Canada’s 9 Story Media Group remains in acquisitive mood – this time round buying the company behind Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (pictured). The deal for Out of the Blue Enterprises comes after 9 Story’s transformational acquisition of Ireland’s Brown Bag Films in 2016. 9 Story is buying 100% of the shares, with Out of the Blue […]
German producer and distributor Beta Film has acquired a stake in X Filme, Tom Tykwer’s TV and film indie. The Berlin-based prodco announced a reorganisation yesterday, with Beta coming in for an unspecified stake as part of that process. Beta and X Filme have worked together on Babylon Berlin, the German–language period series for Sky […]
Amazon has greenlit a raft of new shows for its Prime Instant Video service. Having piloted a new batch of comedy, drama and kids programming, the US-based company has now selected six shows it will take to series. The After, a mystery thriller from Chris Carter (The X-Files), will go to a full series as […]
Amazon Studios has ordered five kids series pilots for Amazon Prime Instant Video service in the US. The streaming service has been moving into original production and testing pilots with subscribers who provide feedback online, helping the OTT provider make its final selection. The quintet of new shows are all aimed at kids aged 6-to-11. […]
Amazon has selected the pilots that it will take to series with a John Goodman comedy, another from True Blood director Michael Lehmann and three kids series. The five series come from a pool of 14 pilots that Amazon launched on its Prime Instant Video service in the US and Lovefilm service in the UK […]
Amazon Studios has greenlit a pilot of Sara Solves It, an animated kids series about solving maths problems. The series has been developed by Amazon’s content division alongside Carol Greenwald of US broadcaster WGBH and Angela Santomero of Out of the Blue Enterprises. The show follows brother and sister duo Sara and Sam on mystery […]
