Keshet International (KI) has secured the international distribution rights to a further raft of content for its MIPCOM 2024 slate, including Keshet 12’s romcom Save the Date (Bekarov Etzli); TV JOJ’s sophisticated thriller Too Much Love; Netflix’s crime drama Rough Diamonds; Apple TV’s Echo 3; and BBC One’s crimefighting docuseries SAS: Catching the Criminals with Billy Billingham. Kelly Wright, KI’s MD of Distribution, says, “We’re thrilled to be supplementing our buzziest drama slate yet … [Read more...] about Keshet International launches MIPCOM 2024 slates with three addtional acquisitions
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Snowed-In Productions’ JOAN shines around the world as All3Media International secures presales across six continents
Leading independent distributor All3Media International has announced presales for upcoming drama JOAN, which stars Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Staircase) as notorious jewel thief Joan Hannington. The deals will see the premium six-part drama from Snowed-In Productions travel across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Canada and Latin America joining previously announced commissioning broadcaster ITV in the UK and co-producer CW in the US. JOAN is a powerful story … [Read more...] about Snowed-In Productions’ JOAN shines around the world as All3Media International secures presales across six continents
GRB Media Ranch Penetrates African Market with Factual Programming & Formats
Gary R. Benz, CEO of GRB Media Ranch has announced several format & factual program deals with African exhibitors, brokered by GRB Media Ranch sales executive, Liz Levenson. The first international format sale ever of GRB Studios’ long-running series, Untold Stories of the E.R. has been licensed, to Khelgejo for production in Africa. The 150+ episode docuseries has been licensed into 200+ countries over its 20-year life. Format Sales - Untold Stories of E.R., licensed to Khelgejo for … [Read more...] about GRB Media Ranch Penetrates African Market with Factual Programming & Formats
ZEE5 Global’s Telugu Entertainment Shines with OSCAR®-winning RRR, Karthikeya 2, and Hanu-Man Break All-Time Vernacular Movie Records
ZEE5 Global, the world's largest streaming platform for South Asian content, has revealed that Telugu is one of the top 2 vernacular languages consumed on the platform. The company has shared this insight on the occasion of the Telugu language day celebrated globally by viewers. Some of the most notable releases- the RRR, Karthikeya 2, and Hanu-Man, have outperformed others in the vernacular category to become all-time top-watched movies on ZEE5 Global. RRR, an OSCAR®-winner, Telugu-first … [Read more...] about ZEE5 Global’s Telugu Entertainment Shines with OSCAR®-winning RRR, Karthikeya 2, and Hanu-Man Break All-Time Vernacular Movie Records
Dandelooo and Canal+ set to produce Max & Rabbit
Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has been commissioned to produce a new 2D animation series Max & Rabbit (Max & Lapin) for Canal+, France. The series for 3- to 5-year-olds features the dynamic duo Max and Rabbit as they accompany young viewers through daily situations. Using clever and effective tools Max & Rabbit deals with emotions, helps kids to listen, accept, verbalise and find charming fun solutions for every little problem … [Read more...] about Dandelooo and Canal+ set to produce Max & Rabbit
MetaMedia Appoints Kristin Kielpinski Cinema and Event Programming Leader as Senior Executive
MetaMedia, the world’s first cloud-based platform for delivering movies, live events, targeted advertising and other premium content to cinemas, today announced the appointment of Kristin Kielpinski, a respected content strategist and innovator in event cinema and alternate content distribution to its team as vice president, strategic partnerships. “MetaMedia is thrilled to welcome Kristin Kielpinski as our new vice president of strategic partnerships,” said MetaMedia Founder and CEO Jason … [Read more...] about MetaMedia Appoints Kristin Kielpinski Cinema and Event Programming Leader as Senior Executive