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Asacha Media Group
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Fremantle completes Asacha Media Group acquisition
Fremantle has completed its acquisition of global production company Asacha Media Group and its portfolio…
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Fremantle to acquire Asacha Media Group
Fremantle has struck a conditional agreement to acquire global production company Asacha Media Group. The…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Marina Williams, co-CEO, Asacha Media Group
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Canal+ Poland joins Spanish & Serbian drama ‘Scar’ from Plano a Plano
Canal+ Poland has become the latest buyer to board upcoming RTVE and Prime Video drama…
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What the first Spanish-Serbian drama tells us about collaborations
Co-productions will further dominate drama financing models over the next 12 months but as Richard…
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Asacha’s Red Planet adapts Sarah Pinborough’s ‘A Matter Of Blood’ after snagging rights to ‘The Dog-Faced Gods’
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has optioned the rights to Sarah Pinborough’s The…
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‘Northern Lights’ firm Deadpan & Asacha-owned Thalie co-producing Cold War comedy thriller
Ireland’s Deadpan Pictures and Asacha Media Group’s French production house Thalie Images have partnered to…
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Exclusive: Private equity & trade buyers circle Asacha Media as potential sale explored
Private equity companies and a clutch of trade buyers are understood to be circling Asacha…
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Asacha acquires ‘Seven Days On Mars’ producer Arrow International Media
European production group Asacha Media has acquired UK-based factual producer Arrow International Media. Asacha took…
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Asacha Media Group developing Ibn Battuta drama with Assaad Bouab
European production house Asacha Media Group is in development on The Voyager (working title), a…
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Arte France names content directors as drama head Olivier Wotling joins Mintee Studio
French-German broadcaster Arte has appointed Mathilde Michel and Agnès Olier as directors of the arts…
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‘Death In Paradise’ producer Red Planet to adapt Mike Phillips novel ‘Blood Rights’
Red Planet Pictures, the UK indie behind Death In Paradise, has partnered with theatre scribe…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why M&A activity doubled in two years
The global TV industry is streamlining, with a sharp uptick in M&A activity over the…
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TBI’s 2023 Predictions: Marina Williams, co-CEO, Asacha Media Group
As the new year gets underway, TBI talks to some of the biggest names in…
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News round-up: Amazon & Canal+ among Mediapro deals; Asacha joins Plano a Plano show; Tastemade channel
Amazon & Canal+ among Mediapro sales Amazon Prime Video and France’s Canal+ have picked up…
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Asacha-owned Wag Entertainment hires Spun Gold exec to lead development
Asacha Media Group-owned Wag Entertainment has appointed a former Spun Gold TV exec to lead…
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Asacha Media Group buys French producer SRAB Films
Red Planet Pictures owner Asacha Media Group (AMG) has made its latest acquisition, this time…
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BritBox International unveils ‘Death In Paradise’ spin-off amid new slate
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV-backed streamer BritBox International has unveiled a new slate of shows,…
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Asacha Media eyes more acquisitions after striking $47m financing deal
Red Planet Pictures and Kabo Family owner Asacha Media Group (AMG) is eyeing up further…
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Asacha appoints new M&A head to oversee int’l expansion
French production and distribution firm Asacha Media Group has appointed Canal+ Group exec Alban de…
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Asacha names All3 Int’l alum Maria Ishak to lead global content & co-pros
Producer and distributor outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has hired All3Media International’s Maria Ishak to…
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Asacha Media’s Picomedia & Banijay’s WeiT unveil Italian-Russian drama ‘Kurgan’
Asacha Media Group (AMG)’s Picomedia in Italy and Banijay’s WeiT Media in Russia have joined…
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Asacha Media buys ‘Mixte’ & ‘En Famille’ group Kabo Family in latest expansion
Fast-growing production and distribution outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has acquired Kabo Family, the French…
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Asacha Media buys ‘Sanditon’ prodco Red Planet Pictures
Sanditon and Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has been acquired by European outfit…
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Wag Entertainment hires Bridget Boseley as first creative director
UK factual production and distribution company Wag Entertainment has hired former Spun Gold exec Bridget…
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Asacha buys majority stake in UK’s Wag Entertainment
European production outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has acquired a majority stake in UK factual…
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Asacha Media hires Disney, Fox exec to lead development & distribution
European production outfit Asacha Media Group has hired Disney sales director Maria Grazia Ursino to oversee…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How an Italian teen drama marked a nation’s scripted first
The latest installment of TBI’s extensive coverage of Covid-19 takes us to Italy, where we…
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Exclusive: Rai, Asacha Media’s Stand By Me prep first Italian Covid-19 drama
Italian pubcaster Rai is preparing to air the first scripted series to be filmed and…
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TBI Special Report Four: Learning from lockdown
Covid-19’s impact on the TV business has been immense, but not all the ramifications are…