Paris – Warner Bros. Television Group’s President Bruce Rosenblum will join PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at MIPCOM 2012 to discuss the future of media, entertainment and broadcasting. Following the much-anticipated PwC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook industry report presentation at MIPCOM on Monday, 8 October, PwC’s Marcel Fenez, Global Leader Entertainment & Media, will conduct a keynote interview with Rosenblum on the stage of the Palais des Festival’s … [Read more...] about Warner’s Bruce Rosenblum to speak at MIPCOM
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Asia’s WarnerTV to exclusively screen first two installments of Nolan’s Batman legend
WarnerTV is the only channel in Asia that will be screening the first two installments of director Nolan’s Batman series – Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, before the final movie is released this year. Based on DC Comics character Batman, the WarnerTV Batman Double Feature will be screened on 15 July on WarnerTV Asia. … [Read more...] about Asia’s WarnerTV to exclusively screen first two installments of Nolan’s Batman legend
Youku launches own show with original content
Beijing – Youku Inc., in partnership with China's top satellite TV stations and music studios, has produced Legendary Me, an online talent show that aims to highlight and promote grassroot talents from among the site’s viewer base. The show will feature a panel of judges from 10 Chinese satellite TV stations – Hunan Satellite, Dragon, Zhejiang Satellite, Shandong Satellite, Anhui Satellite, Tianjin Satellite, Liaoning Satellite, Jiangxi Satellite, Guangxi Satellite, and … [Read more...] about Youku launches own show with original content
Genre-bending
Paris – The MIPFormats Pitch 2012’s call for entries is now open. Taking place during the main MIPFormats forum, the international pitching competition aims to find new ideas, new talent and new formats. The event, held on 31 March, is open to all creators and producers from around the world who work under the banner of a company or independently. Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP), the exclusive sponsor of the competition, will oversee pre-selection to choose … [Read more...] about Genre-bending
Warner Bros. supports Fresh Talent
Cannes – Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has concluded an agreement with Reed MIDEM, in which it is set to be the exclusive sponsor of the MIPFormats Fresh Talent Pitch in 2012. Under the terms of the partnership, the network will spend up to USD$25,000 to develop the winning project as a television project, via one of its production companies. The Fresh Talent Pitch is a competition for companies with innovative concepts for new, non-scripted entertainment formats. The … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. supports Fresh Talent
