World-renowned survival expert Bear Grylls and Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh plunge into “the ultimate arena of wilderness” in this interactive special, premiering 8th July on Netflix. Together they’ll adventure through some of the world's most hostile terrain in Serbia—infamous for its wildfires, wetlands, water canyons, monster waterfalls and labyrinth of caves that will push them to the limits of human survival. This dynamic duo will face surreal challenges along the way, all while … [Read more...] about Netflix announces interactive survival reality special ‘Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls’
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Firstlight Media appoints Mrinal Ankit to lead India/APAC sales engineering efforts
Firstlight Media announced the continued expansion of its customer-facing resources in India and APAC to support growing market activity in the region. Within weeks of new deployments by aha in India’s Tamil-language market and PLDT’s Smart Communications arm in the Philippines, Firstlight Media has hired Mrinal Ankit to lead sales engineering efforts that can expedite the adoption of the company’s cloud-native platform. Ankit will work directly with Navdeep Singh Aswal, Head of Sales, India and … [Read more...] about Firstlight Media appoints Mrinal Ankit to lead India/APAC sales engineering efforts
‘Mystery Duets’ set for Korean adaptation by top Korean format companies
CAN’T STOP media is proud to announce that Image9Coms, one of Korea’s major production companies and the physical production company behind the Korean adaptation of “Got Talent” has been commissioned to adapt Mystery Duets for MBN TV Group, in association with Korean Format expert Jinwoo Hwang’s Something Special. The show will air in a weekly primetime slot on MBN for 10 consecutive weeks during the summer. This deal marks the second international version of the … [Read more...] about ‘Mystery Duets’ set for Korean adaptation by top Korean format companies
Bloomberg and ZEASN partner to launch linear channels on WhaleLive
ZEASN, one of the world’s leading providers of OTT and smart TV solutions, announced the partnership with Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader. The deal encompasses the launch of the linear streaming channels Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Quicktake on WhaleLive in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and other territories. Starting today, WhaleLive users will be able to watch these Bloomberg linear channels on multiple ZEASN-supported smart TVs, including … [Read more...] about Bloomberg and ZEASN partner to launch linear channels on WhaleLive
Studio 100 joins Youngfilms and B Water on the animation series ‘Johnny Sinclair’
Studio 100, one of the leading independent studios for children's and family entertainment, joins forces with Hamburg based youngfilms and international prodco B Water Studios to bring the new CGI adventure-comedy series Johnny Sinclair: Ghost Hunter (52 x 11’) to life. The production will be realized in association with Studio 100 Media’s Munich based Studio Isar Animation. Studio 100 Media takes over worldwide rights distribution as well as licensing & merchandising. Produced by … [Read more...] about Studio 100 joins Youngfilms and B Water on the animation series ‘Johnny Sinclair’
GoQuest Media acquires several dramas from Europe
Global independent content distributor GoQuest Media has acquired several dramas from Europe. The deals finalised gives GoQuest Media distribution rights to Secrets of the Grapevine from Serbian telecommunications and cable TV operator Telekom Srbija, Crazy in Love from Polish broadcaster TVN, Still Waters from Estonian pubcaster ERR, and Sacrificiul (Sacrificial) from Romanian production company Dream Film Production. Winner of the Most Viewed Series … [Read more...] about GoQuest Media acquires several dramas from Europe
