ITV has acquired The Reunion to premiere on ITVX later this year. The six-episode drama series from MGM will then air on ITV’s linear channels in 2023. The French Riviera-set series is adapted from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel La Jeune Fille et la Nuit, and started shooting on location in the south of France in […]

During Oscar season, it’s not uncommon for studios to spend millions of dollars promoting their films in hopes to influence Academy Award voters. This calculated campaigning goes well beyond traditional advertising methods including throwing swanky events, grassroots regional and out-of-home investments, known as ‘For Your Consideration’ (FCU) campaigns. MediaRadar reviewed ad spend for the Academy […]

Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion (€7.6bn) acquisition of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) after Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed the deal. European Union regulators signed off on the MGM deal after finding it posed no competition problems. In the US, the deadline for the FTV to challenge passed without the agency taking action. The FTC […]

Amazon is expected to win EU antitrust approval for its $8.5 billion (€7.6bn) buy of MGM, reports Reuters. The MGM acquisition would bring a movie library and franchises including James Bond and Rocky. It also licenses content for video games, which could benefit Amazon’s development efforts in that area. The Federal Trade Commission is also […]

Superna Kalle, President of International Networks for Starz, has announced the promotions of Darren Nielson to Executive Vice President of Distribution and Business Development and Jeff Cooke to Senior Vice President of Programming for International Networks.“These are two well-deserved promotions that recognize Darren and Jeff’s invaluable and integral contributions to the success of Starzplay since […]

The latest viewpoint from Ampere Analysis suggests that, as the TV industry emerges from its Covid-induced boom, a double wave of merger and acquisition activity will be the trend to watch this year. As players now have a good understanding of what is required to maintain market position from a content perspective in this fiercely […]

Universal Music Publishing Group (UPMG) has announced the signing of Banijay, the global independent content creation and distribution group to exploit its music assets. Under the deal, UMPG will work with Banijay Brands which has a portfolio spanning some of the world’s most recognisable shows, including Peaky Blinders, Survivor, Temptation Island, Lego Masters and Hunted. […]

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and MGM International Television Productions have agreed a new multi-year deal to develop and co-produce six English-language original international series for NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service. All six series will be shown exclusively as Viaplay Originals throughout the Nordics, Baltics, Netherlands and Poland, with MGM handling distribution in the rest […]

Rewind Networks has announced the launch of Hits and Hits Movies on IndiHome, Telkom Indonesia’s nationwide fixed broadband service delivering internet, telephone and video entertainment. Starting October 1st, Hits will be available on Channel 507 (SD), 965 (HD) and Hits Movies on Channel 606 (SD), 966 (HD) on IndiHome TV and USeeTV GO app services. […]

Rewind Networks has announced the launch of Hits and Hits Movies on Macau Cable TV starting October 1st. The channels will be available in HD on Macau Cable TV’s basic bundle on Channel 46 for Hits and Channel 40 for Hits Movies. Both channels will be available with Traditional Chinese subtitles. The launches reaffirm the […]