Vice joins Vuulr Vice Distribution has struck a deal that will see 1,000 hours of its shows made available via online content marketplace Vuulr. Titles listed on Vuulr span investigative documentary, entertainment, sport and lifestyle content, including the hit wrestling show Dark Side Of The Ring, which explores the darkest stories from the golden age of […]
Rights marketplace Vuulr has added the former president of Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution Jeffrey Schlesinger to its Board of Advisors, with the veteran exec also investing in the company. Schlesinger has more than 40 years of experience overseeing the distribution of content for major Hollywood Studios, including Warner Bros., HBO and Turner. He will advise […]
BBC Studios’ agreement with Vuulr revealed earlier this week is another nod to the rapidly changing content business. TBI speaks to the platform’s CEO Ian McKee about $12m worth of deals, 200,000+ hours of content & US studios’ reevaluation of rights. Trading rights to TV shows has been a part of the content industry for almost as long as there […]
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck a deal that will see it placing more than 3,000 hours of its shows including Top Gear and Death In Paradise onto rights marketplace Vuulr. The pact will make shows from the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster available to Vuulr’s buyers in Asia, with documentary, comedy, factual entertainment and lifestyle content […]
Videoland travels with Bonnie & Clyde Netherlands-based streamer Videoland has ordered a four-part drama inspired by the true story of a young couple who went on the run in 2014. Bonnie & Clyde tells the tale of two young lovers who decide to flee juvenile detention. As the severity of their crimes increase, however, they […]
Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched its FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channel, HauntTV, on The Roku Channel in the US. The roll-out of the channel follows Blue Ant’s launch of Love Nature via Samsung TV in Spain and will see shows such as Paranormal Survivor, Ghostly Encounters and My Worst […]
Online content marketplace Vuulr has hired Lionsgate alum Thomas Hughes as its CEO for the Americas as it opens its first US office in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for building a local team focused on serving Hollywood, as well as all content owners and creators across North and Latin America, and will report […]
The demand for scripted drama content has remained steadfast this year, according to online rights marketplace Vuulr. The service, which went global in January this year, has revealed that out of 8,000 deals negotiated for TV and films in 2020, drama was the most in demand genre on Vuulr at 13%. This was followed by comedy […]
TBI’s Distributor’s Survey 2020 has provided deep insights into how the global content business is rapidly evolving and how things could change over the next 12 months. Here, Ian McKee, CEO of online marketplace Vuulr – sponsor of this year’s Survey – provides us with his insights The TBI Distributor Survey takes stock of a […]
BBC Three, BET snag ViacomCBS comedy Broadcasters in Europe, Africa, New Zealand and Latin America have picked up scripted series following deals with recently-revamped ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) Distribution. Single-camera comedy Twenties, which launched in March this year on BET in the US, will make its UK debut on BBC Three on 25 October, after […]
