Hud Woodle, Executive Vice President, International Sales, and Operations of GRB Studios announced a plethora of licensing deals were closed ahead of MIPCOM with broadcasters from Europe, MENA, Africa, and APAC. Genres include movies, investigative true-crime and paranormal series; celebrity lifestyle and travel programs, and two long-running factual series, Untold Stories of the E.R. and On the Case. Deals from Europe, MENA, Africa to Asia include : - Canal+ (Pan … [Read more...] about GRB Studios announces multiple global program deals at MIPCOM
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Canal+ Original and Showmax drama ‘Spinners’ kicks off filming in Cape Town
Production started this week on action-drama Spinners in Cape Town, South Africa. The 8 x 50’ premium CANAL+ ORIGINAL series is a co-production between African streaming service Showmax and CANAL+. Produced by Joachim Landau and Raphaël Rocher for Empreinte Digitale and co-produced by Ramadan Suleman, Spinners’ local co-production company is Natives at Large, created by Locarno, Amiens and FESPACO winner Suleman, a South African full-service film and TV … [Read more...] about Canal+ Original and Showmax drama ‘Spinners’ kicks off filming in Cape Town
Prime Entertainment Group announces new season of ‘Close Up’
French production and distribution company, Prime Entertainment Group, is excited to announce the latest season of their widely successful Close Up 120 x 26’, bringing with it a whole new selection of A-list of celebrities to exhibit. Close Up is one of Prime’s hit cinema series that features inspiring portraits of famous actors and actresses that are chronicled by celebrity experts and illustrated through exclusive interviews that are permeated with archival and behind-the-scenes … [Read more...] about Prime Entertainment Group announces new season of ‘Close Up’
Canal+ and RAI commission new animated comedy ‘The Crunchers’
French broadcaster Canal+ and Italian public broadcaster RAI have jointly commissioned The Crunchers, a brand new 52 x 11’ 2D animated comedy series targeting children aged 7+. Paris-based children’s entertainment content distribution company Kids First has picked up the global rights to series, which will air on Canal+ in France and Poland, and on RAI Gulp and RAI Play in Italy in Fall 2023. The Crunchers is created by Cédric Stephan and Aurélien Bouillon and developed by French studio Je … [Read more...] about Canal+ and RAI commission new animated comedy ‘The Crunchers’
Tencent Video sees super boom in international demand for its homegrown kids shows
Tencent Video, the leading online video streaming platform in China, announced a raft of sales to international broadcasters for its original homegrown series: Super BOOMi, A Squad and CoNaBLUE. The deals follow the recent announcement of co-production deals with three leading European studios, Sixteen South, Zeilt Productions and Silvergate Media. Super BOOmi, one of Asia’s most popular shows, has been bought by Canal+, following on from its sale to Treehouse Canada last year. A positive, … [Read more...] about Tencent Video sees super boom in international demand for its homegrown kids shows
Dandelooo to develop The Upside Down River Flows for Canal+
Boutique French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is proud to announce that it has been commissioned to develop and produce a new serialized children’s animation series The Upside Down River for Canal+, France. Dandelooo’s animation studio Ooolala in la Cartoucherie, Valence (France) will produce the new 2D animation, in co-operation with Canal+ Family. Written by Jean Regnaud (Ernest & Celestine) and Marie de Banville (Tobie Lolness) and directed by Paul … [Read more...] about Dandelooo to develop The Upside Down River Flows for Canal+
