By Anthony D'Alessandro
Facebook to Acquire GIF Platform Giphy
15.05.2020 - 22:29 / hollywoodreporter.com
Facebook has acquired GIF platform Giphy and plans to integrate it with photo and video sharing app Instagram, the companies announced Friday morning. Axios, which first reported on the sale, pegs the deal valuation at around $400 million.
Facebook has used Giphy's API for several years on Instagram, the Facebook app and WhatsApp. The social media giant now plans to further integrate its library of animated pictures into the Instagram experience.
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variety.com
04.06.2020 / 20:49
Strand Releasing Acquires North American Rights to Ray Yeung’s ‘Twilight’s Kiss’ (EXCLUSIVE)
By Elsa Keslassy
thewrap.com
04.06.2020 / 01:03
The CW Acquires Italian Thriller ‘Devils’ Starring Patrick Dempsey, Shifts Fall Schedule
The CW has acquired an Italian thriller series starring Patrick Dempsey and is now shifting around its previously announced fall 2020-21 broadcast season schedule to accommodate it.
variety.com
04.06.2020 / 00:45
The CW Acquires Patrick Dempsey Series ‘Devils’ for Fall 2020
By Joe Otterson
deadline.com
03.06.2020 / 11:20
ITV Fills ‘Love Island’ Void With ‘Love Island: Australia’; BBC Acquires Australian Drama ‘The Heights’
By Jake Kanter
hollywoodreporter.com
03.06.2020 / 01:09
Newly Launched Literary Rights Group Acquires Estates of 12 Authors
The literary estates of 12 late authors have been acquired by the newly formed London- and New York-based company International Literary Properties, with the hope that the properties can be adapted for film and TV. The eight-figure deal was made with one of the longest-established literary and talent agencies in the U.K.
deadline.com
02.06.2020 / 17:15
International Literary Properties Acquires Rights To 12 Major Estates Including Georges Simenon, Evelyn Waugh
By Nancy Tartaglione
deadline.com
01.06.2020 / 22:45
Shudder Acquires Streaming Rights To Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi Horror ‘Color Out Of Space’ And Vampire Pic ‘The Shed’
By Dino-Ray Ramos
hollywoodreporter.com
01.06.2020 / 20:41
Zynga to Acquire 'Toon Blast' Maker Peak for $1.8 Billion
San Francisco-based mobile video gaming giant Zynga said Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Istanbul, Turkey-based mobile games firm Peak, which is behind the likes of Toon Blast and Toy Blast, for $1.8 billion in cash and stock.
deadline.com
01.06.2020 / 18:21
Women’s Tennis Doc ‘Unraveling Athena’ Acquired By Shout! Studios
By Patrick Hipes
variety.com
30.05.2020 / 00:45
Tencent in Talks to Acquire Stake in Warner Music: Report
By Jem Aswad
thefader.com
29.05.2020 / 22:53
Stonebwoy’s “Le Gba Gbe” video is about reaching your happy place
In April, Ghanaian star Stonebwoy released Anloga Junction, a 15-track album that joins dancehall, high-life, and afrobeats to spread messages of love and unity — something that the world could always use more of. One of the album's standouts, "Le Gba Gbe (Alive)", which is spoken in the artist's native tongue of Ewe takes on the theme of mental slavery.
deadline.com
29.05.2020 / 20:43
Columbia Pictures Acquires Geoff Rodkey Novel ‘We’re Not From Here’ From Will Gluck’s Olive Bridge, Mike Mitchell To Direct
By Anthony D'Alessandro
deadline.com
29.05.2020 / 20:09
Netflix Acquires Sundance Docu ‘Disclosure’ From Director Sam Feder
By Dino-Ray Ramos
deadline.com
29.05.2020 / 18:57
New Line Acquires Sarah Knight Bestseller ‘The Life-Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F*ck’
By Anthony D'Alessandro
deadline.com
29.05.2020 / 16:36
MUBI Acquires Major Territory Rights To Xavier Dolan’s Cannes Drama ‘Matthias & Maxime’
By Andreas Wiseman
hollywoodreporter.com
29.05.2020 / 05:51
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Enlists Chris Rock, Rosie Perez to Promote Wearing Face Masks, Coronavirus Testing
Store owners with no-mask-no-service policies got a boost from the governor. New York City business owners planning to reopen before coronavirus restrictions are lifted got a warning from the mayor.
