SANTA MONICA/BEIJING: Lionsgate has inked a new long-term output deal with iQIYI, delivering a range of movies to the Chinese online video platform.
Read More »Mediapro & YLE Co-Developing Crime Thriller
BARCELONA: Spain's Mediapro is working with the Finnish pubcaster YLE on the thriller The Paradise, which transports the Nordic Noir genre to the Mediterranean.
Read More »Om Nom Stories Launches on AmebaTV
WINNIPEG: Cut the Rope: Om Nom Stories, a series based on the mobile game franchise from Zeptolab, has gone live on kids’ streaming platform AmebaTV.
Read More »Nina L. Diaz Promoted to Head of Unscripted at MTV, VH1
NEW YORK: Nina L. Diaz is expanding her remit to now oversee the development and production of all unscripted programming for MTV and VH1.
Read More »MTG Ups Investment in InnoGames
STOCKHOLM: MTG has completed its previously announced acquisition of 21 percent of the global online games developer and publisher InnoGames, which it is now purchasing an additional 14-percent stake in.
Read More »Former Turner CEO Phil Kent to Join Scripps’ Board
KNOXVILLE: Philip Kent, who served as CEO of Turner Broadcasting System from 2003 to 2013, will be nominated to Scripps Networks Interactive's board of directors at its annual shareholder meeting in 2017.
Read More »NBC Strengthens Scripted, Alternative Programming with Promotions
UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has elevated business affairs executives Masami Yamamoto and Lee Straus, who are taking on expanded roles in scripted and alternative programming, respectively.
Read More »ATF Spotlight: ZDF Enterprises
SINGAPORE: The hit series H2O: Just Add Water has aired in more than 160 countries, giving ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) confidence in the international reach for its animated spin-off, H2O: Mermaid Adventures.
Read More »Sam Worthington Signs On for Manifesto
LOS ANGELES: Sam Worthington (Hacksaw Ridge, Avatar) has been cast in Discovery Channel's scripted series Manifesto, set to air in 2017.
Read More »ATF Spotlight: Fred Media
SINGAPORE: At ATF, Fred Media is presenting new seasons of the lifestyle series Miguel’s Feasts, Travels with the Bondi Vet and The Renovation King.
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