London - Gaumont International Television, the production and distribution studio based in Los Angeles and part of the European-based motion picture studio Gaumont, has announced that the company is teaming with Drive helmer Nicolas Refn and Martha De Laurentiis to bring the iconic character “Barbarella” to the small screen. The series will be based on the character created by Jean-Claude Forest and made famous in the 1968 film of the same name starring Jane Fonda. … [Read more...] about Gaumont Int’l Television to produce new series based on iconic character “Barbarella”
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TV remains dominant platform in video content consumption
About 98 percent of the average five hours of daily viewing of videos in the United States are still being watched on traditional TV sets, according to the recently released Nielsen Cross-Platform Report. This means that while people are shifting to new technologies and devices that make it easier for them to watch the video they want, whenever and wherever they want, the fact remains that they are not “turning off” their TVs. TV screen remains the dominant platform on which to … [Read more...] about TV remains dominant platform in video content consumption
Editor@MIPTV: FremantleMedia opens big
Cannes - At the FremantleMedia press breakfast held in the Fremantle village by the French Riveria, CEO of FremantleMedia Tony Cohen, calls it the “best year ever for the international entertainment formats world.” “There were 99 formats travelling around the world; that’s the highest ever. It was 10 percent up from 2010, and Fremantle was the top company with more of those formats going into more territories than any other company,” announced Cohen. This year, … [Read more...] about Editor@MIPTV: FremantleMedia opens big
Telenovelas digitalize further
Miami – Telemundo Internacional is strengthening its presence in Latin America with three more premieres this month on Netflix. Aurora, Victoria and Marina will be available through the on-demand internet media streaming provider in more than 40 countries in the region, including Mexico, Brazil and the Caribbean. These productions form part of Telemundo’s second round of premieres on Netflix Latin America. The first round was in September, when the network announced a deal to host … [Read more...] about Telenovelas digitalize further
Strategic development
Netflix is deepening its reach into original programming, with the online streaming service striking a deal to air all-new episodes of Arrested Development exclusively on its platform in 2013. 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television will produce this latest season, although other details such as the number of episodes and whether the original cast members are returning is currently unknown. In a press release, 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Dana Walden and Gary Newman, said, “This … [Read more...] about Strategic development
Across the pond
Netflix is set to launch in the UK and Ireland in early 2012. In a statement, the company said consumers have unlimited access to films for a monthly subscription, and that a wide variety of electronic devices will be compatible with the service. More detail on content and pricing would be given at a later date. The announcement of this move across the Atlantic, follows latest news of the company losing an estimated 800,000 subscribers in the US, due to a recent price increase and a new plan to … [Read more...] about Across the pond
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