Fremantle has announced a collaboration with PBS Distribution – acting as a YouTube content partner. The partnership spans four shows, including three shows for kids, as well as one cooking series. The effort is focused on the launch and growth of dedicated YouTube channels for Jacques Pépin, produced by KQED (Worldwide), Arthur, produced by GBH (Worldwide excluding US), Peep and the Big Wide World, produced by GBH (Worldwide excluding CA) and Piripenguins, produced by Eaglet Films and Red Monk … [Read more...] about Fremantle announces digital initiative with PBS Distribution to grow iconic brands on YouTube
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All3Media International reveals new premium deals for George Kay’s Gone
Leading independent distributor All3Media International has announced a round of new premium partners for Gone, the acclaimed, hit drama from multi-award-winning writer George Kay (Hijack, The Long Shadow), produced by New Pictures (The Long Shadow, Des, Catherine the Great) in association with Kay’s Observatory Pictures. Today, the series has also earned international recognition with a Golden Nymph Award nomination from the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which will see it compete for Best … [Read more...] about All3Media International reveals new premium deals for George Kay’s Gone
BBC World Service TV selects Open Broadcast Systems for IP Distribution
Open Broadcast Systems has announced that BBC World Service has selected its decoders for IP Television distribution. The high-quality, low-latency IP decoders are available in a small form factor, allowing for easy global deployment to deliver flexible, reliable, and cost-effective decoding for distribution across the BBC World Service network to its global rebroadcast partners. In several regions, the decoders were installed by Open Broadcast Systems’ network of local partners, with local … [Read more...] about BBC World Service TV selects Open Broadcast Systems for IP Distribution
CBC and BBC Northern Ireland Greenlight New Romantic Comedy Series Committed
CBC and BBC Northern Ireland have announced the greenlight of new original comedy series Committed (10x30), starring Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) and Diona Doherty (Derry Girls, Blue Lights). The series follows Canadian Peter Hooley (Milligan), a recently divorced accountant, who falls head over heels for Northern Ireland woman Julie Johnston (Doherty) after a whirlwind weekend in Toronto, and crosses the Atlantic to declare his love—only to discover he's landed in an … [Read more...] about CBC and BBC Northern Ireland Greenlight New Romantic Comedy Series Committed
BBC Studios Deepens Partnerships Across Northeast Asia with Multi Market Content Deals
BBC Studios has announced a series of content agreements across Northeast Asia, extending its partnerships in Japan, China and Korea and highlighting its momentum across platforms and genres, spanning children’s, factual and event-led storytelling. The latest agreements reinforce BBC Studios’ role as a global content studio collaborating closely with leading broadcasters and platforms to bring premium storytelling to audiences across the region. In Japan, BBC Studios has signed a major new … [Read more...] about BBC Studios Deepens Partnerships Across Northeast Asia with Multi Market Content Deals
60 Day Hustle Expands Globally With Beach House Pictures, Kelly Mi Li Set to Host Singapore Edition
Sonic Gods Studios is taking its breakout business competition format “60 Day Hustle” global. The Los Angeles-based studio has inked a partnership with Fremantle’s Asia-based label Beach House Pictures to co-produce a Singapore-set international version of the series, marking the franchise’s first major expansion outside the U.S. The new edition will be hosted by entrepreneur Kelly Mi Li, best known as a creator and star of the Netflix reality hit Bling Empire, bringing her experience as both … [Read more...] about 60 Day Hustle Expands Globally With Beach House Pictures, Kelly Mi Li Set to Host Singapore Edition
