Tag: Global

Peter Smith to Head MBC Studios, Aims to Kickstart Saudi Productions

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  1. Shout! Studios Names Former MTV Exec Brent Haynes Head Of TV Development
  2. T Group Productions Inks Co-Production Deal With Everywhere Studios
  3. T Group Productions Inks Overall Co-Production Deal With Madica Productions
  4. Amazon Studios Comedy Chief Joe Lewis Adds Drama Oversight, Morgan Wandell To Head International Productions

Albert Lee Appointed Head of Hong Kong Film Festival

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  1. Hong Kong’s Emperor Motion Pictures to Expand Exhibition Role in China
  2. Leftists resist in well-appointed World War II Hong Kong-set drama ‘Our Time Will Come’
  3. STX Entertainment Eyes August IPO In Hong Kong
  4. Hong Kong Festival Sets Debut Features as Opening Film Pair

Feng Xiaogang Cut From ‘Ash Is Purest White’ as Fan Bingbing Scandal Spreads

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  1. Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’ Reinstated: China & U.S. Release Date Set After Sept Delay
  2. AFM: Trinity Pictures Picks Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’ for U.K. Release
  3. Berlin: Feng Xiaogang Dials up ‘Cell Phone 2’ (EXCLUSIVE)
  4. Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’ Loses China Release Ahead of Political Event

Scotland Yard Investigates New Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Allegation (EXCLUSIVE)

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  1. Harvey Weinstein Investigated Over 11th Alleged Sexual Assault In The UK As Part Of Operation Kaguyak
  2. Scotland Yard Receives Latest Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Allegation
  3. Scotland Yard Investigates Complaint Against Harvey Weinstein From 10th Alleged Victim (EXCLUSIVE)
  4. Scotland Yard Investigates Second Allegation Against Kevin Spacey

Bidding War for Sky Looks Likely to Be Decided by Auction

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  1. Comcast jumps into bidding war for 21st Century Fox’s media assets
  2. Sky Plotting Its Own Acquisitions As Bidding War Between 21st Century Fox and Comcast Rumbles On
  3. Analysts Believe Comcast’s Sky Bid Puts “Tanks On Fox’s Lawn”, Many Expect Murdoch-Backed Bidding War
  4. Fox & Comcast’s $30B Takeover Of Sky To Be Settled This Weekend By Blind Auction If No Further Bids

Mashable Shuts Down French-Language Version, Ends Partnership with France24

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  1. Mashable Looks for Exit in Sale Talks With Germany’s ProSieben (Report)
  2. What’s the Cure for Ailing Mashable, BuzzFeed and Other Online News Sites?
  3. Mashable Hit With Layoffs After Selling to Ziff Davis
  4. Telemundo’s ‘Un Nuevo Dia’ Debuts Weekly Mashable Tech Segment

Valence Media Acquires Stake in ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Producer Fulwell 73

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  1. Valence Media Takes $60 Million Minority Stake In ‘Late Late Show’ & ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Producer Fulwell 73
  2. James Corden Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special Set For May On CBS
  3. James Corden Lands Another Primetime ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Special On CBS
  4. Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Adele & More Join James Corden For Xmas Carpool Karaoke

‘Farming’ Harvests International Deals After Toronto Debut

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  1. Toronto Drama ‘Farming’ Sells To UK, France, Australia, China, More
  2. ‘Farming’ Producer Logical Pictures Launches Blockchain Int’l Sales Solution With Bac Films — Toronto
  3. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Made Directorial Debut ‘Farming’ So He Could Sleep At Night – Toronto Studio
  4. How Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Turned His “Excruciating” Childhood Experience Into His Searing Directorial Debut ‘Farming’ – Toronto Q&A

Nickelodeon U.K Acquires French Tween Drama ‘Find me in Paris’

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  1. French Soldier Shoots Armed Attacker Trying To Enter Paris’ Louvre
  2. ‘Rainbow Rangers’: Nickelodeon Acquires CGI-Animated Preschool Series From Genius Brands Int’l
  3. Universal Kids Picks Up U.S. Second Window Rights on Cottonwood, ZDF Tween Series ‘Find Me in Paris’
  4. Amazon Prime Video Acquires Streaming Rights to French Drama ‘Black Spot’

Brazil’s Maria Fernanda Candido to Star in Marco Bellocchio’s ‘The Informant’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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  1. San Sebastián: Gullane Boards Marco Bellocchio’s Mafia Thriller ‘The Traitor’ (EXCLUSIVE)
  2. Globo’s Gael Arraes on ‘Jailers’ and Brazilian TV Giant’s ‘New Age of Series’ (EXCLUSIVE)
  3. IDFA: Brazil’s Habanero Films Boards Ruben Mendoza’s ‘Miss María, Skirting the Mountain’ (EXCLUSIVE)
  4. Gullane, Fernando Coimbra, Fernanda Torres Team for ‘The Hanged’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Int’l Under Way on Fourth Local Movie in India

