MIPTV, Cannes- FremantleMedia International (FMI) announced a multitude of new deals with key SVOD platforms across Asia. With the total number of hours of content sold reaching over 1000, titles from FMI’s extensive catalogue will be available on iflix, DOONEE and iQiyi Taiwan. iflix has acquired over 400 hours’ worth of drama, comedy, factual documentary and lifestyle and will stream all genres to its subscribers. The Thailand-based DOONEE has signed for almost 300 hours’ worth of … [Read more...] about Fremantle’s SVOD deals in Asia
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Keshet sells Israeli series
MIPTV, Cannes– Keshet International (KI) has sold its Israeli series, The Baker and The Beauty and Milk & Honey to Channel 4’s recently launched foreign language drama on-demand service, Walter Presents. Both dramas will broadcast on the service later this year. Walter Presents launched in January to huge critical acclaim and showcases the world’s best foreign-language drama. The service is a partnership between Global Series Network and Channel 4 and is exclusively available, … [Read more...] about Keshet sells Israeli series
Endemol Italy licenses BOOM!
MIPTV, Cannes - Keshet International’s (KI) tension-filled, dramatic game show BOOM! has been licensed by Endemol Shine Italy and will be produced for the Discovery Group’s channel NOVE. A series of hour-long episodes of the KI format will soon go into production to be aired daily in an access prime slot from autumn 2016. More than 500 episodes of BOOM! have been commissioned worldwide to date. Antena 3 in Spain has recently extended its series order once more to include another 65 … [Read more...] about Endemol Italy licenses BOOM!
PRIME and RTI deals at MIPTV
PRIME Entertainment Group and RTI have partnered up once again at this year’s MIPTV in a package deal of 106 episodes, for Fitness First Class and Look And You. Both shows are for the channel RTI2, targeting female audiences. Fitness First Class is the bestseller fitness series of PRIME. … [Read more...] about PRIME and RTI deals at MIPTV
Thomas & Friends at MIPTV
MIPTV, Cannes, France– Mattel Creations has confirmed a distinctly international line-up of new characters in a trailer launched at MIPTV for its forthcoming new CG-animated Thomas & Friends: The Great Race movie, for television, theatrical and DVD release this summer. After much media speculation and hype around the new global characters to be included in the new movie, it has been officially revealed that The Great Race will include a line-up consisting of 13 new engines from around the … [Read more...] about Thomas & Friends at MIPTV
Armoza & Sohu collaborate
Sohu.com and their leading online streaming service TV.Sohu, have entered a co-development deal with Armoza Formats, marking their first joint collaboration. They have developed a new lifestyle format, The Running Show, which they launched at MIPTV and has been commissioned for its first season in China. The Chinese adaptation will begin production later this month for an early summer air date on TV.Sohu. The high energy talk show has been co-developed with both Asian and international … [Read more...] about Armoza & Sohu collaborate