The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) has announced that Ayanda Charlie, South Africa-based freelance multimedia producer and presenter, will host the 21st annual AIBs, the international awards celebrating journalism and factual productions across video, audio and digital platforms. The AIBs gala will take place in London on 14 November 2025 at the Park Hyatt London River Thames, welcoming journalists, editors, producers, directors and media executives from across the globe to … [Read more...] about South African TV presenter Ayanda Charlie to host international journalism awards in London
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Xilam Animation Constructs New Broadcast Deals for Piggy BuildersXilam Animation Constructs New Broadcast Deals for Piggy Builders
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has inked a raft of broadcast pre-sales for its CG preschool proprietary series, Piggy Builders. Originally commissioned by BBC (UK), France Télévisions (France) and ZDF (Germany), the 52 x 11’ series has now sold to VRT Ketnet (Flemish Belgium), Téléquebec (French Canada), YLE (Finland), Warner Bros. Discovery (Italy), RTS (Switzerland) and SVT (Sweden). France TV Distribution has been appointed as the licensing agent for Piggy … [Read more...] about Xilam Animation Constructs New Broadcast Deals for Piggy BuildersXilam Animation Constructs New Broadcast Deals for Piggy Builders
PBS Science series NOVA joins as co-producer on The Mystery of the Desert Kites with BBC and ZDFinfo boarding as pre-buyers
ARTE Distribution secures major international partners on high-profile archaeology documentary produced by Ma Drogue A Moi for France Télévisions. ARTE Distribution is delighted to announce that the upcoming premium documentary The Mystery of the Desert Kites (1x52'), directed by Nathalie Laville and produced by Ma Drogue À Moi for France Télévisions, has secured the PBS Science Series, NOVA, a production of GBH, (USA) as coproduction partner, alongside pre-buys from BBC (UK) and ZDFinfo … [Read more...] about PBS Science series NOVA joins as co-producer on The Mystery of the Desert Kites with BBC and ZDFinfo boarding as pre-buyers
All3Media International promotes Jennifer Askin to EVP Americas
All3Media International is promoting Jennifer Askin – currently Senior Vice President, North America – to Executive Vice President, Americas, it announced, as Sally Habbershaw departs to relocate to the UK. As EVP, Americas, Askin will be responsible for managing the New York-based Americas team of All3Media International, maximising exploitation of the UK distributor’s multi-genre portfolio across the region. Askin joined All3Media International in 2021 as SVP, North America and has been … [Read more...] about All3Media International promotes Jennifer Askin to EVP Americas
Nippon TV announces Arabic adaptation of Woman – My Life for my Children to be produced by Medyapim
Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse announced that Medyapim, a leading production group in Turkey, has finalized production of the Arabic language version of Nippon TV’s award-winning drama series Woman -My Life for My Children-. Following the immediate success of the Arabic version of Nippon TV’s Mother titled Oumi, the new Arabic series is titled Salma, meaning “peace”, derived from the root word “salam”, and will premiere on MBC, the largest and leading media … [Read more...] about Nippon TV announces Arabic adaptation of Woman – My Life for my Children to be produced by Medyapim
NHK’s KAMIKAZE: An Untold History goes to BBC and Asharq
NHK and NHK Enterprises have announced that the BBC and Asharq Documentary, the Arabic language free-to-air factual channel, has acquired NHK’s doc “KAMIKAZE: An Untold History.” Every summer, NHK creates and airs a strand of special programs featuring Japan’s postwar history. This program was newly distributed by NHK Enterprises earlier this year commemorating 80 years after WWII. The doc has already been aired by the BBC at the end of last month while the air date of Asharq is still to be … [Read more...] about NHK’s KAMIKAZE: An Untold History goes to BBC and Asharq
