Warner Bros. Discovery announced its leadership for Japan and Australia & New Zealand [ANZ], reporting into James Gibbons, President & Managing Director, Japan & ANZ, Warner Bros. Discovery. Masami Takahashi is appointed Country Manager, Head of Studios, Japan, based in Tokyo. He will continue to oversee all theatrical activity, local production, content licensing, games and consumer products. Glen Kyne is appointed Head of Networks, Japan and Australia & New … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. Discovery announces leadership for Japan and Australia and New Zealand
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Amcomri Entertainment acquires Flame Media
Amcomri Entertainment Inc. announced it has acquired the assets of Flame Media, a global distributor and library owner of factual and documentary TV content. Flame Media, with offices in Australia and the UK, has approximately 2,200 hours and more than 500 titles of high-end factual programming in its content library. Increasing the company’s TV library offering to 4,750 hours of programming, Flame will be operated by Amcomri’s TV content distribution business Abacus Media … [Read more...] about Amcomri Entertainment acquires Flame Media
Korean Broadcasting System and BBC Studios announce multi-year factual content deal
BBC Studios and South Korea’s leading national broadcaster, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) announced the renewal of their long-term partnership with a multi-year content deal which will allow KBS exclusive access to the first windowing of blue-chip Natural History titles in South Korea. This includes Frozen Planet II, Dynasties II, and Planet Earth III. This renewal, which marks the 23rd year of partnership between BBC Studios and KBS, also includes a first-look at other premium … [Read more...] about Korean Broadcasting System and BBC Studios announce multi-year factual content deal
CJ ENM Hong Kong unveils posters, trailers and stills of its premium scripted series at Busan Content Market
CJ ENM HONG KONG LTD update all its Mandarin premium scripted series: Mom, Don’t Do That, The Amazing Grace of Σ, Venus on Mars, Deep End and Hungry Souls: From Hell with Love with official poster, brand-new trailer and stills at Busan Content Market. A sneak preview for the five series was also shared via a trade video. The highly-anticipated series, Mom, Don’t Do That! is set to premiere globally on 15 July (Friday), exclusively on Netflix and the official poster was shared today. A … [Read more...] about CJ ENM Hong Kong unveils posters, trailers and stills of its premium scripted series at Busan Content Market
StarHub announces its dedicated OTT service for Premier League on StarHub TV+
Living up to its promise of making the Premier League more affordable, StarHub is excited to unveil Premier+, its latest over-the-top service on StarHub TV+ specially created for fans, who can catch the competition on any device, over any network. From $19.99 monthly, Premier+ subscribers will enjoy an immersive Premier League viewing experience, delivered with many new features and unmatched flexibility, while relishing all 380 Premier … [Read more...] about StarHub announces its dedicated OTT service for Premier League on StarHub TV+
Blue Ant International acquires production financing and distribution firm Drive Media Rights
Global distribution group, Blue Ant International, announced that it has acquired 100% ownership of UK-based Drive Media Rights. The deal represents Blue Ant International’s ongoing expansion in the UK and the distributor’s commitment to growing its pre-sale capacity while supercharging the distributor’s network within the creative community. As part of the deal, Drive’s Managing Directors Ben Barrett and Lilla Hurst will now join Blue Ant International as Global Head of … [Read more...] about Blue Ant International acquires production financing and distribution firm Drive Media Rights
