Alfred Haber, President of Alfred Haber, Inc., announced that the company has secured the exclusive international distribution television rights to Motown 60: A GRAMMY Celebration, the two-hour special honouring the legendary record label, Motown Records, which introduced the world to the incredible sounds of popular soul and R&B music. Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and music legend Smokey Robinson, Motown 60: A GRAMMY Celebration features an all-star line-up of performers … [Read more...] about Alfred Haber secures rights to Motown 60: A GRAMMY Celebration
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Cartoon Network celebrates 20 years of The Powerpuff Girls
On International Women’s Day, Cartoon Network officially celebrates the birthday of The Powerpuff Girls in Asia with #Empowerpuff. The campaign is a movement that embraces empowerment and puts the spotlight on driven girls, young ladies and women who are Asia’s game changers. Can you believe that it has been 20 years since super-cute/super-fierce trio first used their awesome powers to save the world before bedtime? Time flies as fast as these wide-eyed superheroes, and now Cartoon … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network celebrates 20 years of The Powerpuff Girls
APC Kids starts gaming roll out for Kid-E-Cats
APC Kids, the children’s entertainment distribution company of boutique co-producer and distributor About Premium Content (APC), has started rolling out the global gaming plan for its hit animated series Kid-E-Cats, signing a deal with Russian developer DEVGAME to exploit six mobile games worldwide (excluding Russia, CIS, Australia and China). Following a successful launch in the CIS countries with seven million downloads of the ‘Kid-E-Cats: Picnic’ app, the new games will now roll … [Read more...] about APC Kids starts gaming roll out for Kid-E-Cats
Hotstar announces first-ever social cricket-watching experience for VIVO IPL 2019
Hotstar, India’s leading premium streaming platform, is poised to elevate the experience for the upcoming VIVO IPL 2019, India’s largest sporting extravaganza. With the motto of ‘Koi Yaar Nahi Far’, the streaming giant is rolling out a first-ever social cricket-watching experience for the new season which kicks off on 23 March 2019. This year, with ‘Koi Yaar Nahi Far’, Hotstar will bring people together irrespective of their location. Viewers will get the opportunity to invite their … [Read more...] about Hotstar announces first-ever social cricket-watching experience for VIVO IPL 2019
A+E Networks’ Seven Year Switch launches in Italy and Finland
On the heels of ratings success around the globe for its hugely popular social experiment format, Seven Year Switch, A+E Networks is launching local versions in Italy and Finland. Local productions of Seven Year Switch will premiere Monday, March 11, 2019 on Fox Life in Italy and Nelonen in Finland, joining Seven Network Australia, Antena 3 Spain, RTL4 Netherlands, C4 UK and LIFETIME U.S. who have all achieved success with the A+E Networks format. In Australia, the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks’ Seven Year Switch launches in Italy and Finland
Pact announces new legal framework for UK-China co-productions
The leading UK producers trade association, announced a new legal framework, designed to protect the sharing of confidential ideas and intellectual property between UK and Chinese co production partners. Fully compliant with both UK and Chinese law, the new framework is a new addition to a suite of legal and logistics documents featured in the UK-China Film & TV Toolkit, a resource developed along with the UK’s Intellectual Property Attaché to China based in the British Embassy in Beijing … [Read more...] about Pact announces new legal framework for UK-China co-productions