Fox International Productions has appointed FilmSharks to manage its international sales excluding Latin America for the family animation Lino 3D. Rafael Ribas directs from a screenplay he wrote with Estela Renner about a children’s entertainer called Lino who grows tired of his job and his cat costume. When the disgruntled entertainer seeks the help of a wizard, the mediocre magician transforms him into the thing he despises the most – his costume. Fox International Productions and … [Read more...] about FilmSharks to handle Lino 3D sales
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GRB Entertainment announces appointments
Sherman Oaks, CA - GRB Entertainment announced the appointment of Melanie Torres as its new Director of International Sales, responsible for profitability and sales growth in Latin America, U.S. Hispanic, CEE, CIS and Spanish-speaking Europe. Torres was previously Associate Manager of International Content Distribution at A+E Networks, where she spent four years between the New York and London offices working across Latin America, US Hispanic, US Syndication, Canada, UK, Benelux, … [Read more...] about GRB Entertainment announces appointments
GRB’s crime and justice deals
Sherman Oaks, CA- GRB Entertainment announced sales of its popular, true-life crime and justice programmes to UKTV, Fox UK and Foxtel. UKTV acquired new courtroom series Judge Faith Jenkins for its UK and Ireland feeds. Fascinating real-life crime series Killer Kids was picked up by Fox UK and explores the dark side of children. Foxtel acquired three seasons of investigative crime series On the Case with Paula Zahn for Australia and New Zealand. … [Read more...] about GRB’s crime and justice deals
Further sales for Get Blake!
Zodiak Kids has secured further sales for Get Blake! including Spain and the Middle East. The announcement comes after the Zodiak Kids Studios produced series premiered on Gulli in France and became an immediate ratings hit. The series launched on Nickelodeon, followed by Gulli where it consistently outperformed the channel average by 111%. The show was a real hit with its target audience of 4-10 years old boosting the channel average by 153%. … [Read more...] about Further sales for Get Blake!
BBC Worldwide sells two new series globally
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold two British dramas — Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond and Quirke — to a raft of broadcasters around the world ahead of their transmission in the UK. Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond is a (4 x 45’) spy drama series starring Dominic Cooper and Lara Pulver, and has been pre-sold to twelve territories including France (ARTE), Australia (ABC), Canada (Showcase and BBC Canada), Portugal (ZON), Pan Nordics (HBO), Sweden … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide sells two new series globally
Promotions at A+E Networks
Singapore – Ling-Sze Gan has been promoted to Senior Director of Content Sales, Asia. Based at A+E Networks’ Singapore office, she will oversee content distribution throughout the region to both standard and non-standard television platforms. Since joining A+E Networks in 2007, Gan has grown content distribution revenues in the region by 700 per cent, and has expanded distribution into the terrestrial market in Japan and has closed significant output deals in Korea, China and … [Read more...] about Promotions at A+E Networks
