The stars of celebrated superhero drama, Smallville, are heading to MCM London. Tom Welling and Erica Durance will be present at the event on Friday & Saturday only, whilst Laura Vandervoort joins the event across all three days. The residents of Smallville are joined by no fewer than four Doctor Whos; Peter Davison (5th), Sylvester […]
Beyond Rights has announced that seasoned television executive Steve Jones has joined its London-based team to fill the newly created role, as SVP of development. Jones has worked in the UK and Australia in a range of high-profile positions, including commissioning editor and executive producer, entertainment and factual, at Sky 1; executive producer, factual and […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, and Zig Zag Productions, one of the UK’s foremost independent television production companies, has announced the co-production of “The Interrogation Room” hosted by Vivica A. Fox. FilmRise is at MIPCOM shopping the title as an original and/or exclusive for broadcasters and streamers in the […]
FOX News Digital finished the third quarter of 2022 as the top-performing news organisation in the competitive set in multiplatform minutes and views according to Comscore. FOX News Digital closed out the quarter delivering over 8.5 billion total multiplatform minutes, over 4.3 billion total multiplatform views, and averaged 80 million monthly multiplatform unique visitors. For […]
Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has closed a deal with AMC Networks International – Latin America (AMCNI-LA) for three of Electric’s TV series. The deal includes 2 seasons of “Leverage: Redemption,” the first season of Electric’s newest SYFY series, “The Ark,” and the entire 4 seasons of “The Librarians.” The rights […]
BBC Three has revealed its forthcoming Young MasterChef judges: Poppy O’Toole and Kerth Gumbs. Michelin-trained internet cooking sensation, O’Toole, and renowned London Chef, Gumbs, lead the newest incarnation of the popular MasterChef format. The ten-part series from Shine TV, part of Banijay UK, will transmit in 2023 and be available on BBC iPlayer. Presiding over […]
SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, and Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC), an expert in the design, development, and manufacturing of cutting-edge communications products, are now partnering to help operators benefit from an open-source ecosystem for home gateways and Wi-Fi routers. The two companies, both members of the prpl Foundation, will propose […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform cybersecurity, today announces that Bhimavaram Community Network (BCN Digital), India’s multi-system operator, will implement a wide range of Irdeto cybersecurity solutions to secure their content. Irdeto will provide the company with the Conditional Access System for the Internet Protocol television set-top box services and multi-DRM for their OTT services. […]
SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, and HUMAX Networks, a provider of video and broadband customer premises equipment (CPE), are extending their partnership to home gateways. Both partners are developing open-source solutions as members of the prpl Foundation. SoftAtHome and HUMAX Networks have been partners for several years for video solutions. […]
Beyond Rights has extended its partnership with unscripted indie Crackit Productions, resulting in the acquisition of five new titles just in time MIPCOM. Key to a Fortune (6 x 60), produced for Channel 4, is a unique new wish fulfilment show, hosted by Jean Johansson, that surprises unsuspecting members of the public with huge, life […]