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FilmRise acquires North American rights to Marvelous and the Black Hole

FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has acquired the distribution rights to Marvelous and the Black Hole starring four-time Emmy Award-winner Rhea Perlman (Cheers, Matilda, The Mindy Project) and Miya Cech (Always Be My Maybe,  Are You Afraid of the Dark?). The deal gives FilmRise exclusive theatrical, digital and broadcast […]

November 4, 2021

Andbox eSports partners with Moonwalk

Moonwalk, the NFT Utility and Web3 Communities platform for brands and creators, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Andbox, New York’s flagship eSports organisation, to deliver web3 engagement and NFT utility through Moonwalk’s platform for the organisation. Andbox owns and operates the New York-based franchises in the Overwatch League (New York Excelsior) […]

November 2, 2021

FilmRise commissions Making a Serial Killer

FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network announces its order of a new 10-episode true crime series from FirstLookTV, “Making a Serial Killer.” The series uniquely explores what makes someone kill and kill and kill again. The deal gives FilmRise all rights for North America, German-speaking Europe, and Australia and New […]

October 28, 2021

Netflix bids on NJ army base for production

Netflix is bidding on a crumbling Army base in New Jersey planning to turn into one of the largest production hubs in the US. The 289-acre site of 96-year-old Fort Monmouth is about 50 miles south of New York City was closed by the Pentagon in 2011. Netflix said that it would transform Fort Monmouth […]

October 27, 2021

IMDb TV greenlights original series Primo

IMDb TV has announced a greenlight for Primo(working title), a new comedy series from Shea Serrano and Michael Schur. The single-camera series, inspired by Serrano’s life growing up in San Antonio, will stream exclusively in the US and UK on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service. Primo is a heartwarming and highly entertaining coming-of-age […]

October 26, 2021

FilmRise acquires children’s titles

FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has acquired a number of children’s programmes, including Barney and Friends, Angelina Ballerina, and Camp Lakebottom for placement on its North American, AVoD based FilmRise Streaming Network. Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise, commented: “These popular children’s programmes fit perfectly into our strategy of increasing […]

October 25, 2021

FilmRise acquires anime titles from TMS Entertainment

FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has entered into a distribution deal with anime studio TMS Entertainment. The deal gives FilmRise AVoD rights to 38 anime television series and films which include over 1,100 episodes, in the US and Canada. The announcement was made by Max Einhorn, SVP of Acquisitions […]

October 12, 2021

FilmRise acquires Japan’s Iron Chef

FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced an exclusive deal with Fuji Television Network, through its distribution arm Fuji Creative Corporation, to bring domestic and international audiences the hit Japanese culinary cook-off series, Iron Chef. FilmRise has secured all SVoD and AVoD rights and will also present the series […]

October 11, 2021

XITE launches on Cox’s Contour service

International music video service XITE has announced it is available on Cox Communications’ Contour services. Contour customers in the US can now stream XITE’s full catalogue of music videos from today’s most popular artists across all major and top independent labels. Viewers can also tune in to almost 100 curated channels, like and skip videos, […]

September 23, 2021

SES requests Mago as witness in Intelsat dispute

SES, in a filing with Intelsat’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy court, says it wants Jane Mago as an expert witness in its dispute with Intelsat. Mago will speak as a witness on the general subject matter of her recent report which covers arguments regarding which Intelsat entity is entitled to any potential FCC accelerated relocation payments […]

September 20, 2021