Leading kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE has announced that CBeebies have pre-bought the latest season of Kiri and Lou following the series’ strong premiere on the channel last year. Produced by Fiona Copland for Stretchy, Kiri and Lou launched on CBeebies in March 2020. A further 26 episodes are currently in production with delivery planned for later this year, bringing the total number of episodes to 78 x 5’. Kiri and Lou follows the friendship between Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur … [Read more...] about CAKE signs new season of ‘Kiri and Lou’ with CBeebies
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BBC Global News chooses Taboola as its exclusive content recommendations provider
Taboola, a global leader in powering recommendations for the open web, helping people discover things they may like, announced a new deal with BBC Global News, the home of the BBC’s award-winning commercial international news, sport and features content, in which it will become the renowned publisher’s exclusive content recommendations provider. BBC News is the world’s most trusted international news broadcaster and reaches 438 million people around the globe each week across TV, online, apps … [Read more...] about BBC Global News chooses Taboola as its exclusive content recommendations provider
Keshet International completes raft of sales for ‘Secret Bridesmaids’ Business’
Keshet International (KI) has completed sales of Seven Studios’ soapy thriller Secret Bridesmaids’ Business to SBS, HRT, Mola TV, RTE, Talpa TV, TVNZ, TV4 and Channel 4. Originally produced for Australia’s Seven Network, Secret Bridesmaids’ Business (6x60’) is a taut, action-packed drama of tangled secrets and dangerous obsessions starring Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Katie McGrath (Supergirl, Jurassic World), Georgina Haig (Snowpiercer, The Crossing), … [Read more...] about Keshet International completes raft of sales for ‘Secret Bridesmaids’ Business’
Abacus Media Rights secures international distribution rights for ‘The Masked Dancer UK’
Further to its recent appointment as the international distribution partner (excluding the UK) for The Masked Singer UK, Abacus Media Rights (AMR), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has now secured international distribution rights (excluding the UK) for the new entertainment series The Masked Dancer UK. Available from late spring 2021, The Masked Dancer UK (7 x 90’) will be produced by Bandicoot Scotland, part of the Argonon group. Hosted by Joel Dommett, the celebrity panellists include … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights secures international distribution rights for ‘The Masked Dancer UK’
Differentiating the sports OTT experience
After a year of experiencing sports like never before, viewing habits have changed significantly. Sports content providers have needed to respond to the challenges of unpredictable live events and the lack of content, as well as react to consumer’s changing habits. This has resulted in a careful balancing act, with providers needing to manage viewer’s expectations while also generating excitement and engagement around key sporting events. The impact of sports OTT There is no disputing the … [Read more...] about Differentiating the sports OTT experience
ITV Studios announces deal with China’s Pumpkin Film for Series Six of ‘Line of Duty’
ITV Studios has struck a deal with video app Pumpkin Film in China for the record-breaking hit Series Six of Line of Duty, with the show - the finale of which on BBC One has consolidated at a massive 16 million after seven days in the UK - also set to launch on Britbox in North America next week. In addition, the series written and created by Jed Mercurio and produced by the award-winning World Productions has also been picked up in a slew of deals worldwide with both linear and streaming … [Read more...] about ITV Studios announces deal with China’s Pumpkin Film for Series Six of ‘Line of Duty’
