Global Screen, a TELEPOOL brand, releases first look images of Recipes for Love and Murder starring Maria Doyle Kennedy (Outlander, The Tudors). The 10 x 45’ South African and UK English language co-production has been chosen for the Berlinale Market & Co-Production series selections at the Berlin Film Festival, which highlights the recently completed series with outstanding content and strong market potential to buyers around the world. With its premiere on M-Net this March, Recipes for … [Read more...] about Global Screen releases first-look images of ‘Recipes for Love and Murder’
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Abacus Media Rights acquires documentary ‘Race and Medical Experiments: What’s The Truth’
Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, has secured worldwide distribution rights (excluding UK) for the one-hour feature documentary Race and Medical Experiments: What’s the Truth, an Uplands TV Production for Channel 4. Presented by television presenter and investigative journalist, Seyi Rhodes (How to Dump Your Mates, Unreported World), this impactful documentary is directed by Edmund Moriarty (Charles I’s Treasures Reunited, Private View) and executive produced by … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights acquires documentary ‘Race and Medical Experiments: What’s The Truth’
White Spark Pictures sets sail to Antarctica on the world’s most advanced ice-breaker
White Spark Pictures, the rapidly growing TV and VR production company founded by Briege Whitehead, has been granted exclusive access by the Australian Antarctic Division to join the maiden resupply voyage of its $528 million icebreaker to begin filming a two-hour documentary series, Birth of an Icebreaker: RSV Nuyina. RSV Nuyina (“noy-yee-nah”, which means ‘southern lights’ in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines) is scheduled to depart Hobart, Tasmania, on 9th February on its … [Read more...] about White Spark Pictures sets sail to Antarctica on the world’s most advanced ice-breaker
BBC Studios bolsters its digital news team
BBC Studios has announced a number of new roles aimed at further bolstering its digital news team. News Corp SVP and Global Head of Product Jennie Baird has been appointed to a newly created position of EVP and MD of Digital News and Streaming. During her tenure at News Corp, Baird was responsible for developing digital solutions for News Corp’s range of media companies including Dow Jones, News UK, News Corp Australia, New York Post, Storyful, Realtor.com, Foxtel and HarperCollins … [Read more...] about BBC Studios bolsters its digital news team
Seven Network Australia and All3Media International announce the return of ‘This is Your Life’
The Seven Network announced the exciting return of one of Australia’s longest-running and most acclaimed television series, This Is Your Life, debuting on Channel 7 and 7plus later this year. The deal was negotiated with All3Media International after their acquisition of the DRG/Nent library. Beloved across Australia for placing the spotlight on some of the nation’s most successful, admired and fascinating characters, This Is Your Life will return as a series of special events produced by ITV … [Read more...] about Seven Network Australia and All3Media International announce the return of ‘This is Your Life’
AsiaSat and Next Step announce collaboration on end-to-end content aggregation and distribution of new lifestyle HD channel ‘Thainess’
Asia’s premier satellite solutions provider, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and Thailand’s leading multi-channel operator Next Step Company Limited have entered into a strategic partnership, bringing together their unique expertise in content aggregation, media management and distribution for the launch of a new lifestyle HD channel ‘Thainess’. In collaboration with Next Step, AsiaSat will provide technical and marketing support to deliver Thainess to the … [Read more...] about AsiaSat and Next Step announce collaboration on end-to-end content aggregation and distribution of new lifestyle HD channel ‘Thainess’