, KT’s IPTV service which provides interactive and on-demand services to subscribers. Programming to be available on the History HD VOD service includes Cities of the Underworld, Lost Worlds, Engineering an Empire, and … [Read more...] about AETN Int’l to make History on KT’s MegaTV
Disney Channel Worldwide picks up Aardman’s Timmy
Burbank/Cannes – Disney Channel Worldwide including Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and Latin America have acquired global rights for stop-motion animated series Timmy from UK production company Aardman Animations. The preschoolers’ show will premiere in 2009 on Playhouse Disney channels and programming blocks worldwide. Timmy, a short-form series, is Aardman’s maiden TV effort for preschoolers aged 2-5. The show’s protagonist Timmy, is a … [Read more...] about Disney Channel Worldwide picks up Aardman’s Timmy
The Weinstein Company launches int’l TV distrib unit
New York/ Cannes - The Weinstein Company has created a new international television division which will look to distribute its diverse slate of highly acclaimed and commercially successful television shows to the international market. The new infrastructure will continue the multi-tiered company’s transformation into a full-fledged independent international sales and distribution entity across a broad range of mediums. To jumpstart the division’s launch, TWC makes its inaugural … [Read more...] about The Weinstein Company launches int’l TV distrib unit
900 hours of Asia Pac sales for CIMG
Cannes - Comcast International Media Group has announced over 900 hours of programming licensed to Asia Pacific for Q4 2007 and Q1 2008 Titles from E! Entertainment Television, The Style Network, G4 and TV One have been licensed to broadcasters in Australia, China, Cambodia, India, Japan, Korea and New Zealand Christine Fellowes, managing director, Asia Pacific, CIMG, said that fare ranged from E!'s clip shows, “to reality offerings such as Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane and Girls of the … [Read more...] about 900 hours of Asia Pac sales for CIMG



