DHX Media, a global children’s content and brands company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lara Ilie to the position of Vice President of Rights Strategy, reporting to Anne Loi, Chief Commercial Officer. In this newly created position, Ms Ilie will develop and help implement integrated strategies to monetize the Company’s portfolio of intellectual property rights across business units and territories. Working with the senior management team, Ms Ilie will be responsible for formulating … [Read more...] about DHX Media appoints Lara Ilie as VP of rights strategy and Rachel Taylor as Commercial Director
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Fossil Group Enters Agreement To Sell Select Smartwatch Technology To Google
Fossil Group announced its plan to sell to Google for $40 million intellectual property (IP) related to a smartwatch technology currently under development by Fossil Group. As part of the transaction, a portion of Fossil Group’s research and development (R&D) team currently supporting the transferring IP will join Google. Fossil Group retains more than 200 R&D team members to focus on innovation and product development. The transaction showcases Fossil Group and Google’s … [Read more...] about Fossil Group Enters Agreement To Sell Select Smartwatch Technology To Google
Viceland to go live four nights a week
VICELAND announced a bold new venture placing live programming at the center of its schedule -- airing VICE LIVE two hours a night, four nights a week, starting Monday February 25 from 9-11PM ET. VICE LIVE taps directly into the core of VICE's DNA - fearless irreverence, boundless curiosity and a DIY sensibility. Originating out of VICE’s buzzing Brooklyn Headquarters, VICE LIVE will broadcast live (give or take seven seconds or so) and cover all of the day's hottest topics and … [Read more...] about Viceland to go live four nights a week
CTE achieves stellar ratings in 2018
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, finished 2018 on a high note with 7.6 million additional subscribers and stellar ratings for its channels. Celestial’s footprint expanded significantly in 2018, with 7.6 million additional subscribers driven by new deals in Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar, across the Network’s Celestial Movies, CCM, KIX, Thrill and Miao Mi services. New affiliates added … [Read more...] about CTE achieves stellar ratings in 2018
HOOQ partners with OVO
HOOQ, Asia’s first and largest premium video-on-demand service, announced a deep strategic partnership with OVO, Indonesia’s most widely accepted payments platform, to bring premium entertainment to millions of users in Indonesia. The partnership will see HOOQ integrated with OVO as a seamless video service and enables customers to pay for and watch HOOQ content on HOOQ from within the OVO environment. The partnership between these two leading brands underscores both companies’ … [Read more...] about HOOQ partners with OVO
Amazon Prime Video announced Season Two of the Prime Original Series Breathe
Amazon Prime Video announced that it has commenced the production of an all-new season of the Prime Original Series, Breathe. Created by Abundantia Entertainment, the second season of the hugely successful show also marks the digital streaming on-screen debut of Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan. The show will continue to be directed by Mayank Sharma and he, along with Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli and Arshad Syed, have helmed the narrative as writers of the show. Actor Amit … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Video announced Season Two of the Prime Original Series Breathe