Miramax


Miramax taking Revolution Studios content to TV

Miramax has struck a deal with Revolution Studios and will handle international TV and digital sales of the Hollywood film producer’s content. The deal means all Revolution titles are added to the Miramax catalogue including those from Morgan Creek International, after Revolution acquired that library. Revoluton’s titles include Black Hawk Down, Maid in Manhattan and […]

Miramax hires TV VP

US producer and distributor Miramax has hired Daniel Pipski as VP of its TV division. Pipski joins from NBCUniversal-owned producer Working Title where he was head of television, working on series including broadcast net NBC’s comedy drama About a Boy. At Miramax, he will oversee the current drama slate, which includes the From Dusk Till […]

TBI Interview: Robert Rodriguez on TV

Movie writer, producer and director Robert Rodriguez is the latest big-screen name to make a move into TV. Characteristically, he has done it in a big way, launching his own cable network El Rey in association with US Hispanic broadcaster Univision. Making TV shows was not an ambition that Rodriguez held. “I was not interested […]

Netflix buys international Dusk Till Dawn series rights

Streaming service Netflix has acquired international rights to the much-anticipated From Dusk Till Dawn TV series. The show will bow on the fledgling El Rey cable network in the US. El Rey is backed by iconic movie producer Robert Rodriguez who made the From Dusk Till Dawn feature and is also behind the upcoming series […]

Miramax names veteran as production chief

US studio Miramax has appointed industry veteran Zanne Devine as its executive VP, production and development as it pushes towards adapting films as TV series. Effective immediately, Devine will oversee Miramax’s film and television production, development and acquisition activities, reporting to company chairman Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., and CEO Steve Schoch. Devine’s appointment comes a […]

Miramax and Weinstein pact, develop Good Will Hunting series

Miramax and The Weinstein Company have inked a wide-ranging agreement for the development, production and distribution of new TV projects and movies. The multiyear deal will include the development of Miramax movie Good Will Hunting as a TV series. TWC will sell it in the US and Miramax internationally. The same model will apply to […]

Miramax grabs sales rights to From Dusk Till Dawn adaptation

US studio Miramax has acquired international sales rights to the serialised TV remake of director Robert Rodriguez’s cult feature film From Dusk Till Dawn. The 10-part supernatural-themed series yesterday went into production in Texas ahead of a debut on Rodriguez’s cable channel, El Rey Network, which is set for launch in the US next month. […]

Miramax debuts in Hungary with SVOD deal

Hungarian video-on-demand firm Fuso has signed a deal with film and TV studio Miramax, marking the latter’s first SVOD deal in the territory. From this autumn, Fuso Premium Movie subscribers will be able to access Miramax titles, including films like There Will be Blood, Sin City, Chocolat and Kill Bill. Fuso launched in 2010 and […]

‘Mid East Netflix’ bags Black Sails, White Queen

Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the upcoming pirate drama Black Sails and BBC period piece The White Queen. The hybrid SVOD/TVOD platform, which commentators have dubbed as the Middle East’s answer to Netflix, has also acquired the other Starz Original series, Magic City and Spartacus. The […]

‘Russian HBO’ makes a major channels move

Russian producer Amedia has moved into the channels business in a big way, effectively launching HBO in Russia and inking a huge programming deal with CBS Studios International. Founder and president Alexander Akopov tells Stewart Clarke about the company’s plans in the pay TV space. Amedia was until a recently best known as Russia’s biggest […]