Amazon Studios announced that Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) will star in writer/director Richard Tanne’s coming-of-age drama and romance film, Chemical Hearts. Based on the beloved novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland,the film is currently shooting in New Jersey. Chemical Hearts is an Amazon Original produced for Amazon Prime Video. Producers are Page Fifty-Four’s Alex Saks (The Florida Project, Book Club) and Tanne, and the film is executive produced by Jamin O’Brien (Eighth Grade) and … [Read more...] about Amazon Studios Begins Production on Richard Tanne’s Chemical Hearts
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IMDb TV triples content selection and plans European expansion
- IMDb TV, a free streaming video channel formerly known as IMDb Freedive, will triple its content selection, bringing thousands of new titles to the ad-supported service in the coming months. Additionally, IMDb TV will launch in Europe later this year, bringing a premium collection of movies and TV shows to customers for free. Through new deals with studios like Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM Studios, customers can enjoy award-winning, box-office hits like … [Read more...] about IMDb TV triples content selection and plans European expansion
AppTek and yellaUmbrella announces partnership
AppTek, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Neural Machine Translation (NMT), announced that yellaUmbrella, experts in media localization and access service technologies, have chosen AppTek’s ASR and MT technologies for integration with yellaUmbrella's Nebula and Stellar media processing systems. The integration will provide class-leading media localization and access service solutions to the broadcast and media … [Read more...] about AppTek and yellaUmbrella announces partnership
Viacom appoints Day Zero Production President
Viacom Inc. (VIAB, VIA) and Day Zero Productions announced Haroon Saleem as President of Production for Day Zero Productions, an international production and distribution company led by Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Saleem is based in Los Angeles and reports directly to Noah. Viacom is a partner in Day Zero Productions and holds exclusive first look rights on all projects developed by Noah and Day Zero Productions across all media, including … [Read more...] about Viacom appoints Day Zero Production President
Christy Haubegger named WarnerMedia Chief of Enterprise Inclusion
John Stankey, CEO, WarnerMedia, announced the appointment of Christy Haubegger as Executive Vice President, Chief Enterprise Inclusion Officer, WarnerMedia. Haubegger will report directly to Stankey and work closely with the senior leadership team across the company to drive business growth through strategic investment in diverse audiences and to ensure the organization’s workforce is representative of the markets it serves. In 2018, WarnerMedia formalized its commitment to diversity and … [Read more...] about Christy Haubegger named WarnerMedia Chief of Enterprise Inclusion
ZEE5 Partners with DViO
Global digital entertainment platform ZEE5 announced that the multi-country, integrated social media and marketing agency, DViO has been brought onboard to drive its social media strategy for APAC, MENA and Europe. The mandate was won following a multi-agency pitch. The brand will be handled by the agency’s Mumbai office. DViO Digital gets onboarded at a time when ZEE5 is aggressively ramping up its expansion across markets. Launched across 190+ markets in October 2018 with over … [Read more...] about ZEE5 Partners with DViO