Big Little Fish Television today announces that Peter Usher, the former Co-Creative Director of RDF’s entertainment label Fizz, has been appointed as its first Creative Director. Usher, whose credits include Tipping Point, Sing If You Can and Britain’s Most Expensive Home, joins the three-year-old unscripted outfit during a period of rapid growth. Recent productions for the wholly independent company, led by former Discovery commissioner Mark Procter, include Channel 4 doc-series Married … [Read more...] about Big Little Fish signs first Creative Director
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The future of video in India is bright, as video becomes increasingly democratized and consumers have it all
The Asia Video Industry Association held its third Future of Video India virtual conference with much optimism as industry leaders remained bullish on India’s long-term view, after its fifth straight quarter of economic expansion, with all-round economic recovery and an economic rebound that is much broader-based and across multiple sectors. Mihir Shah, Vice President, India, Media Partners Asia, opened the conference with an outlook on India’s video market, which showed a sharp rebound in … [Read more...] about The future of video in India is bright, as video becomes increasingly democratized and consumers have it all
Beyond Rights places 1,000 hours with broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand
Beyond Rights confirmed that it has placed a series of factual and kids’ programming packages, totalling 1000 hours, with major broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand. Foxtel has taken packages for its A&E, History and Fox Docos channels. A&E will be airing new seasons of shows such as Highway Thru Hell (series 9 & 10: 36 x 60) and Bangers & Cash (series 3 & 4: 28 x 60), as well as season one of Ultimate Rides (20 x 30). History will premiere the latest seasons of … [Read more...] about Beyond Rights places 1,000 hours with broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand
Channel 4 Acquires ‘Married to a Psychopath’ from Big Little Fish
Big Little Fish Television announced the acquisition by Channel 4 of a new documentary mini-series that revisits an unprecedented police investigation into the wicked crimes of a would-be serial killer. Led by former Detective Inspector Charles Henry who ran the operation, Married to a Psychopath (2 x 60’) documents every twist and turn of an extraordinary manhunt that spanned several continents and which would later involve twenty detectives gathering more than one thousand witness … [Read more...] about Channel 4 Acquires ‘Married to a Psychopath’ from Big Little Fish
Viacom 18 launches KaanPhod
India’s leading entertainment conglomerate Viacom18’s Youth, Music and English entertainment (YME) cluster has launched KaanPhod, an artist-first label and platform offering language-agnostic, music-centric content across multiple digital as well as major audio streaming platforms including Hungama, Wynk, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Jio Saavn, Resso and YouTube. KaanPhod, aims to be the number one destination for artist and music discovery. Music enthusiasts can dive into all things music – … [Read more...] about Viacom 18 launches KaanPhod
Navdeep Aswal joins Firstlight Media to meet growing India, MENA demand
With market traction fueling new growth opportunities in India and beyond, Firstlight Media announced that Navdeep Singh Aswal has joined the company as Head of Sales, India and MENA. Aswal, who has helped Tier 1 operators and media companies select and deploy OTT platforms for more than 15 years, will build on Firstlight Media’s initial successes in the Indian market. India’s aha entertainment service has leveraged the efficiency and rapid time to market of Firstlight Media’s breakthrough … [Read more...] about Navdeep Aswal joins Firstlight Media to meet growing India, MENA demand