Quibi has ordered a docuseries exploring the rivalry between comic book publishers Marvel and DC, with Avengers: End Game directors Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo onboard. The duo will executive produce Slugfest, which has been inspired by Reed Tucker’s book Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC. The show will explore how […]
Peanuts and Teletubbies owner DHX Media has named former Marvel executive Eric Ellenbogen as its CEO to replace Michael Donovan, who revealed he would be stepping down earlier this year. Ellenbogen, who has also been named vice chair of the board of directors, has worked in the TV business for more than three decades and […]
Netflix has axed the last remaining Marvel titles on the platform, The Punisher and Jessica Jones. After a months-long cull of Marvel titles, which included cancellations of Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Daredevil, Netflix has officially ended its pact with the Disney company by axing the last remaining titles on the platform. This marks the […]
Netflix has cancelled its second Marvel adaptation in a month, pulling the plug on the critically acclaimed Luke Cage. The streaming giant has called time on the drama, which follows a former convict with superhuman strength, just one week after it cancelled Marvel’s Iron Fist. Both shows ran for two seasons on the platform. “Unfortunately, Marvel’s […]
Netflix will launch a dedicated Punisher series after the vigilante character appeared in another of its Marvel series, Daredevil. Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) will star as violent vigilante The Punisher, having already played the role in season two of Daredevil. The streaming service has a long-term programming deal with Marvel Entertainment and has thus […]
Netflix will add over 100 hours of high dynamic range (HDR) programming to its service by August, with more than 150 hours slated by the end of the year. Announcing its plans, Netflix said that it plans to grow its catalogue of HDR titles at a similar pace as its catalogue of 4K titles in the […]
Ahead of another season of fresh US studio dramas, Jesse Whittock investigates the role superhero programming will play as different forms of the genre proliferate on channels and platforms around the world “Nearly every major network in the US has a superhero show,” observes one senior European acquisitions executive. Recent broadcast seasons in the US […]
ProSiebenSat.1 and The Walt Disney Company have agreed a significant multi-year agreement that gives the former new US series and movies for its free, pay and SVOD channels. The deal is a coup for German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, with Disney’s output previously going out in the territory through former local partner RTL. The master-licence agreement includes […]
Disney’s cloud-based movie service Disney Movies Anywhere is launching as an app for Roku and Android TV devices in the US, as part of awider expansion of the service. From today, US customers of Amazon Video and Microsoft Movies and TV can also connect to Disney Movies Anywhere and will be able to access their […]
Digital disruption and an end to regulatory protection has some in the Canadian kids business worried, but while content providers have one less broadcaster to pitch following the sell-off of Astral Media’s assets, they are optimistic that the same new platforms threatening traditional TV will provide them with greater global reach. Mark Dillon reports. The […]
