Iceland’s leading film and TV production company Glassriver today announces it has optioned the crime thriller book series Elma, from global bestselling author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir for a series adaption. The first book in the Elma series is The Creak on the Stairs which is being adapted by screenwriter Karen Björg Eyfjörð Þorsteinsdóttir. Her books have been translated into 23 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Greek, Hungarian, Macedonian, Estonian, Hebrew, Dutch, … [Read more...] about Iceland’s Glassriver options crime thriller book series Elma from author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir for TV adaptation
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PSI Broadcasting stays ahead of the game with PlayBox Neo MultiPlayout channel and branding systems
South East Asia’s leading broadcaster and playout service provider, PSI Broadcasting, extends its facilities with the purchase of PlayBox Neo’s MultiPlayout Manager for integration, including the latest updates to its Channel-in-a-Box HD servers. The Channel-in-a Box (CIAB) server upgrades incorporate the comprehensive PlayBox Neo suite that includes AirBox Neo-20 playout software, TitleBox Neo-20 graphics and Capture Suite ingest management. PSI Broadcasting is a PSI Group company, … [Read more...] about PSI Broadcasting stays ahead of the game with PlayBox Neo MultiPlayout channel and branding systems
Sphere Abacus sells true crime feature documentary Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy to Prime Video
Sphere Abacus (SA) has sold Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy (1 x 98) a feature-length documentary produced by Sphere Media to Prime Video, which is set to launch in January 2025. Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy, from award-winning director Jason Lapeyre (I Declare War), is an exposé of the criminal activity that took place in the Hare Krishna movement in America in the 1970s and ‘80s, adapted from the New York Times bestselling book by John Hubner and Lindsey … [Read more...] about Sphere Abacus sells true crime feature documentary Murder & Madness: The Cult Conspiracy to Prime Video
FIFTH SEASON inks strategic partnership with Front Street Pictures for TV movies slates
Global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON has inked a new strategic partnership with the Vancouver-based production company Front Street Pictures to represent international rights across its slate of leading TV movies. The partnership extends FIFTH SEASON’s long-term collaboration with Blink49 (Wild Cards, Sight Unseen, Queen of the Castle) – the global content venture backed by FIFTH SEASON and majority owner of Front Street Pictures – as well as marking the distributor’s expansion into a new … [Read more...] about FIFTH SEASON inks strategic partnership with Front Street Pictures for TV movies slates
Taiwan Hosts Asian Animation Summit for the First Time Bringing Together Major Buyers Netflix and Warner Bros.
The Asian Animation Summit (AAS), the representative event with the greatest focus on the development of children’s animation in the Asia Pacific, was held in Taipei for the first time from November 19 to November 21. This year’s AAS was jointly organized by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) and Kidscreen, the world’s leading animation magazine in the children’s entertainment industry. The event aimed to promote investment by European and American broadcasters in the development or … [Read more...] about Taiwan Hosts Asian Animation Summit for the First Time Bringing Together Major Buyers Netflix and Warner Bros.
Banijay Rights Signs Premium Scripted and Factual Package Deal with ABC in Australia
Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced it has signed a landmark premium scripted and factual package deal with Australian public broadcaster ABC. The agreement comprises Welsh crime drama The One That Got Away, family saga The Hardacres, the modern re-imagining of iconic detective series Bergerac, the forthcoming Grantchester season 10 and revealing documentary series Picasso. The deal was negotiated by Lyle Bettson-Barker, … [Read more...] about Banijay Rights Signs Premium Scripted and Factual Package Deal with ABC in Australia









