OTT operator Alchimie has announced the appointment of Sam Thompson as its new chief content officer. Thompson joins from content distribution business LGI Media in Australia, where he was MD. At Alchimie, Thompson will be responsible for acquiring English, Spanish, French, German and Italian programming across all genres to add to Alchimie’s library of multi-language […]
ITV Studios takes ‘Great Barrier Reef’ global UK-based ITV Studios has acquired international distribution rights to natural history series Great Barrier Reef: The Next Generation. Produced by Australian prodco Northern Pictures for ABC last year, the series follows marine explorers on an exploration of the reef and the life that calls it home, as well […]
BritBox hires from AMC BritBox North America has hired Nada Arnot to become its SVP of marketing. Reporting to BritBox North America head Emily Powers, Arnot will be charged with managing the marketing and communications across the business. Arnot’s appointment comes as the BBC Studios/ITV joint-venture streamer is planning an expansion to 25 countries. The […]
Online channels curator Alchimie is expanding into the US by acquiring the publishing assets of LA-based streaming operation TV4Entertainment. The deal will see Alchimie pick up nine thematic SVOD channels, including Motorland, which offers shows such as travelogue Long Way Down. Other offerings include factual-focused DocCom TV, boating offering Nautical Mile, hunting/fishing network Gone TV and property […]
Hat Trick sells its Dinner UK-based distributor Hat Trick International has struck a raft of format sales for its long-running entertainment show Dinner Date. ZDF in Germany has ordered a second season from local prodco Seapoint, while new format deals have also been signed in South Africa, Australia, Finland and France, although broadcaster details have […]
France’s ZED snags Arte trio Paris-based distributor & producer ZED is launching three new science projects with a special focus on environmental issues, as the online version of factual conference Sunnyside kicks off this week. Genius Plants (2 x 52 minutes) has been shot in 4K by Thierry Berrod and is produced by Mona Lisa […]
As Covid-19 hampers production across the globe, Nicolas d’Hueppe, CEO at content aggregator and online channels operator Alchimie, extols producers and rights holders to exploit the potential of factual programming’s long tail These are strange times we are living in. The Coronavirus pandemic has required us to change our behaviour for our own protection and […]
BBC Four adds forgery series UK free-to-air channel BBC Four has commissioned two new documentary series from ZCZ Films, with distributor DRG picking up sales rights. Handmade In Bolton is a 4 x 30-minute series that tells the story of Shaun Greenhalgh, one of Britain’s most prolific art forgers, who fooled experts for 30 years. […]
Content aggregator Alchimie is moving into the UK after acquiring OTT provider TV Player. Financial details of the deal were not revealed but the acquisition will see Alchimie content becoming available on the SVOD section of the OTT service’s platform and app, which claims to have 450,000 viewers. Alchimie provides around 40,000 hours of programming […]
A new subscription VOD service has launched in France. Okidoki has been available through Samsung TVs since the start of the month, offering viewers around 3,000 shows and 500 hours of content. The service, billed as a “channel bouquet”, comes from Paris-based Alchimie, with French kids TV firm Millimages providing animation. Tech firm Alchimie is […]
