Saban Brands formed a new internal unit to directly manage global distribution of the company’s properties including Power Rangers, Julius Jr., Emojiville, Popples, the upcoming Cirque du Soleil Media property and Digimon Fusion. The division will be headed by Frederic Soulie, SVP of global distribution, who will work closely with Leila Ouledcheikh, VP of distribution, […]
MarVista Entertainment nabbed worldwide distribution rights from Asahi Production for the animated series Heroes: Legend Of The Battle Disks, which it will debut at MIPJR. The animated series, which targets boys 4-10, is set on Planet Aernia, home to an Academy that fosters and trains Heroes with an ultimate missionto fight against and subdue the […]
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Paula Deen and her digital, subscriber-based Paula Deen Network, launching Wednesday, September 24, bought the rights to 440 episodes of the celebrity chef’s shows from Food Network. Deen is scheduled to appear on NBC’s Today this morning, her first live TV interview, says the net, since her tearful appearance on the show in June 2013 […]
Otter Media, the joint venture between The Chernin Group and AT+T, bought a majority stake in multi-channel network Fullscreen. As reported in July, Otter Media’s pending deal will put Fullscreen’s value between $200-$300 million. FS founder and CEO George Strompolos made the announcement in a blog post yesterday, noting that all of FS’s management team […]
Hulu gave a straight to series order for JJ. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. Based on Stephen King’s novel, called 11/22/63, the thriller follows an English teacher who travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Friday Night Lights’ Bridget Carpenter will write the script and executive produce the drama with […]
ESPN locked in Capital One to take on title sponsorship of the Orange Bowl in a multi-year deal, starting this year. The Capital One Orange Bowl will be played on December 31 and “builds on Capital One’s substantial support of college athletics by becoming the official credit card and bank of the new College Football […]
NBCUniversal’s Hispanic cable channel mun2 will now carry the NFL in Spanish; lining up a package includes the broadcast of the primetime Saints/Cowboys Hispanic Heritage Game in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 28, as well as the NFL’s Thanksgiving night game on Nov. 27. In addition, mun2 will feature both a Wild Card game and a […]
The Fashion Police show will go on without Joan Rivers, E! announced Friday. Along with on-air tributes to the iconic comedian, who died September 4 at 81, “We have also thought long and hard about what Joan would have wanted as it pertains to the future of Fashion Police,” said the net. “We decided, with […]