Sara Alessi

The SVOD service Hallmark Movies Now is rolling out on Amazon Channels, offering between 800 and 1,000 hours of family-friendly content.

Essential Media and Entertainment has appointed Kate Brady, who joins the company from Network Ten, as commercial director.

Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) recorded a 4-percent rise in total attendees last month, drawing more than 7,500 licensing industry professionals from across the globe.

Industry veteran Guy Sheppard has been named head of business affairs at ABC Studios International.

Crackle, Sony Pictures Television Networks’ free, ad-supported streaming channel, has acquired rights for Federal Offense, a movie from Boundless Pictures featuring award-winning actor and comedian Chevy Chase (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise).

SDI Media Group has acquired the international film marketing agency PPC Creative from the private equity firm Smedvig Capital.

Global news agency Ruptly has launched its first video-streaming platform offering live worldwide events and giving users the ability to broadcast directly to social media.

Boat Rocker Rights is heading to MIPCOM, where it will present its largest slate to date, featuring more than 2,000 half-hours of new kids’ and family and factual content, including Late Nite Eats.

British comedian, writer and award-winning actor Sir Lenny Henry has signed on to deliver a keynote address at MIPCOM 2017 as part of the event’s expanded Diversity Program.

Nick Bell, the VP of content at Snap Inc., and Sean Mills, the company’s senior director of content programming, will discuss content creation for mobile in a keynote at MIPCOM next month.