MENA streaming service Evision has acquired the exclusive SVOD rights for the region for seven MX Player original series in a deal with Dubai-based distributor SynProNize. All of the shows debuted on Indian streamer MX Player as branded originals and are now headed to the E& Life-owned service, including crime drama Dharavi Bank, which tells the […]
India’s MX Player and Spain’s Filmin have struck deals for the first two seasons of Israeli police corruption thriller Manayek, among a raft of sales struck by distributor Cineflix Rights. The Yoav Gross Productions show, which was created for Israeli pubcaster Kan 11, will become available on MX Player along with Wynonna Earp, which is […]
Indian streamer MX Player has picked up The Watch and Jed Mercurio’s Critical as part of a new pact with BBC Studios (BBCS). It marks the inaugural partnership between the Indian firm and BBCS, which is in the midst of its online only virtual Showcase. The two shows will be available in India, Sri Lanka, […]
Ample partners with Israeli filmmakers LA prodco Ample Entertainment has signed a first-look deal with Yotam Guendelman, Mika Timor and Ari Pines, the Israeli filmmakers behind Netflx’s true crime miniseries Shadow Of Truth. Under the agreement, Ample will work with the trio to develop and produce an unscripted slate of premium stranger-than-fiction films and series. […]
France TV takes Amazon’s Bosch France Télévisions has struck a deal with Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) for the fourth and fifth seasons of Amazon drama Bosch. The show, produced by Red Arrow sibling Fabrik Entertainment, was originally produced for Amazon Studios and is the streamer’s longest-running original. RASI has also struck a deal with […]
India’s MX Player snags Eccho drama Mediaset in Spain and MX Player in India are among 10 companies to have acquired Turkish romantic drama My Home My Destiny from CJENM-owned Eccho Rights. The drama, which is produced by OGM Pictures in Istanbul, has been picked up by Mediaset for its Divinity network, while the show has also […]
BBC lands The Heights, extends The Capture BBC One in the UK has acquired the first two seasons of Australian serial drama The Heights, with the first run confirmed to begin in a daytime slot on 15 June. The show, produced by NBCUniversal International Studios’ Matchbox Pictures in association with For Pete’s Sake Productions, explores […]
Viu, the video streaming service owned by Hong Kong-based PCCW Media, has decided to fold its Indian operation. The Indian market has become a hotly contested OTT market, with Western and other Asian streamers undercutting one another in an attempt to catch up with the Disney-owned market leader Hotstar. A Redseer report from July estimated […]
KBS, Discovery claim Blue Ant shows South Korea’s KBS, Discovery and A&E Network India are among companies to have picked up shows from Blue Ant International ahead of the Asia TV Forum, which starts tomorrow. Discovery has licensed wildlife series Orangutan Jungle School and culinary show John Torode’s Middle East for its networks across Asia, […]
