LONDON: The Endemol Shine-backed digital distribution and VOD content marketing company MoMedia has inked a deal with Hasbro Studios to distribute the studio’s titles. The deal sees MoMedia repackage and distribute Hasbro Studios’ animated TV franchises, including Transformers: Rescue Bots and G.I. Joe: Renegades, in multiple languages. MoMedia will handle ...
Read More »LIMA Report Spotlights $241.5 Billion Global Licensing Business
NEW YORK: The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s (LIMA) first annual Global Licensing Industry Survey reveals that the market for products bearing the trademarked names and likenesses of cartoon characters, corporate logos and brands, major sports teams and more generated ...
Read More »Sesame Street Gets U.S. Spanish-Language Show
MIAMI: Sesame Amigos, Sesame Street's first-ever Spanish-language show specifically made for U.S. viewers, has been produced by Sesame Workshop exclusively for Univision, where it is slated to begin airing later this summer. Sesame Amigos uses dancing and play to teach children about being strong and developing morals, among other important ...
Read More »Australia’s ABC Kids Launches Preschool App
SYDNEY: The creators of Play School Art Maker, Play School Play Time and ABC Kids iview have developed the new ABC Kids play app, designed for preschoolers. The app is currently available for free download for the iPad on the App Store and offers a collection of games and activities ...
Read More »Netflix Renews BoJack Horseman, Slates Original Keith Richards Doc
BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix is bringing back its animated adult comedy BoJack Horseman for a third season, and has also unveiled a new original documentary for its slate, Keith Richards: Under the Influence. Season three of BoJack Horseman will feature 12 ...
Read More »BroadbandTV Aligns with BMG to Promote YouTube Music Artists
VANCOUVER: The multichannel network operator BroadbandTV and BMG, Bertelsmann's music publishing and rights subsidiary, have teamed up to launch Windfall, which will help to promote up-and-coming musical artists on YouTube. Windfall will help to find, develop and service artists across ...
Read More »Diane Keaton Joins Jude Law in The Young Pope
LONDON/NEW YORK/PARIS: Along with Academy Award nominee Jude Law, Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton will star in the drama series The Young Pope, directed by Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty). The eight-episode drama is a joint production of Sky, HBO and CANAL +. The Young Pope tells the controversial story of ...
Read More »Fulfilling Demands for Filipino Drama
Roxanne Barcelona, the VP of GMA Worldwide, talks to TV Drama about the demand for Filipino fantasy drama in the international market.
Read More »Battlestar Galactica to Air in Spanish on NBC Universo
MIAMI: The cult hit Battlestar Galactica, which remains one of the highest rated series ever on Syfy, is to air on NBC Universo in Spanish for the first time on U.S. television. From Universal Cable Productions, the sci-fi series launches on NBC Universo on July 29 at 9 p.m. It ...
Read More »Escapade Media to Rep Teenage Ice Trekker Doc
SYDNEY: Escapade Media has snapped up the global distribution rights, excluding the U.K., for the CBBC-commissioned documentary Teenage Ice Trekker. Teenage Ice Trekker follows a 14-year-old boy as he embarks on an Arctic adventure with his father, who is trying to live life to the fullest before his eye condition causes ...
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