SYDNEY: New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has tapped Brightcove to help relaunch its on-demand video service, TVNZ OnDemand, which features new exclusive programming. With Brightcove Video Cloud, TVNZ will also be able to deliver pause and resume functionality, allowing viewers to start watching an episode on one device and continue on ...

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has become the global distributor of the 2015 Global Citizen Festival, a musical event featuring artists from around the world that will take place in New York’s Central Park on September 26. The specially curated six-hour live ...

LOS ANGELES: Kabillion, a VOD network from Splash Entertainment, has become the distributor for Cyber Group Studios' animated shows Ozie Boo and Mademoiselle Zazie in the U.S. across all digital platforms. Mademoiselle Zazie looks on as 7-year-old children discover how to solve problems in a grown-up world. The show is slated ...

NEW YORK: The animated digital short Rocket Dog, which launched two years ago on Channel Frederator Network’s Cartoon Hangover site, is due to make the leap to linear TV through a deal with Australian indie Studio Moshi. The co-production deal marks the first content from Frederator Studios’ Too Cool! Cartoons ...

Since premiering in 2013, Brain Games has quickly become one of National Geographic Channel’s biggest and most buzzed-about hits. Hosted by Jason Silva, the show uses games, hidden-camera setups and insight from neuroscientists to explore how the brain works. Airing on National Geographic Channel in 170-plus markets in some 45 ...

SANTA MONICA/SAN RAFAEL: Lionsgate has made an investment in Telltale Games, a game developer and publisher responsible for gaming extensions for The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, with plans to co-develop original projects. The investment will continue the extension of Lionsgate's film and TV brands into the game space. ...

NEW YORK: Mexico’s Televisa is set to air the CGI reboot of the popular Bob the Builder preschool series, from Mattel’s HIT Entertainment. The reimagined title will debut next year as part of the network’s preschool programming block. HIT Entertainment produced the series, with animation support from Canada’s Mainframe. Televisa ...

GLENDALE: DreamWorks Animation (DWA) reported an operating loss of $247.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, impacted by a previously announced restructuring plan and the weak theatrical performance of The Penguins of Madagascar. For Q4, the net loss attributable to DWA was $263.2 million, compared to the year-ago's ...

LONDON: Zodiak Kids has secured a pair of presales for Marathon Media's Get Blake!, a new animated comedy series developed in partnership with Nickelodeon and Gulli. Get Blake! was presold to De Agostini Editore for the Italian kids' channel Super!, and to JKN Global for JKN and Bright in Thailand. The ...

LONDON: The ten leading pay-TV operators in the U.S. collectively lost 20,600 subscribers in the latest quarter, which is an improvement from the loss of 45,000 in the previous quarter. The informitv Multiscreen Index shows that over the year, the operators gained 82,200 subscribers, bringing their combined total to 87.67 ...