FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the North American distribution rights to “The Justice of Bunny King” starring Essie Davis (“The Babadook,” “Assassin’s Creed”) and Thomasin McKenzie (“Jojo Rabbit,” “Last Night in Soho”, “The Power of the Dog”). The deal gives FilmRise North American digital, broadcast and theatrical […]
FilmRise, the New York-based studio and streaming network, has announced the appointment of Gabriel Gazoul as Director of Film Acquisitions. Gazoul spent 12 years acquiring content for Showtime Networks. In this role, Gazoul will oversee the acquisition of new release feature films and documentaries, as well as collaborate on release strategies with FilmRise’s Sales and […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, and Thunderbird Entertainment, the Canadian-based production company, have entered into an agreement granting FilmRise multi-territory FAST ad-supported digital linear rights to the Canadian comedy series “Kim’s Convenience.” Specifically, the deal gives FilmRise exclusive FAST rights to all five seasons of the series, which it […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has announced the appointment of Emilia Nuccio in the newly created position of Vice President, International Sales. Nuccio will oversee all international deals, be responsible for selling the FilmRise catalogue as well as new release and FilmRise co-productions into the international marketplace among other […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has announced the appointment of Daniel Gagliardi as Vice President, Digital Distribution and Business Development. As Vice President of Digital Distribution and Business Development, Gagliardi will spearhead and manage the growth and performance optimisation of FilmRise AVoD and FAST channels in addition to creating […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced the license of nine children’s programmes from Scholastic Entertainment including the popular 1990s series The Baby-Sitters Club, Animorphs, Stellaluna and I Spy among others. The deal gives FilmRise exclusive English and Spanish-language distribution rights to the programmes on AVoD and FAST platforms. […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has acquired the distribution rights to Marvelous and the Black Hole starring four-time Emmy Award-winner Rhea Perlman (Cheers, Matilda, The Mindy Project) and Miya Cech (Always Be My Maybe, Are You Afraid of the Dark?). The deal gives FilmRise exclusive theatrical, digital and broadcast […]
IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, has announced that 15 live linear channels have been added to the service, including hit comedy series and reality TV, true crime, design, pop culture, and more. Additionally, the IMDb TV standalone app on Fire TV is now available in the UK. The 15 recently added live linear […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network announces its order of a new 10-episode true crime series from FirstLookTV, “Making a Serial Killer.” The series uniquely explores what makes someone kill and kill and kill again. The deal gives FilmRise all rights for North America, German-speaking Europe, and Australia and New […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has acquired a number of children’s programmes, including Barney and Friends, Angelina Ballerina, and Camp Lakebottom for placement on its North American, AVoD based FilmRise Streaming Network. Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise, commented: “These popular children’s programmes fit perfectly into our strategy of increasing […]