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
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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
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
ITV News Deploys LiveU IP-Video EcoSystem Across its National and Regional Newsgathering Fleet Further Expanding Relationship
Expanding its already extensive relationship with LiveU, ITV News is deploying technology from across LiveU’s IP-Video EcoSystem for efficient and flexible live newsgathering. The globally renowned broadcaster set out with the aim of greatly increasing the sustainability of its newsgathering operations while also benefiting from the latest LiveU developments. The driver for long-term sustainability came from both an environment and a workflow perspective, enabling ITV to produce more content … [Read more...] about ITV News Deploys LiveU IP-Video EcoSystem Across its National and Regional Newsgathering Fleet Further Expanding Relationship
Zattoo Partners with Media Distillery to Enhance Streaming across its Managed TV Platform Business
Zattoo, the leading TV streaming and TV-as-a-Service provider in Europe, and Media Distillery, the leading AI technology provider in video UX optimization, announce their new collaboration within the upcoming launch of Zattoo’s new product Stream API. This includes AI- and Machine Learning-enriched Time Marker Suite, now pre-integrated for Zattoo’s B2B managed platform service for TV streaming service operators. With over 30 TV platform customers, Zattoo’s B2B operation supports Tier 1 … [Read more...] about Zattoo Partners with Media Distillery to Enhance Streaming across its Managed TV Platform Business
OUTtv reveals competition series with Willam Belli
OUTtv, the world’s leading LGBTQ+ streaming service, has commissioned a new male-stripper reality competition series Willam’s Dark Room Duel hosted by drag icon Willam Belli (RuPaul’s Drag Race, A Star is Born, Iconic Justice). The 30 x 7 series is produced by Daddy TV and enters production in October 2024. The series will feature multi-talented male-strippers going head-to-head in a series of themed challenges and performances. The entertainer who makes it to the top of a bracket-based … [Read more...] about OUTtv reveals competition series with Willam Belli