AMC Networks’ Horror Platform Shudder Expands To Australia/New Zealand

Naman Ramachandran London-based specialty title outfit Jinga Films has launched a new distribution arm, Danse Macabre. Operating under the Jinga umbrella, Danse Macabre will focus on the distribution of horror films in Anglophone territories, including the U.K., Ireland, the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Danse Macabre will also act as a horror sales sub-label within Jinga Films while the parent company Jinga itself expands to include a wider range of genres, including arthouse.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: EQ Media Group has announced industry vets Kevin Joseph and  Simon Fleming will head the company’s United States and New Zealand development, respectively. “Kevin and Simon have impressive track records and we are lucky to have them in the company.  Their skills and experience will help EQ Media continue the pattern of growth we are seeing in 2020,” said EQ Media CEO and executive producer Greg Quail. In their new roles, Joseph

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFacebook announced Monday that it plans to stop publishers and people from sharing both local and international news on the social media platform.

Bloomberg was the first outlet to report the news.The $20 billion offer — which would include $10 billion in cash and $10 billion in profit splitting — would also include TikTok’s assets in India, Australia and New Zealand. The bid adds to a growing list of companies vying to buy TikTok’s U.S.

coronavirus measures and spoke about his decision to leave the England squad for the first time. "I didn't sleep for a week and my head wasn't really in it," Ben Stokes told the Weekend Herald.

Jacinda Ardern and an admired health director for the New Zealander of the year award.Mittens, a Turkish Angora cat, is often spotted by fans roaming tattoo parlours, office towers and churches in Wellington.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The Flash star Neil Sandilands is to co-star in Sweet Tooth, Netflix’s upcoming drama series based on the DC Vertigo comic, which comes from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, Jim Mickle, Beth Schwartz and Warner Bros.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAMC Networks’ speciality SVOD service Shudder launched Monday in Australia and New Zealand with titles including breakout hits “Creepshow” and “Cursed Films.”Shudder offers a menu of on-demand horror, thriller, and suspense programming and originally rolled out in the U.S. It has since expanded to Canada, the U.K.

12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just

Maddie Phillips is one of the stars of the new Netflix series Teenage Bounty Hunters, which just launched on the streaming service.

Leena Tailor As the magical creatures of Middle Earth prepare to resume venturing through Auckland, New Zealand, for Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” prequel series, the mythical world of Pandora has been bursting into life for James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels in Wellington, just one hour’s flight south.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese war action film “The Eight Hundred” will open in theaters in North America, Australia and New Zealand at the end of the month, a week after it becomes the biggest local film this year to open in Chinese cinemas..Handled by Huayi Bros., the controversial film will release in China on Aug. 28.