London-based distributor DRG is to provide funding for talent and content incubator Wildseed Studios. The partnership will see DRG investing in a round of Wildseed pilots this financial quarter, and will continue indefinitely with the investment described as “uncapped”. However, Modern Times Group-owned DRG will not take an equity stake in UK-based Wildseed, a spokesman […]
DRG has struck a first-look deal with Duck Quacks Don’t Echo prodco Magnum Media. The UK-based distributor will launch a new format from the UK indie, The Twelve Stars of Christmas, at MIPCOM. The deal gives DRG first-look at all new Magnum formats over the next two years, and the distributor will also sell selected […]
Sky has ordered kids-skewed versions of its Sky 1 panel show Duck Quacks Don’t Echo and wildlife series Big Cats, as the European paycaster pushes further into original children’s programming. Like its older skewing parent series, Duck Quacks Don’t Echo: Kids will be a science panel show from Magnum Media, while Big Cats – An […]
National Geographic is on the hunt for more brainy and interactive projects following its recent success with Brain Games and a range of smart shows. Speaking at NATPE Miami last week, Nat Geo Channels president Howard T. Owens (left) told the assembled TV folk that ‘smartertainment’ is a key focus for his programming teams. Traditional […]
