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Kezia Williams Joins Universal Pictures International As Managing Director For UK & Ireland
[ad_1] Veteran distribution and marketing executive Kezia Williams has been named Managing Director for the UK and Ireland at Universal Pictures International, and will take up the post at the...
YouTube Viewership On TV Screens Exceeds Mobile For First Time In U.S.
[ad_1] Capping a years-long effort to emphasize the living room, YouTube said Tuesday that it now gets more of its total U.S. viewership on TV sets than on mobile devices....
Allison Janney To Receive Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild’s Distinguished Artisan Award
[ad_1] The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild will bestow Allison Janney with the union’s top honor, the Distinguished Artisan Award, on Saturday during the 12th annual MUAHS Awards. The...
Sherlock Holmes Animated Spin-Off ‘Baker Street Four’ Starts Production As Germany’s ARD Joins Major Euro Co-Production
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Production has started on Baker Street Four, an animated series that follows a ragtag trio of street urchins – and a cat called Watson – who act as...
Female Actors Finally Achieve Parity With Men As Leads In The Top-Grossing Films of 2024
[ad_1] It’s about time. In 2024 the percentage of top-grossing films featuring female protagonists matched the percentage of films with male protagonists for the first time in recent history. According...
Pay-TV Bundler Philo Reveals $450M In Annual Revenue, Acquisition Of TVOD Outlet Row8 And Hiring Of Tubi Alum Edward King In Top Product Role
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Pay-TV bundle Philo is hitting some notable operational milestones in its eighth year as a full-fledged pay-TV service. The company has hit 1.3 million subscribers, posting a 20%...
Mediawan Rights Boards Yihwen Chen’s Doc ‘Queer As Punk’ Ahead Of Berlinale Premiere
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: France’s Mediawan Rights has acquired international sales to Yihwen Chen‘s Berlinale-bound documentary Queer as Punk. Sales will launch at the EFM as the Locke Films and Talamedia doc...
Pink Parrot Media Boards Animated Flick ‘Ultraduck’ & Live-Action Comedy ‘Graduation Heist’ — EFM
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Montreal and Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (PPM) has acquired worldwide rights for two new projects, Laniakea Pictures’ live-action teen action comedy Graduation Heist...
British TV Dramatists Lament “Austerity” Era As They Navigate Funding Crisis With No Easy Solutions
[ad_1] British TV drama is entering its “austerity” era. That was the startling observation of one seasoned producer, reflecting confidentially on the panic among his peers since the turn of...
‘My Fault: London’ Directing Duo Look To Build On The Success Of ‘Culpa Mia’ With Their English-Language Version Of The Hit Romantic Drama
[ad_1] The Spanish-language adaptations of Mercedes Ron’s Culpables novels have been smash-hits on Prime Video – Culpa Tuya is Prime Video’s most successful international original ever. That meant the pressure...
Dave Bautista To Lead Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Dreadnought’ For ‘John Wick’ Producers Thunder Road; WME Independent Launching For EFM
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Guardians Of The Galaxy and Dune star Dave Bautista is set to reunite with his Bushwick directors, Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, to star in dystopian thriller, Dreadnought. Penned by Joseph...
Sony Taking Japanese Format ‘100 Choices’ To London TV Screenings; Scaneta & Rosner Tries On ‘Stileto’ At EFM; Turkish Flick ‘The Coffee Table’ Wraps – Global Briefs
[ad_1] Sony Taking Japanese Format ‘100 Choices‘ To London TV Screenings Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is taking Japanese format 100 Choices to the London TV Screenings. FANY Studio’s show in...