London–CAKE and Australian production outfits Cheeky Little Media and Mighty Nice have signed a UK publishing deal with Hodder Children’s Books, for their new CGI children’s comedy series Bottersnikes & Gumbles. Hodder Children’s Books will publish a series of young fiction and sticker and activity books aimed at 6-9 year olds based on the TV series, which is set to air on CBBC in July this year. Bottersnikes & Gumbles is co-produced by CBBC in the UK and Seven Network in Australia … [Read more...] about Book deal for Bottersnikes & Gumbles
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ITV to remake Cannonball for Seven
ITV Studios Australia has been commissioned by the Seven Network to make a local version of Cannonball, an outdoor water-based game show format created by Talpa. This is the first production to result from ITV Studios and Talpa’s exclusive production partnership, which saw ITV Studios become the production partner for Talpa formats in Australia and the Nordics. In Cannonball, 15 daredevil young couples compete in a fun and action-packed water battle set on a lake. Talpa has already … [Read more...] about ITV to remake Cannonball for Seven
ITV Australia appoints new CEO
ITV Studios announced it has appointed David Mott to the post of Chief Executive Officer, ITV Studios Australia. Mott will take up his post in November from his current role of Managing Director of Nine Network, Perth and Network Program Executive. He will report to Maria Kyriacou, MD of ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Rest of World. Prior to Nine Network, he led Network Ten’s brand repositioning with a targeted content commissioning strategy as Chief Programming Officer. He had held … [Read more...] about ITV Australia appoints new CEO
Seven Network purchases httvStream for HbbTV
Sydney – As part of their ongoing move into HbbTV the Seven Network purchased a High Tech TV (HTTV) httvStream data streamer and real-time multiplexer and an HTTV Broadcast Application Manager from Magna Systems and Engineering. Seven Network General Manager – Group Technical Services Trevor Bird said, “Seven Network approached Magna Systems and Engineering for the supply of a new httvStream carousel for the generation of the Application Information Table (AIT) in … [Read more...] about Seven Network purchases httvStream for HbbTV
Seven’s “Million Dollar Minute” goes to New Zealand
The Seven Network announced on June 23 Seven Productions’ Million Dollar Minute’s move into New Zealand. The new game show – created, developed and produced by Seven – has recorded significant audience gains, closing the gap on the incumbent game show on one network and successfully counter-programming against news on another. The signing represents a significant step in Seven’s plans to expand this format into international markets and follows the recent … [Read more...] about Seven’s “Million Dollar Minute” goes to New Zealand
Escapade Media acquires 77 hours of pre-school content from TVNZ
Sydney, Australia – Escapade Media has recently entered into a license agreement with TVNZ Kidzone24 for two pre-school series produced by Ambience Entertainment featuring Jay Laga’aia. The deal includes Larry The Lawnmower, a previous Seven Network series, narrated Jay Laga’aia, and a soon to be announced brand new series created by Jay Laga’aia for the Seven Network. Escapade Media is a newly formed company based in Sydney specialising in film/TV financing, … [Read more...] about Escapade Media acquires 77 hours of pre-school content from TVNZ