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  1. Sony Pictures Collars ‘Love In The Time Of Dick Pics’ Movie Script
  2. Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor Star in ‘102 Not Out’ for Sony (EXCLUSIVE)
  3. Sony Pictures Networks India Backs Campaigning Drama ‘T For Taj Mahal’
  4. Sony India Expands Local Film Production With Malayalam Star Prithviraj

China Box Office: ‘L Storm’ Blows to $30 Million Opening

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  1. China Box Office: ‘Kong’ Roars to $70 Million Opening Weekend Win
  2. China Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Nets $70 Million Opening Weekend
  3. ‘Skyscraper’ tops China Box Office with $48 Million Opening
  4. China Box Office: ‘Geostorm’ Blows to $33 Million Win as ‘Blade Runner’ Flops

‘Game of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams Joins Rooster Teeth Animated Series ‘gen:LOCK’

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  1. ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams Joins Cast of ‘gen:Lock’ Streaming Series
  2. David Tennant Joins Cast of Rooster Teeth’s ‘gen:Lock’ Animated Series
  3. ‘gen:LOCK’: David Tennant Joins Voice Cast Of Rooster Teeth Anime Series
  4. ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams Cannot Wait to Be ‘Free’ of Hit HBO Show

Oscars: Multiple European Entries Target Foreign Language Nomination

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  1. Oscars Break Another Record With 92 Foreign Language Contenders
  2. Foreign-Language Oscar Roundup: Eastern European Countries Pick Their Candidates
  3. Oscars 2018: The Academy Lists Record 92 Foreign Language Contenders
  4. Oscars: ‘Tanna’ Marks First Foreign Language Nomination For Australia

Mexico’s Pixelatl Festival Dishes Awards, Honors Pixar’s Lee Unkrich

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  1. Annecy: ‘Inzomnia,’ ‘Viking Tales,’ ‘Color Monsters’ Offered By Pixelatl At Annecy
  2. ‘Coco’ Director Lee Unkrich On His Journey Into The Heart Of Mexico, Firsthand & On Screen
  3. Pixar Oscar Winner Lee Unkrich Wants Live-Action Directors to Follow Wes Anderson’s Lead and Make Animation
  4. Tribeca Film Festival Honors ‘To Dust’ And ‘United Skates’ As Audience Awards Winners

Netflix Looks to Partnerships for Growth; ‘No Plans’ for Live Sport

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  1. Starz Hires Netflix & Lionsgate Execs To Bolster International Digital Networks Team
  2. Netflix Says Euro Content Key To Growth; Unveils New Co-Pros At Berlin Event
  3. Netflix Stock Rockets Behind Massive Q2 Subscriber Growth
  4. Cinepolis CEO Alejandro Ramirez on Growth Plans

Oscars: Taiwan Sends ‘Great Buddha+’ Into Foreign-Language Contention

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  1. iPhone Movie, ‘The Great Buddha+’ Picks up Ten Golden Horse Nominations
  2. Taiwan Picks Lesbian Documentary ‘Small Talk’ as Oscar Contender 
  3. Film Review: ‘The Great Buddha+’
  4. Singapore Picks ‘Pop Aye’ for Foreign-Language Oscar Contention

‘Queen of the World’ Documentary to Go Global With Drive (EXCLUSIVE)

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  1. Latest Screen Queen Saoirse Ronan Promises Heady Sexual Politics In ‘Mary, Queen Of Scots’
  2. British Broadcaster ITV Lines Up Royal Documentary ‘Queen Of The World’
  3. Apple Acquires Global Rights To Documentary ‘The Elephant Queen’ – Toronto
  4. Apple Picks Up Global Rights to Wildlife Documentary ‘Elephant Queen’

Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Coming Back to ITV

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  1. ‘The Grand Tour’ Trailer: Jeremy Clarkson Back At Starting Line In Amazon Series
  2. ‘The Grand Tour’ Trailer: Clarkson & Hammond Back After Health Issues, Injuries
  3. Jeremy Clarkson Talks ‘The Grand Tour,’ ‘Top Gear’ Controversies, and Working for Amazon
  4. ‘The Grand Tour,’ Jeremy Clarkson’s New Show, Breaks Amazon Viewership Record

Toronto: Ho Wi Ding Draws on Western Film Training and Eastern Inspiration in ‘Cities’

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  1. FilMart: Ho Wi Ding Wraps Festival-Bound ‘Cities of Last Things’ (EXCLUSIVE)
  2. Toronto Festival: Wild Bunch to Sell ‘Cities of Last Things’
  3. ‘Cities Of Last Things’ Trailer: Sci-Fi Drama Reverses The Order – Toronto
  4. ‘Cities Of Last Things’ Scores Wild Bunch Sales Deal – Toronto