Dragonfly has been commissioned by BBC One to produce a one-hour documentary that explores the impact of a new screening test that is said to detect Down’s syndrome in 99% of pregnancies. Actress Sally Phillips, a mother to a child with Down’s syndrome sets out to explore this emotionally charged debate and ask what effect the test could have on our society. Sally asks what the impact of this scientific breakthrough will be on the future of Down’s syndrome, at a time when … [Read more...] about BBC One commissions Dragonfly
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SPI launch FTA channel
SPI International’s free-to-air channel The Box for Africa will launch on CT Live platform that serves the South Africa and SADC countries. The channel will be placed on Intelsat-20; the main satellite for the region. The channel will showcase a premium mix of entertainment across movie, sports, music and lifestyle programming- including TV series, music videos, MMA and kickboxing championships, travel documentaries and adventure sports. The channel will be broadcast from Intelsat-20 … [Read more...] about SPI launch FTA channel
Tata Sky new service
Mumbai- Tata Sky launched a new service, Tata Sky Comedy, to its diverse bouquet of content. Tata Sky Comedy will offer original content created especially for this service along with classic comedy TV shows, like Nukkad, Ye Jo Hai Zindagi, Office Office and Zabaan Sambhalke". The DTH operator has partnered with Comedywalas, a unit of Shemaroo Entertainment for exclusive and new content such as Bollywood Tadka and Comedy Fatafat. The interactive section of the service features Jokes, Fun Quizzes … [Read more...] about Tata Sky new service
Best Format in Netherlands
Dance Dance Dance, Talpa’s celebrity dance format has won Best Format at the TV Beelden in the Netherlands. With groundbreaking technology, the show was a hit in Netherlands where it was launched on RTL4 in September last year. Dance Dance Dance has been renewed for a second season. Dance Dance Dance takes celebrity dancing to a whole new level. The dancers reenact the most famous dance performances with revolutionary technology to mimic the original setting and even a synchronized … [Read more...] about Best Format in Netherlands
Series Mania Festival 2016
Paris, France– Laurence Herszberg, General Director of Forum des Images and founder of Series Mania, announced that the Series Mania Festival has unveiled a brand new competition for world and international premieres at this year’s edition. Seven-time Emmy winner, David Chase has also been selected to serve as president of this year’s jury. Series Mania programmers will select eight recently finished TV series from eight different territories around the globe. An international … [Read more...] about Series Mania Festival 2016
ABS-CBN deals with Prime
Prime Entertainment Group announced a major package deal with ABS-CBN for Prime’s shows to be aired worldwide on Lifestyle Network, including The Secret Album of Clint Eastwood (1x70’). Owned by ABS-CBN, Lifestyle Network offers high quality shows in English airing 24/7 across the world through satellite, cable and video-on-demand platforms. … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN deals with Prime