International TV market MIPCOM Cannes kicked off Monday with a flurry of licensing deals, a sign that despite the uncertainty and challenges facing the global TV industry, there is still business being done.
Paramount Global Content Distribution announced a major European deal on Monday, licensing the new Good Wife spin-off Elsbeth to French free-to-air network TF1 in France. The show features Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional attorney she played in both The Good Wife and The Good Fight. Wendell Pierce co-stars as NYPD Captain C.W. Wagner and Carra Patterson as Officer Kaya Blanke.
Studiocanal announced a raft of deals for The Night Logan Woke Up, the first TV series from famed Canadian film auteur Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother, Tom at the Farm), with Netflix taking U.S. rights and international deals signed with Star Channel Japan, Sbs Australia, BeTV Belgium, Canal+ Poland, Wdr...
Paramount Global Content Distribution announced a major European deal on Monday, licensing the new Good Wife spin-off Elsbeth to French free-to-air network TF1 in France. The show features Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional attorney she played in both The Good Wife and The Good Fight. Wendell Pierce co-stars as NYPD Captain C.W. Wagner and Carra Patterson as Officer Kaya Blanke.
Studiocanal announced a raft of deals for The Night Logan Woke Up, the first TV series from famed Canadian film auteur Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother, Tom at the Farm), with Netflix taking U.S. rights and international deals signed with Star Channel Japan, Sbs Australia, BeTV Belgium, Canal+ Poland, Wdr...
- 10/16/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andy Griffith appeared in the music video for country singer Brad Paisley’s “Waitin’ for a Woman.” Paisley discussed what he thought of working with the star of The Andy Griffith Show. In addition, he discussed his feelings about the actor following his death.
Andy Griffith | CBS Photo Archive / Contributor Billy Bob Thornton said Andy Griffith should be in Brad Paisley’s ‘Waitin’ for a Woman’
During a 2012 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Paisley revealed he was a lifelong fan of The Andy Griffith Show. “I told him, ‘You are as responsible for how I’m raising my son as either one of my parents,'” he said. “Just from watching that show, you can raise a boy with the lessons from The Andy Griffith Show.”
Paisley wrote a song called “Waitin’ for a Woman” that he felt was special. Actor Billy Bob Thornton said Griffith would be perfect...
Andy Griffith | CBS Photo Archive / Contributor Billy Bob Thornton said Andy Griffith should be in Brad Paisley’s ‘Waitin’ for a Woman’
During a 2012 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Paisley revealed he was a lifelong fan of The Andy Griffith Show. “I told him, ‘You are as responsible for how I’m raising my son as either one of my parents,'” he said. “Just from watching that show, you can raise a boy with the lessons from The Andy Griffith Show.”
Paisley wrote a song called “Waitin’ for a Woman” that he felt was special. Actor Billy Bob Thornton said Griffith would be perfect...
- 3/28/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Discovery’s long-running motoring format Fifth Gear is to relaunch as an Electronic Vehicle (Ev) show and has installed former Top Gear host Rory Reid to present.
Fifth Gear: Recharged will air episodes weekly on streamer Discovery+ in the UK and UKTV network Quest later this year as All3Media-owned producer North One looks to take advantage of colossal growing interest in EVs, which has quickened due to the current UK gas crisis.
The original Fifth Gear ran for 28 seasons, first on Channel 5 and then Discovery channels History and Quest, before ending two years ago.
“Almost every car manufacturer in the world has bet their house on electric so this seemed like a sensible thing to do rather than a massive leap of faith,” said North One founder and Fifth Gear exec Neil Duncanson, who also produces coverage of Ev sporting format Formula-e.
“Electric was a byline in...
Fifth Gear: Recharged will air episodes weekly on streamer Discovery+ in the UK and UKTV network Quest later this year as All3Media-owned producer North One looks to take advantage of colossal growing interest in EVs, which has quickened due to the current UK gas crisis.
The original Fifth Gear ran for 28 seasons, first on Channel 5 and then Discovery channels History and Quest, before ending two years ago.
“Almost every car manufacturer in the world has bet their house on electric so this seemed like a sensible thing to do rather than a massive leap of faith,” said North One founder and Fifth Gear exec Neil Duncanson, who also produces coverage of Ev sporting format Formula-e.
“Electric was a byline in...
- 10/13/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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