ITN Source has signed a global deal to license clip footage from Twofour Group; a family of award-winning, globally recognised production companies, which includes Twofour, Boomerang, Mainstreet Pictures and BAFTA/Emmy winners Oxford Scientific Films. Twofour delivers world class international TV programming, spanning drama, factual, comedy and entertainment, to broadcasters around the world. Twofour Rights is its in-house distribution arm, representing the Twofour Group’s extensive catalogue … [Read more...] about ITN signs with Twofour
Emmy Awards
Game of Thrones returns
Singapore– The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series Game of Thrones returns for its ten-episode sixth season in Asia the same time as the U.S. – exclusively on HBO on 25 April at 9am, with a same day encore at 9pm, with new episodes every Monday at the same time. The series will also be available on HBO On Demand and HBO GO in selected territories where available. … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones returns
108 acquires The Challenger Muay Thai
MIPTV, Cannes–108 Media announced that they have acquired the rights to hit reality series, The Challenger Muay Thai, securing both licensing and formatting rights worldwide (excluding Australia, New Zealand and Asia). With the rise of K1 and UFC series capturing the hearts and imagination of millions of viewers around the world, The Challenger Muay Thai became the first martial-arts based television series to ever be nominated for an Emmy award. … [Read more...] about 108 acquires The Challenger Muay Thai
“El Señor de los Cielos” wins first-ever Emmy® Award
El Señor de los Cielos wins first-ever Emmy® Award New York – Telemundo’s original production El Señor de los Cielos won the first-ever Emmy® award given in the category of Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Programme at the 42nd edition of the International Emmy® Awards held in New York City. “We are extremely proud to be recognised by our industry peers for this project which perfectly embodies our super series format,” said Joshua Mintz, … [Read more...] about “El Señor de los Cielos” wins first-ever Emmy® Award
Globo nominated for the International Emmy Awards
Globo will compete for the International Emmy Awards in three categories. Precious Pearl, which will be launched in the international market in 2015, was nominated for the “Best Telenovela” award. The production was written by Thelma Guedes and Duca Rachid, authors of the worldwide success The Enchanted Tale. The series The Mayor's Wife, starring Tony Ramos (Passione) and Denise Fraga (Sketch It Out), was nominated for the “Comedy” category. Alexandre and Other Heroes, a … [Read more...] about Globo nominated for the International Emmy Awards
FOX wins 20 Emmy Awards
The 2014 66th Emmy Awards were announced with FOX International Channels winning 20 Emmys across its channels in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia! With FOX’s hit comedy Modern Family taking away yet another recording-tying fifth Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and NGC’s COSMOS receiving 4 impressive Emmys including Outstanding Writing, it is our pleasure to bring the very best of US entertainment to our viewers in Asia. For the full list please refer to the below. National Geographic … [Read more...] about FOX wins 20 Emmy Awards