ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has signed the first international format deal for Star China’s hit primetime entertainment series, Sing My Song. Vietnam’s VTV3 has commissioned a 10 episode local version of the series from Cattiensa Media, which will air in early 2016. ITVS GE has also signed a deal for 12 Yard’s primetime family entertainment format Big Star’s Little Star. VTV3 has commissioned a 26 episode series from Multimedia JSC. It will air in … [Read more...] about VTV3 commissions “Sing My Song”
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ITVSGE and Pukeko Pictures partner BeyondTheStory
Wellington, New Zealand – ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) continues to accelerate its licensing drive for the highly anticipated boys’ action adventure series Thunderbirds Are Go, with news of digital developments ahead of the show’s broadcast debut this October. In partnership with New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures, the co-producers of Thunderbirds Are Go, ITVS GE has teamed up with innovative digital company BeyondTheStory to produce exciting new digital content … [Read more...] about ITVSGE and Pukeko Pictures partner BeyondTheStory
ITV Studios Global Entertainment collaborates with Universal Music Group
Sing My Song ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) and Universal Music Group are working together to bring Sing My Song to a worldwide audience. Sing My Song is Star China’s new hit primetime entertainment show, which ITVS GE distributes as a TV format internationally. Under this collaboration, Universal Music Group will be involved with the international territories that acquire the Sing My Song format from ITVS GE to produce locally. Universal Music will support the local … [Read more...] about ITV Studios Global Entertainment collaborates with Universal Music Group
ITVS GE to launch scripted content at MIPCOM
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) is set to launch a number of new scripted titles at MIPCOM 2014, led by US drama Aquarius, comedy Schitt’s Creek, period drama Poldark and Scandinavian mystery thriller Jordskott. Maria Kyriacou, MD of ITV Studios Global Entertainment and ROW said, “Our MIPCOM 2014 scripted slate is truly international, coming from the territories associated with the best scripted content: major North American drama and comedy in Aquarius and … [Read more...] about ITVS GE to launch scripted content at MIPCOM
ITV SGE renews its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has renewed its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand for ITV Studios’ popular soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale in Australia. The deal will see UKTV in Australia airing five new series of both Coronation Street (1300 episodes / 650 hours) and Emmerdale (260 episodes / 130 hours) until early 2020. Both programmes have aired on UKTV in weekday strips since 2007. Coronation Street regularly features within the top ten shows on pay-TV … [Read more...] about ITV SGE renews its deal with BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand
ITV renews deal with Japanese distributor
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has renewed its agency deal with Intervision in Japan, marking the start of the fiftieth year of the agreement between the two companies. Intervision has been representing ITVS GE’s portfolio of high-quality programming across a range of genres to major Japanese broadcasters since 1965. Key deals that Intervision has negotiated on behalf of ITVS GE during this time include the acquisition of hit drama Agatha Christie’s Poirot by public … [Read more...] about ITV renews deal with Japanese distributor