Canada’s Boat Rocker Media is combining its scripted and unscripted content divisions into one single unit, alongside a management restructure. The newly merged Boat Rocker Studios, TV, will continue under its current leadership, with Jay Peterson and Steve Lescroart retaining their respective titles of president, Boat Rocker Studios, unscripted and president, Boat Rocker Studios, scripted. […]
Canada-based Corus Entertainment-owned network Global has ordered Robyn Hood, a new near-future action-drama series, from filmmaker Director X, based on the English folk hero. Screenwriter Chris Roberts is penning the 8 x 60-minute series as a contemporary re-imagining of the Robin Hood myth, produced by Boat Rocker Studios in association with Corus Entertainment, Production is […]
Wildbrain gets ‘Fabulous’ Canada’s Wildbrain Television has commissioned a new cabaret-style kids series, The Fabulous Show With Fay And Fluffy. Produced by Lopii Productions, the new 26 x 11-minute series is aimed at children aged 3-6-years-old and hosted by drag duo Fay Slift (JP Kane) and Fluffy Soufflé (Kaleb Robertson) who – together with puppet […]
Passion sends history worldwide Broadcasters and platforms around the world have picked up a slew of history and documentary titles, following deals with the Passion Distribution. Nuremburg: The Nazis On Trial, the 1 x 90-minute doc, originally made by Middlechild Productions for the UK’s Channel 5 is headed to SBS in Australia, Histoire in France, […]
Acorn TV lands on Prime in Spain AMC Networks’ British content streamer Acorn TV has launched in Spain on Amazon Prime Video. The €3.99 per month SVOD is available on the service as an add-on subscription, and offers a wide range of content from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada, in both […]
LA-based Platform One Media is rebranding as Boat Rocker Studios, Scripted, following its acquisition by the Canadian company last year. As part of the change, Platform One chairman and CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh has been promoted to vice-chair of Boat Rocker Studios. O’Connell Marsh founded Platform One in 2017 having previously been behind Gaumont Television, […]
‘Love Monster’ goes global Multiple international broadcasters have acquired British pre-school series Love Monster, following a raft of deals with Boat Rocker Studios. The 54 x 7-minute animated series has been picked up by national public service broadcasters ABC Australia, CBC Gem Canada, RTE Ireland, YLE Finland and TVNZ New Zealand. It has also been […]
Broadcasters in Europe, North America and the Middle East have struck deals with Boat Rocker Studios for seven of its food shows. Produced by Proper Television (owned by Boat Rocker Studios, which is in turn a division of global media company Boat Rocker Media) in association with Bell Media, cookery series Mary’s Kitchen Crush (30 […]
Gaumont makes family team leadership hires French studio Gaumont is bolstering its commitment to its global animation and family output with two new hires – Karen Vermeulen as SVP of global co-production financing and business development and Cyril Le Pesant as the new head of animation and family at Gaumont Animation. Vermeulen will join in […]
George Takei to voice Elder Panda in ‘Love Monster’ Star Trek actor George Takei will voice an animated panda in the forthcoming BBC series Love Monster. The actor is to voice Elder Panda in the new series, which is a co-production between CBeebies, Boat Rocker Studios and China’s UYoung and based on the books by […]
