Prior to the Annecy Film Festival, Paris-based production and distribution company Prime Entertainment Group has closed a range of deals for animation content with international partners. HRT Croatia, Croatia's public broadcasting company, acquired the 24 minutes special "Ariol's Airplane Trip". Based on a best-selling comic strip, "Ariol" follows the story of an adorable blue donkey who goes on amazing adventures with his many friends. Following two very successful seasons (Ariol season 1: … [Read more...] about Prime inks several deals for animation content
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Canal+ and RAI commission new animated comedy ‘The Crunchers’
French broadcaster Canal+ and Italian public broadcaster RAI have jointly commissioned The Crunchers, a brand new 52 x 11’ 2D animated comedy series targeting children aged 7+. Paris-based children’s entertainment content distribution company Kids First has picked up the global rights to series, which will air on Canal+ in France and Poland, and on RAI Gulp and RAI Play in Italy in Fall 2023. The Crunchers is created by Cédric Stephan and Aurélien Bouillon and developed by French studio Je … [Read more...] about Canal+ and RAI commission new animated comedy ‘The Crunchers’
‘Find Me in Paris’ raises the ‘barre’ striking multi-territory deal with Disney+
Premium kids’ content distributor Federation Kids & Family (part of Federation Entertainment) and ZDF Enterprises have jointly finalised deals with Disney+ and Italian broadcaster RAI for the phenomenal hit tween live-action series Find Me in Paris. As part of an extensive worldwide multi-territory deal, Disney+ has acquired all three seasons of the hit series, whilst RAI also picked up Season Three following on from its successful run of the first two seasons. Monica Levy, Head of Sales, … [Read more...] about ‘Find Me in Paris’ raises the ‘barre’ striking multi-territory deal with Disney+
HBO and RAI renew My Brilliant Friend for a second season
HBO and RAI have renewed the drama series My Brilliant Friend for a second season. The eight-episode first season of the show is based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name, which is the first of her four-part series published in the U.S. by Europa Editions. Season two will be based on The Story of a New Name, her second book in the series. My Brilliant Friend is the tale of Elena Greco and the most important friend in her life. She met Raffaella Cerullo, whom she … [Read more...] about HBO and RAI renew My Brilliant Friend for a second season
RAI buys history series from Prime
PARIS/LOS ANGELES – Prime Entertainment Group has announced a major deal signed with RAI for the acclaimed WWII series Einsatzgruppen and the Nazi Death Squads for the channel RAI 3 in Italy. RAI is the biggest broadcaster in Italy owning some of the most successful channels in the territory. Its quality offer includes general entertainment, TV series, movies, culture, music, sports educational and the best history shows. Today RAI is the top TV station in Italy and holds a high … [Read more...] about RAI buys history series from Prime
UEFA EURO 2016 in Ultra HD
Paris / Rome– The first quarter-final of the UEFA EURO 2016 marked the kick-off of seven matches that Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, and Eutelsat (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) are offering Italian TV homes. The initiative with Eutelsat marks Rai’s most ambitious foray into Ultra HD that represents the next big leap forward in broadcasting. Images of the match were filmed by 14 Ultra HD cameras located by UEFA at the Vélodrome Stadium in Marseilles and sent to the International … [Read more...] about UEFA EURO 2016 in Ultra HD
