Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix, HBO and DAZN all announce new Spanish originals, Disney Plus orders a nature series from Warner Bros.
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Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Aardman and Bandai Namco team to create new trans-media IP, About Premium Content sells “Man in Room 301,” Filmlance International will adapt “Jana Kippo” for TV and BBC Three sets a new esports docuseries for BBC iPlayer.Stop motion pioneers Aardman are teaming with video game developer and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe to develop new IP based on a “shared vision of the future of entertainment.”The companies’ first collaboration will be
.Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix, HBO and DAZN all announce new Spanish originals, Disney Plus orders a nature series from Warner Bros.
In today’s Global Bulletin, Amazon Prime Video snags Champions League rights in Italy, Dhanush joins the Russo brothers’ “The Gray Man,” Leigh Tavaziva joins the BBC as COO and “Big Brother Célébrités” finds its broadcaster in French-speaking Canada.Amazon Prime Video has confirmed Italian reports that it has snapped up rights to exclusively broadcast 16 top UEFA Champions League soccer matches on Wednesday nights, live in Italy, along with the UEFA Super Cup, for three seasons from 2021/22.The
Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Italy’s Oscar contender “Notturno” named European Movie of the Year; U.K.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Discovery Plus U.K.
Naman Ramachandran In today’s global bulletin, U.K. union Bectu calls for a group to curb racism; Amazon Prime Video buys AMC’s “Soulmates;” biopic on Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand greenlit; gameshow “Family Fortune” renewed for another season; and TF1 gets record numbers for gameshow “District Z.”A new report published by U.K.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, WarnerMedia appoints Vanessa Brookman as head of kids for EMEA, Discovery commissions two new unscripted series while Channel 5 gets a pair of dramas and the Göteborg Film Festival selects “Tove” as its opening film.APPOINTMENTWarnerMedia has announced that Vanessa Brookman will be promoted to the newly created position of head of kids for EMEA, effective immediately.The move brings, for the first time, all WarnerMedia’s operational, editorial and creative
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, WarnerMedia shakes up its EMEA leadership teams; MBC Group launches a new talent development initiative; See-Saw Films promotes Samantha Joly to head of marketing; Twenty Twenty hires James O´Reilly as creative director; a raft of unscripted series sell globally; and the British Academy Scotland Awards announce this year’s winners.New WarnerMedia France and Benelux, Germany-Austria-Switzerland country manager Iris Knobloch has realigned her leadership
Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, ITV Studios sells Emmy winner “Schitt’s Creek”; Abacus Media Rights scores distribution rights for Nick Broomfield’s BBC documentary “Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie & Tupac”; A+E Networks sells titles across Europe; and ViacomCBS’s free streamer Pluto TV launches in Brazil.Following “Schitt’s Creek‘s” Emmy awards sweep with nine wins, including outstanding comedy series, ITV Studios has closed several new deals for Eugene and
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, ViacomCBS licenses “The Stand” globally, Jonty Claypole steps down as BBC director of arts, Compact Pictures divides its production business, Saloon Media joins BriteSpark East on “World’s Most Scenic River Journeys” and Leonine Studios hires Patrick Phelan as the company’s new director of world sales.ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has licensed the nine-episode series adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand” in more than 100 markets globally.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the European Film Awards detail this year’s special five-day virtual ceremony, the Spain Film Commission extends an invitation to international productions, ITV Studios sells more than 300 hours of content in India and the National Lottery announces a special Pantoland performance for key workers.AWARDSThe 2020 European Film Awards have announced measures to host a COVID-19 era edition, “The EFAs at Eight,” including a series of live-streamed virtual
Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, Olivia Colman leads the cast of BBC’s pantomime “Cinderella”; season 3 of “Das Boot” commences production; Discovery Plus orders a Dutch adaptation of ITV Studios format “Sex Tape”; and Amazon India reveals Hindi-language anthology “Unpaused.”Olivia Colman (“The Crown”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”) will headline a virtual version of popular Christmas pantomime “Cinderella,” on BBC Two.“Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime,” is executive
Bandai Namco are set to team up with Aardman Animations, the studio behind the iconic Wallace & Gromit series.While details are scarce at the moment, the collaboration between the two companies is said to span across multiple projects, with the first described as “existing across multiple media.” A statement announcing the news from the two companies also states that the plan is to “create stories tailored for current and future platforms.”Read the full announcement below:We're pleased to share
Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, the BBC acquires Warner Bros. TV titles; U.K.’s National Theatre launches a streamer; ZDF chief is set to get an International Emmy in 2021; and Martin Luther King and Robin Williams films set release dates.The BBC has acquired “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Pretty Little Liars” and the spin-off “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” from Warner Bros.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Channel 5 announces Season 2 of “All Creatures Great and Small,” BAFTA backs Indian talent, CJ ENM commissions format deals for “I Can See Your Voice” and Newen hires a new distribution executive.Channel 5 in the U.K. has commissioned a second season of its hit period drama “All Creatures Great and Small,” including six new episodes and a Christmas special.
Eli Countryman When longtime Hollywood camera rental house Otto Nemenz Intl. reopened for business over the summer in its new Culver City location, it didn’t have any trouble reconnecting with its customers.“I have used Otto Nemenz exclusively for my camera rental needs since 2013 when I took over ‘Ray Donovan’ for Showtime,” says cinematographer Robert McLachlan.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, streamers face potential content quotas in Australia, Leonine hires former Red Arrow exec Nina Etspueler, Channel 4 commissions a second Diana doc and Tallinn’s industry section announces its winners.Global platforms facing imminent local production quotas across Europe could be looking at a similar situation in Australia, where new proposed TV reforms could force international streaming services to invest heavily in local content.According to the Sydney
Naman Ramachandran In today’s bulletin, German cinemas remain closed; a Marcus Rashford documentary is set to air on the BBC; Channel 4 commissions comedy; Cineflix sells factual to the Nordics; ViacomCBS hires Lost Art TV; 101 teams with YADC; SPTN nabs “DinoCity”; and TVF sells a miscarriage doc.German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared late on Wednesday that Germany’s partial lockdown would be extended through at least Dec.
Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Entertainment One picks up the rights to Australian drama “The Newsreader,” Banijay reorganizes in Iberia, “Downton Abbey” lands on BritBox, Sony Pictures Television hires Jo Porter and Warner Bros.