The agreement consists of Lionsgate investing in a 20% stake, and acquiring titles such as “Fruitvale Station,” “The King's Speech,” “Scream 4,” and “Scary Movie 5," among various other titles.
Dutch television executive Annelies Sitvast is taking this newly created role, in which she will commission unscripted programming for streaming service HBO Max as it rolls out in the region.
“Geronimo Stilton” was acquired by Norway NRK and MTVA in Hungary, and "Berry Bees" premiered this autumn in Central and Eastern Europe and "Bat Pat" was licensed by Smile TV in Greece.
Armoza Formats, part of ITV Studios, has announced that “Dance Revolution”, the prime time dance competition from Québecor Content and Fair-Play that originally aired on Canada’s TVA, has now been taken in Poland by Golden Media Polska.
As part of this deal, the companies have worked together to launch “Dance Smash,” a prime time dance competition based on Quebecor Content and Fair-Play’s format “Dance Revolution,” which originally aired on Canada’s TVA.