EXCLUSIVE: Greg Lauritano (Big Gold Brick) today announced the launch of his Brooklyn-based production company, Black Magic, at the same time offering details as to its upcoming slate.
15.06.2022 - 17:15 / variety.com
Naman Ramachandran Wildlife and nature programmer Love Nature has launched FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) service NatureTime. NatureTime will be available as a free streaming service in markets where the Love Nature brand is already established as a linear service. Content will be windowed in strategic ways to set each brand apart – i.e.
Love Nature’s linear platforms will have first window access and NatureTime will have second window. NatureTime has already launched on VIX Latin America in 18 countries and the service will be available imminently across Spain, France, Switzerland, the Nordics, Benelux and Portugal. In markets where the NatureTime brand has no linear presence, the free streaming offering will be sister brand Love Nature, such as in the U.S.
market where the Love Nature free streaming channel is available on 12 streaming platforms. Both brands are owned by Blue Ant Media. Love Nature has a vast library of original wildlife and nature series and documentaries, mostly in 4K, distributed in different ways, including branded pay TV linear and streaming platforms available in 127 countries; content partnerships such as the one with Sky for Sky Nature; and global licensing via Blue Ant International.
“When we debuted Love Nature in the U.S. in 2020, we were not only the first wildlife and nature brand to launch a FAST channel, we were also the first content platform to do so with zero intention of launching a pay TV service in the U.S.,” Carlyn Staudt, global general manager, Love Nature, told Variety. “We knew then that FAST presented a tremendous opportunity and two years later we are validated by the brand’s success in this market, having since launched on free streaming platforms like VIX, VIZIO
.EXCLUSIVE: Greg Lauritano (Big Gold Brick) today announced the launch of his Brooklyn-based production company, Black Magic, at the same time offering details as to its upcoming slate.
Sam Thompson has convinced fans that he is heading into the Love Island villa after he shared that he was travelling to Majorca on Monday.The 29 year old documented himself jetting off to where the ITV dating series is set on Instagram Stories as he posted snaps of his Dior travel bag and boarding pass on a plane as it flew out of the country. Sam also posted a selfie of him sipping on a large Love Island water bottle with his name on it, leading followers to believe that he is appearing on the show in some capacity very soon.
Since arriving in the Love Island villa, bombshell Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu hasn't failed to keep viewers hooked. Recently, it was reported the actress slated her fellow islanders in a series of texts ahead of this year's series, as she joined a week later than everyone else.The 27 year old brunette was reportedly said to be unimpressed by her rivals, calling Gemma Owen a "baby". She also reportedly claimed there were "no fit" men or women in the Spanish villa.
Two Love Islanders were forced to pack up their bags and leave the Spanish island on Tuesday night, as the final sequence hinted that another bombshell could be set to cause yet another stir tomorrow. Following another explosive episode of the reality series, Amber Beckford and Ikenna Ekwonna were dumped from the villa, as contestants learned of the results of the latest savage public vote.
Amber Beckford is a 24-year-old Londoner who worked as a nanny before entering as a contestant in ITV2's Love Island in Majorca, Spain, in a quest to find love. But people think Amber could be the next contestant to be kicked out of the villa.
Daily Star exclusively reports. Having competed since a young age, Gemma has taken part in big competitions, she previously revealed.
Naman Ramachandran Wildlife and nature programmer Love Nature has greenlit five-part natural history series “Evolution Earth” in co-production with PBS and Arte. The series, produced by Passion Planet and shot in extreme locations around the world, is an examination of adaptation stories that illustrate the rapid pace of change happening across Earth, while providing a look at nature’s ability to thrive.The series includes five films, each showcasing a different extreme landscape including Earth, Islands, Ice, Heat and Grasslands. It will debut across Love Nature’s branded linear and streaming platforms around the world, PBS in the U.S., Arte in France and Germany and on Sky Nature in the U.K.
‘Evolution Earth’ Greenlit By PBS, ARTE, Sky Nature and Love Nature
EXCLUSIVE: BCDF Pictures has acquired film rights to Elena Armas’ 2022 New York Times bestseller The Spanish Love Deception, tapping Peter Hutchings (The Hating Game) to adapt it for the big screen.
Heads turned on Tuesday night after two new male bombshells entered the Love Island villa. Jay Younger and Remi Lambert caught the attention of a number of contestants as they made their dramatic entrance.
Things are already heating up in the Love Island villa, but it looks set to get even hotter over the coming days with temperatures rising up to 40C in Mallorca. A mega heatwave has already started to hit Spain, and the Islanders have been soaking up the sun with highs of 37C in the villa so far.
Ekin-Su Cülcüglolu wasted no time in ruffling feathers as she entered the Love Island villa during the latest episode. The 27-year-old's arrival was teased at the end of Wednesday night's episode alongside Afia Tonkmor, 25.
A new couple on the current season of Love Island UK isn’t sitting right with some fans!