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Calemzuk forms Rampante, teams with Time 16 January 2015
Former Fox and Shine boss Emiliano Calemzuk has created a new content company, Rampante, and teamed up with publishing group Time Inc. to form a new production company. The new prodco will make video content for a new multiplatform library and … Continue reading
Big-screen to small-screen 16 January 2015
Amid what is described as the ‘Golden Age’ of TV drama there is an increasing trend to look to feature films for small-screen inspiration. The current trend is being driven by a number of factors, first and foremost the boom in … Continue reading
FCCE reveals ‘world’s first African superhero’ 15 January 2015
Holland-based distributor FCCE has taken a series that’s billed as starring “the world’s first mainstream African-based superhero” to Discop Africa. The FCCE exec added that: “With the huge success of drama series at free-to-air channels, digital channels and VOD platforms like … Continue reading
Chinese video platform takes Voice Kids rights 15 January 2015
Chinese online video platform Youku Tudou has acquired rights to remake John de Mol’s format The Voice Kids. This is the second major international format de Mol created that Youku Tudou is remaking, after it took rights to make a Chinese … Continue reading
TVN buys Seven, Channel 5 shows 15 January 2015
Poland’s TVN has acquired programmes including Seven Network’sWorld’s Richest Dogs from distributor TCB Rights. Other newly-announced TCB deals include a 33-hour VOD deal with Krakow-based Grupa Onet and a series of programme sales to AMC Networks Europe.Czech Republic’s FTV Prima has … Continue reading
DHX cuts Chinese streaming deal with CCTV 15 January 2015
Canada-listed kids producer and distributor DHX has struck a streaming deal with China National Television, the new media division of Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. The pair will launch a new video streaming platform in China that will carry DHX’s kids … Continue reading
Netflix greenlights Justin Time spin-off 15 January 2015
Streaming service Netflix has greenlit a spin-off of Justin Time, the animated kids series from Canadian studio Guru. The 13x30mins series, Justin Time the New Adventures, will premiere on Netflix around the world in early 2016. The commission is the latest in … Continue reading
