Sydney, Australia- Escapade Media has secured worldwide rights, outside of the UK, to Steve Backshall: The Vertical Milea, a new three-part factual series that shows Steve Backshall facing his most personal challenge to date- climbing the north face of the Eiger. This project offers the broadcaster either the series or the live and interactive event. Viewers can follow the 3-day climb via a live stream and through virtual reality with 360 degree filming from the cliff face and daily … [Read more...] about Secured rights for Steve Backshall series
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9 Story sells to ABC
Toronto, Canada– 9 Story Media Group announced that it has signed licenses with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for second seasons of Camp Lakebottom (52x11’), Numb Chucks (52x11’), Peg + Cat (50x11’). The combined deal brings over 75 half hours of new programming to the public broadcaster. ABC currently airs the first season of Camp Lakebottom and Numb Chucks on ABC3, while Peg + Cat airs on ABC Kids. … [Read more...] about 9 Story sells to ABC
CMP launches series
London- Creative Media Partners (CMP) has launched its first title, Sindbad & The 7 Galaxies (26x11’). Presales for Sindbad & The 7 Galaxies have got off to a strong start, with the first deals already signed with free-to-air Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC3, India’s Sun TV and Nigeria’s free to air Be.Televison. The series is distributed globally by Munich-based Your Family Entertainment, except for Asia, which is managed by Hong Kong-based Lightning International. … [Read more...] about CMP launches series
Arrow commissioned for more Evil
Arrow Media has been commissioned for a second series of See No Evil (13x60’), which will premiere to U.S. audiences on 23 February 2016. The series has been commissioned by Investigation Discovery U.S. and Bell Media’s French language broadcaster, Canal D in Canada. It is co-produced with Canada-based production company Saloon Media. During its premiere in 2015, the first season of See No Evil was Investigation Discovery’s #1 series. Series two will premiere with the story of … [Read more...] about Arrow commissioned for more Evil
Genre Update- December 2015
Astro Channels Parent brand: Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad Sub or sibling brands: Astro Ria, Astro Warna, Astro Oasis, Astro Bella, Astro Prima, Astro Ceria, Astro Citra, Astro Mustika HD, Astro Maya HD, Astro Awani, Astro Arena, Astro Tutor TV, Astro TVIQ, Astro Tayangan Hebat, Astro First Eksklusif, Astro Xi Yue HD, Astro AEC, Astro Wah Lai Toi, Astro Zhi Zun HD, Astro Quan Jia HD, Astro Xiao Tai Yang, Astro Shuang Xing, Astro Hua Hee Dai, Astro Vanaavil, Astro Vinmeen HD, Astro Vellithirai, … [Read more...] about Genre Update- December 2015
Asia, treasure trove for OTT players
The burgeoning interest in on-demand streaming video, driven by OTT service offerings such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video, together with the rapid proliferation of Internetenabled devices, is one of the major market trends at the moment. The broadband internet and myriad connected devices are changing the rulers of the game in TV-content development, production, licensing, delivery and viewing. By 2012, search engine giant Google, which owns the video-hosting YouTube platform, had … [Read more...] about Asia, treasure trove for OTT players