Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation is returning to Annecy International Animation Film Festival – taking place on 8th - 14th June 2025 – with a wave of activity across its latest features and series. Upcoming ambitious family feature Lucy Lost is part of Annecy’s official ‘Work In Progress’ sessions, which offer first looks at features and series in production, with Xilam’s Founder and CEO Marc du Pontavice participating alongside key creatives including director … [Read more...] about Xilam Group Heads Back to Annecy Festival with Growing Film and Series Slate
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Nippon TV and Blue Ant Studios Enter Strategic Partnership for Unscripted Formats in North America
Nippon TV, Japan's leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, and international studio and rights business, Blue Ant Studios, jointly announced that they have agreed to enter into a strategic partnership to expand development and production of Nippon TV Gyokuro Studios’ unscripted formats in the North American market. The partnership builds on the success of Blue Ant Studios’ adaptation of Nippon TV’s global hit format Old Enough!, including its first season in Canada and a highly … [Read more...] about Nippon TV and Blue Ant Studios Enter Strategic Partnership for Unscripted Formats in North America
DCD Rights secures new sales of more than 100 hours of drama to CEE
Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of more than 100 hours of premium drama titles to CEE ahead of their attendance at NEM and NATPE Budapest later this month. Profour (Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia) has acquired series 5 of long-running, returning series My Life is Murder, starring award-winning Lucy Lawless (Top of the Lake, Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess). My Life is Murder series 1-4 has been acquired by BBC Studios for Poland and TV3 Group for Latvia, … [Read more...] about DCD Rights secures new sales of more than 100 hours of drama to CEE
BBC World Questions arrives in Malaysia
On Tuesday 10 June, BBC World Questions will come to Malaysia to debate the country’s political and economic future in the country’s cosmopolitan capital, Kuala Lumpur. The former Prime Minister is in jail for corruption; the new PM has promised an ethical society, but does Malaysia have the institutions to deliver that? US tech money has poured into the country, but as President Trump’s tariffs prepare to bite, should Malaysia look to China or to the West as its key strategic partner? Petrol … [Read more...] about BBC World Questions arrives in Malaysia
BBC World Service to bring The Arts Hour on Tour to Bangkok
Recorded in English for broadcast to a global audience on BBC World Service Radio, The Arts Hour on Tour visits cities all over the world to explore their hottest cultural trends by talking to the artists who live and work there, promoting artistic exchange across the world. We are especially excited to visit Bangkok - with its rich mix of cultures, ancient and modern - to present an amazing showcase of Thai talents. The programme will feature live performance and star guest interviews with the … [Read more...] about BBC World Service to bring The Arts Hour on Tour to Bangkok
Prime Video Unveils Launch Date for its Biggest Indian Reality Series The Traitors
Prime Video, India’s most-loved entertainment destination, today announced June 12 as the premiere date for the unscripted Original, The Traitors, an Indian adaptation of the internationally acclaimed thrilling reality show. Prime Video India will exclusively stream the highly anticipated reality series, with new episodes dropping every Thursday at 8pm (IST). Collaborating with leading independent distributor All3Media International for the local adaptation of IDTV’s BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning … [Read more...] about Prime Video Unveils Launch Date for its Biggest Indian Reality Series The Traitors
