Beyond Rights has announced that Sarah Bickley has been promoted to head of sales and will step into the new role on April 1st, to lead the team at MIPTV. In addition, Joanna Rowley, who has acted as a part-time consultant for the past three months, will be joining the business on a permanent basis […]
FOX Nation will debut a new series in conjunction with Warm Spring Productions, entitled Duck Family Treasure, announced Jason Klarman, president of the platform. Fronted by the Robertson family of A&E’s hit programme Duck Dynasty, the 10-part series will be available this June, with episodes released weekly. In making the announcement, Klarman said, “Since adding the coveted Duck Dynasty series […]
Antoine Fuqua, along with his production house Hill District Media, has signed an overall deal with Paramount. Fuqua will work with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios to create and develop scripted and unscripted content for the company. Fuqua is the executive producer of the Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown, from creator Taylor Sheridan, which […]
FOX News Media will expand distribution of its streaming services across DirecTV platforms in the US. FOX News Media’s subscription streaming service FOX Nation is now available on DirecTV as a premium add-on, with plans to expand availability to DirecTV Stream this summer. Additionally, FOX Weather, the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, is […]
News organisation CNN has confirmed that streaming subscription service CNN+ will debut on March 29th in the US priced at $5.99 (€5.48) per month or $59.99 per year. Early subscribers that sign up within the first four weeks after March 29th directly with CNN+ will have access to what the broadcaster calls the ‘Deal of […]
FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, has hired renowned meteorologist Bryan Norcross announced Sharri Berg, president of the service. Norcross will serve as a hurricane specialist and contributor for the FAST channel, effective immediately. Berg commented: “FOX Weather has attracted the best names in broadcast meteorology, and we’re thrilled […]
MadHive, the enterprise software company that powers modern media, has announced its recent shoppable Connected TV (CTV) campaign with CBD skincare brand Cannaluxe (formerly Cannuka Luxe) drove more than 150K shoppers to NeimanMarcus.com. The overall campaign generated 10 million impressions across premium publishers including Fox, ESPN, FX, AMC, and Bravo, The CW, Food Network, Bravo, […]
Fox Entertainment’s MarVista Entertainment and TelevisaUnivision have entered into a development and production deal involving ten exclusive original Spanish-language movies to be produced for ViX+, the premium SVoD tier of Vix, the Spanish-language streaming service. As part of the agreement, MarVista will produce ten original Spanish-language films across family, comedy, romance, and holiday genres that […]
FOX Nation has signed a deal with Academy-Award winning actor, filmmaker and Yellowstone star Kevin Costner for a four-part series commemorating the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park in 2022, announced Jason Klarman, its president. Entitled Yellowstone: One-Fifty, the new series will launch in the fourth quarter of 2022 and consist of four one-hour episodes focused on the […]
The Eleven Group has appointed Meta’s Peter Hutton as a Non-Executive Director. As Director of Sports Partnerships at Meta, Hutton is responsible for leading the sports strategy and partnerships worldwide for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Meta Quest and Portal. His previous experience includes senior executive roles at Eurosport and Fox International, where he ran Europe […]