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Fremantlemedia extends deal with Youku
MIPCOM – FremantleMedia International (FMI) announced that it has extended its multi-year digital deal with the China headquartered portal, Youku. The agreement was originally signed in 2013 and has now been extended for another three years. The deal ensures a variety of FMI’s premium entertainment and drama content continues to be available to Chinese online audiences averaging 130 million unique users a day. Second only to Youtube in terms of worldwide viewership, Youku also has an incredible … [Read more...] about Fremantlemedia extends deal with Youku
Cousin Bazilio in development
London - Independent producer Nevision and Lavender Pictures (headed by Ben Kingsley and producer/actress Daniela Lavender) are co-developing a new drama series, Cousin Bazilio, based on a novel written by Eca de Queiroz in 1878. Cousin Bazilio is a tale of sexual fire and psychological truth set during one over-heated summer in 19th Century Lisbon. It tells of the battle between two women: Juliana, the embittered maid and her employer Luisa, a beautiful, but bored, housewife, whose … [Read more...] about Cousin Bazilio in development
Discovery Communications appoints MD for Eurosports
London – In line with its strategy to bring premium content to more viewers on more screens than ever before, Discovery Communications has appointed Ralph Rivera to the newly created position of Managing Director, Eurosport Digital. He will begin the role on September 26, based in London, and will report to Michael Lang, Executive Vice President of International Development & Digital for Discovery Communications, as well as work closely with Peter Hutton, CEO of Eurosport, and his leadership … [Read more...] about Discovery Communications appoints MD for Eurosports
BBC commissions cutting edge doc
7 Wonder, one of the UK’s fastest growing independent production companies, has landed a commission from BBC Three to produce Obesity – The Post Mortem (1x60’), a ground breaking film that takes viewers on a unique journey inside the human body to investigate the devastating impact of obesity. Obesity – The Post Mortem will look directly at the fat on the inside of our bodies, revealing that it’s what we can’t see that’s killing us. Morbid obesity reduces life expectancy by an average of nine … [Read more...] about BBC commissions cutting edge doc
BBC Two commissions The Luminaries
London - BBC Two has commissioned Working Title Television to produce The Luminaries, a six-part drama series, which will be written by its award-winning novelist, Eleanor Catton. A nineteenth-century tale of adventure and mystery, set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island in the boom years of the 1860s gold rush. The Luminaries tells an epic story of love, murder and revenge, as men and women travelled across the world to make their fortunes. On publishing, The Luminaries was … [Read more...] about BBC Two commissions The Luminaries
