Independent UK animation studio 3D Sparrow Group is further expanding its hit non-dialogue preschool and family comedy property Booba with launch of the show’s fourth season, signing of new broadcast partners and a growing consumer products programme. Additionally, Booba has reached a new milestone on YouTube after generating 1 billion quarterly views for the first time in Q4 2022, taking the brand to a total of 15.3 billion views to date. The newest season … [Read more...] about 3D Sparrow scores new deals for Booba as hit animated IP reaches digital milestone
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First global B2B marketplace for Asian broadcast content launched
SINGAPORE – AllRites, a Southeast Asian startup providing an online platform to discover, negotiate and purchase content rights—has officially launched the first global B2B marketplace for Asian film, tv, and sports broadcast content. As the first fully operational online platform for content buyers and sellers, the AllRites Marketplace already has over 17,000 hours of available content online, making it the largest Asia-based online trading platform for Asian broadcast … [Read more...] about First global B2B marketplace for Asian broadcast content launched
Endeavor restructures to form Endeavor content
Endeavor, a global leader in sports, entertainment and fashion, announced it is restructuring WME and IMG’s film and scripted television finance and sales groups to form Endeavor Content. Endeavor Content brings together WME Global and IMG’s entertainment sales groups which have collectively financed, packaged and / or sold over 100 films and TV shows in the past year. This includes five of the nine films nominated for Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards: “Arrival,” “Fences,” … [Read more...] about Endeavor restructures to form Endeavor content
Turner and IMG kick off first-ever ELEAGUE
Hong Kong – Turner and IMG’s first-ever ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational begins this weekend on truTV and Warner TV in Asia. Live coverage of the tournament action will also be presented on Twitch and YouTube from the G Fuel ELEAGUE Arena at Turner Studios in Atlanta. There’s plenty for the Asia-based eSports’ fan with participants from all around the continent including: Infiltration from South Korea; Momochi, Tokido, Daigo Umehara, Eita, MOV and Fuudo from Japan; Marn from Vietnam; … [Read more...] about Turner and IMG kick off first-ever ELEAGUE
The Young Pope travels to Scandinavia
London – FremantleMedia International and IMG announced the first distribution deal for the much-anticipated ten-part drama, The Young Pope. The deal will see the series premiere across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland on the Pan-Nordic SVOD and pay-TV operator C More. As part of the deal, Sweden’s largest commercial free-to-air network, TV4 will take the right for the series after it has been seen on C More. The Young Pope comes from the Director of the Academy Award®-winning The Great … [Read more...] about The Young Pope travels to Scandinavia
The Night Manager on Amazon Prime
London / Los Angeles– IMG and The Ink Factory announced that The Night Manager, the critically-acclaimed drama interpreted from John le Carré’s spy novel will come to Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK and Japan later this year. Prime members will be able to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership and in Japan; Prime Video will be the only destination to watch the series. … [Read more...] about The Night Manager on Amazon Prime
