Amcomri Entertainment


Abacus Media Rights hires TVF Int’l exec as head of acquisitions

UK-based distributor Abacus Media Rights has appointed TVF International exec Will Stapley as head of acquisitions across both scripted and unscripted. Stapley joins Amcomri-owned Abacus following a six-year stint at TVF International, most recently as head of acquisitions and partnerships, which he was promoted to last year. In that role, Stapley has been responsible for managing […]

News round-up: C4 orders Myanmar war crimes doc; C5 extends ‘Bargain Loving Brits’; Positivor acquires Screen Media assets

C4 orders Myanmar war crimes doc UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a one-hour documentary, Myanmar: The Forgotten Revolution from Evan Williams Productions. The 1 x 60-minute film investigates three major mass killings, with exclusive video footage and eye-witness accounts. The evidence presented in the documentary reveals, for the first time, how Myanmar’s army have committed potential […]

Abacus owner Amcomri buys Australia’s Flame Media for $2.4m

Australian distributor Flame Media has been acquired in a C$3m ($2.4m) deal by Amcomri Entertainment, owner of Abacus Media Rights (AMR). The acquisition comes 15 months since the death of Flame Media founder & CEO John Caldon and will see Amcromri pick up Flame’s 2,200 hours of factual and documentary content. The company will be […]