ROCHESTER – EI Live!, premier trade show for the AV and automation industry, is spreading its wings and moving to a new venue in 2019, as well as embracing new industry sectors in an expanded format. Having dominated the landscape as the UK’s only AV and automation trade show for the last nine years, in 2019 EI Live! will expand to incorporate the commercial AV and automation, and electrical contracting sectors. The show will also move to the Farnborough International … [Read more...] about EI Live! trade show gets new home and sectors for 2019
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Hit series “BabyRiki” to launch in the UK and North America
HONG KONG – FUN Union, global children’s animation content creator and rights owner, has announced new deals with ITV, Kabillion, PlayKids, and Hong Kong-based Now TV, for three of its animated series BabyRiki, KikoRiki and PinCode. BabyRiki to premiere in the UK FUN Union has signed an exclusive deal with broadcaster ITV, the most popular commercial television network in the UK, for pre-school animation series BabyRiki. BabyRiki is a 5-min animated show, combining 3D CGI … [Read more...] about Hit series “BabyRiki” to launch in the UK and North America
DHX Media and BBC Children’s Productions continue “Creeped Out” season two
HALIFAX – DHX Media, leading global children’s content and brands company, and its co-production partner BBC Children’s Productions, have received a 10-episode order from CBBC in the UK and Family Channel in Canada for season two of the kids’ live action anthology series Creeped Out. Production on the collection of spooky tales begins this summer, with the first five episodes to be shot in Toronto in mid-August, followed by five episodes to be filmed in the North West of England. … [Read more...] about DHX Media and BBC Children’s Productions continue “Creeped Out” season two
OTT providers are beating Pay-TV rivals, but all still struggle with customer experience
LONDON – Consumers give higher negative ratings to traditional cable, satellite and IPTV pay-TV operators than online video-on-demand (VOD) providers such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu at every stage of the customer journey, according to new research from subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist Paywizard. Nonetheless, the figures reveal that over-the-top (OTT) subscription services also struggle to keep customers happy, receiving significant … [Read more...] about OTT providers are beating Pay-TV rivals, but all still struggle with customer experience
Red Arrow’s local language dramas head to the UK
LONDON – Red Arrow Studios International has secured a deal with boutique foreign-language drama streaming service, Walter Presents, for its Icelandic legal drama The Court and Swedish thriller series Farang in the UK. Seasons one and two of The Court will launch on All4 under the Walter Presents banner in September 2018 and Farang will premiere on Channel 4 later this year. This deal follows the recent US launch of season one of The Court on Walter Presents in May; season two will … [Read more...] about Red Arrow’s local language dramas head to the UK
The Voice Kids returns to ITV Choice
LONDON – After the popular ITV Choice series The Voice UK, comes The Voice Kids, the junior version of the hit reality singing show. The series will be the 2017 edition which was on UK screens last year. The Voice Kids, with the age limit being 7-14 years old, has a slightly different format than the adult version as there are no Knockout Rounds, just four stages: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Semi-Finals and the Live Final. The winner receives around £30,000 and a family trip … [Read more...] about The Voice Kids returns to ITV Choice
