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FilmRise
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Kids round-up: YouTube Originals scores ‘Supa Strikas’ prequel; HBO Max & Discovery ink Jetpack deals; FilmRise licenses Scholastic shows
YouTube Originals scores ‘Supa Strikas’ prequel YouTube Originals has picked up Supa Strikas: Rookie Season,…
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News round-up: NATPE confirms physical Miami event; Endemol Shine Boomdog names scripted chief; LADstudios names production head; FilmRise true crime order
NATPE confirms physical Miami event The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has confirmed…
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FilmRise welcomes ‘Barney And Friends’ in kids content deal
New York-based producer and streamer FilmRise has licensed several children’s shows from kids distributor 9 Story Distribution…
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FilmRise snags LUPIN, Sonic X anime among TMS Entertainment deal
New York-based producer and streamer FilmRise is to launch a new anime-focused OTT channel and…
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Sales round-up: Salto takes Russian ‘Sherlock’; ‘Unusual Suspects’ bought by Canada’s Bell; ‘Line Of Duty’ lands on US AVOD
Salto takes Russian Sherlock French streamer Salto has picked up rights to eight-part mystery thriller…
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News round-up: FilmRise expands Mediator With Ice-T; UK’s C4 returns to ‘The Street’; Aftershock adapts ‘Kaiju Score’
FilmRise expands Mediator With Ice-T US-based film and television outfit FilmRise has acquired distribution rights…
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Sales round-up: Eccho shops ‘Doom’ K-drama; France TV takes trans-focused kids show; FilmRise enters ‘Heartland’
Eccho shops K-drama ‘Doom At Your Service’ Scandinavian sales firm Eccho Rights has taken global distribution…
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FilmRise ups Trey Durst to VP of digital content programming
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has promoted Trey Durst to VP of digital…
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Round-up: C5 moves into RTE’s ‘Room To Improve’; PBS buys Filmrise music series; Gold returns to visit The Cockfields
C5 moves into RTE’s Room To Improve Channel 5 in the UK has picked up…
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News round-up: FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD; Dave unveils comedy-ent formats; Vice renews All 4 partnership
FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise is launching a new Classic TV…
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FilmRise appoints ViacomCBS exec Jonitha Keymoore as senior global acquisitions director
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has appointed Jonitha Keymoore as senior director of…
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MIPTV round-up: ZEE & TBS to co-pro culinary travelogue; Pakistan’s TVOne acquires Turkey’s ‘Hercai’; FilmRise & FirstLookTV partner for true crime docuseries
ZEE & TBS to co-pro culinary travelogue India-based Zee and Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System have…
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FilmRise ups sales boss Melissa Wohl to SVP
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has promoted head of sales Melissa Wohl to…
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Round-up: BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner; Noovo orders ‘I Can See Your Voice’ Quebec; FilmRise & Nelvana ink 800-hour distribution deal
BBC ups Helen Munson to daytime & early peak commissioner UK pubcaster the BBC has…
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News round-up: Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run; FilmRise & Reel One ink distribution deal; BBCS signs first-look deal with Youngest Media
Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has commissioned…
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FilmRise strikes AVOD, SVOD deal with NENT Studios, incl ‘Doc Martin’
US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise has struck a 500-hour deal for shows including long-running…
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News round-up: ITV hosts V Festival special; VTM explores ‘The Positives’; FilmRise saddles up Wild West channels
ITV to host V Festival special The UK’s ITV has commissioned its local prodco TwoFour…
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Deals round-up: BBCS strikes ‘Bake Off’ sale; Globo show sells in Israel; ZDFE to co-pro Danish drama ‘Grow’
Slovakia snags ‘Bake Off’ Slovakian broadcaster RTVS is to launch a local version of culinary…
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News round-up: Salto gets ‘Happily Married’; TVG seeks another ‘Wife Swap’; NHK 8K picks up ‘Wife Of A Spy’ and more…
Salto gets ‘Happily Married’ New French streaming platform Salto has picked up dark comedy drama…
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News round-up: Apple pays $70m for Sony’s ‘Greyhound’; Channel 5 goes ‘After Dark’; Filmrise’s All3 deal; Indielab makes virtual move
Apple bites into $70m Greyhound Apple TV+ has picked up rights to Tom Hanks’ forthcoming…
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News round-up: FilmRise snags ‘MythBusters’; Nat Geo goes underground with Blink; Quibi orders adult animation; UKTV grabs ‘The Bill’
FilmRise takes on MythBusters & Deadly Women sales New York-based acquisition and distribution company FilmRise…
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News round-up: Korea’s Wavve lands at NBCU; Lifetime’s ‘Married At First Sight’ travels; Starzplay inks Warners deal; and more…
NBCUniversal signs content deal with Korea’s Wavve South Korean streamer Wavve will supply Korean content…
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FilmRise teams with Sky Studios for crime series ‘Bloodline Detectives’
FilmRise and Sky Studios have partnered on international sales for true crime documentary series, Bloodline…
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FilmRise names BBC Studios exec for global acquisitions
US-based film and TV outfit FilmRise has appointed BBC Studios exec Whitney Muroff as its…
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FilmRise acquires SVOD rights to classic CHiPs series
Distribution and streaming company FilmRise has acquired the exclusive US SVOD rights to the classic…
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FilmRise moves to production, hires Waco’s Wolynetz
FilmRise has hired Waco (pictured), and Breaking Bad producer Vlad Wolynetz to head their newly launched television production…