January 30, 2012
MAINZ/HAMBURG: Studio Hamburg Distribution & Marketing (SHDM) and ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) have formed the joint venture Studio Hamburg Enterprises (SHE), which will focus on producing and marketing DVDs. The new company, SHE, aims to purchase the rights for feature films and TV programs and their distribution in the DVD/Blu-ray market. …
January 30, 2012
This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of TV Europe. Innovation has been at the heart of the British pay-TV service BSkyB since the very beginning, from the electronic programming guide to the remote control with the famous interactive red button, from the personal video recorder …
January 30, 2012
This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of TV Europe. The CEO of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and RTL Television At the helm of the RTL Group’s German operations, Anke Schäferkordt oversees the TV stations RTL Television, which is the most successful commercial station in Germany; …
January 31, 2012
LONDON: BSkyB, which posted strong half-year profits, is planning to launch a new Internet TV service, positioned as an alternative for people who don’t currently subscribe to pay TV. Expected to launch in the first half of the year, the new service will feature a range of Sky content, including hundreds …
January 31, 2012
LONDON: Shine Group chairman and CEO Elisabeth Murdoch has been confirmed for this year’s MacTaggart Lecture, while Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue are on board to host a Sherlock master class at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. Murdoch commented: “To be invited to deliver the MacTaggart lecture …
January 31, 2012
LONDON/SANTA MONICA: A range of films from the Miramax library are being offered on demand to BT Vision customers in the U.K. through the signing of a new pact. Films include Chicago, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1 and 2, The English Patient, Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The …
January 31, 2012
MUNICH: Sky Deutschland and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution have reached a long-term multiplatform agreement that includes exclusive SVOD rights for all new releases and exclusive pay-TV rights during the license period of the first pay window. Films include J. Edgar, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Dark Shadows, The Dark …
January 31, 2012
MUNICH: Irina Ignatiew has been named the regional sales director for German-speaking countries at SevenOne International, succeeding Bodo Braun. Ignatiew will be responsible for distributing SevenOne International’s program portfolio in the German-speaking countries and finding co-production and co-financing partners for RedArrow productions, as well as third-party programs. Previously, Ignatiew served …
February 1, 2012
LONDON: Zodiak Rights has signed a two-year development deal with Asylum Entertainment. Per the agreement, Zodiak Rights will become Asylum’s international distribution partner for non-scripted formats and finished program sales. The first Asylum program to roll out from the deal is Travel Unraveled, a clip series for Travel Channel in …
February 1, 2012
LONDON: Endemol is reorganizing its international sports business, as co-managing directors Gregg Oldfield and Lawrence Duffy exit the group. The company’s sports content will come under the direct management of the group’s operating companies around the world at a local level, rather than Endemol Sport. Endemol will pursue further growth …
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