Lion Forge Entertainment has closed a multi-season distribution deal with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), to bring the acclaimed animated series Iyanu to Australian audiences. The ABC has acquired exclusive free-to-air television rights, free streaming rights, and premiere rights for the territory. Season one will debut on ABC iview on September 26th and broadcast on […]
ABC Commercial has announced a deal with China’s UYoung, securing the sale of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Seasons 4–7, Wiggle & Learn and Big Words, Small Stories to UYoung’s UKIDS app, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms for children’s enlightenment education. UKIDS, will localise the titles to be made available across China. The deal strengthens […]
Netflix is on the rise, as the streamer’s share of television viewing in June ranked in the top three among media companies for the first time in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge report. Netflix posted the largest monthly share-increase across all media companies this month, adding 0.8 points from May to represent 8.3 per cent of […]
Banijay Kids & Family, a specialist in children’s entertainment behind hit shows such as Totally Spies! and Mr Bean: The Animated Series, has announced that its distribution arm has secured a raft of multi-package sales for its portfolio of shows. ABC (Australia) has picked up the rights to Moominvalley season 4 and Piripenguins season 1, […]
Ricochet, part of Warner Bros International TV Production, has acquired the rights from ABC Commercial to make a UK version of the popular Australian series Muster Dogs. Based on an original concept by producer Michael Boughen for Ambience Entertainment, the format was developed in partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the ‘ABC’) – and has […]
The Disney Company is to let go of around six per cent of staff at its ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks units. The layoffs will effect some 200 employees and is being made to save costs on divisions that now aren’t seen as important in the ongoing shift to streaming. As part of […]
ABC, PBS, ITV Studios, Screen Australia and Screen NSW have commenced filming on the new three-part natural history series, Ages of Ice. From Northern Pictures, Ages of Ice follows the brave scientists pushing the boundaries of exploration and human endeavour in Earth’s coldest corners to understand the changes of ice and what this means for our […]
ABC Chief Content Officer Chris Oliver-Taylor has announced his departure from the organisation after leading the ABC’s content teams through a period of transformation and growth. One of Australia’s most successful content leaders and producers, Oliver-Taylor was appointed by the ABC as the inaugural Chief Content Officer in March 2023 to lead all content platforms […]
Sky Kids has expanded is commitment to The Wiggles in the UK and Eire by acquiring two new series: season 6 of Ready Steady Wiggle (26 x 15) and complementary short form educational series Wiggle and Learn (40 x 10’). The new season of Ready Steady Wiggle launches this December, while brand-new Wiggle and Learn […]
Amagi, a provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced that ABC Commercial has partnered with Amagi to launch a suite of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels. The rollout of the channel suite is expected to lead with North America, with plans to expand into broader English-speaking territories, Europe […]