French-based entertainment giant Banijay has moved to acquire production and distribution company Beyond International in a deal that would absorb more than 8,000 hours of IP, including 'Halifax: Retribution', 'MythBusters' and 'Deadly Women'.
Veteran broadcasting and TV distribution executive Marena Manzoufas is being remembered as a smart and adventurous woman who made an immense contribution to Australian TV.
Beyond will once again be an Australian-owned production business, with CEO and managing director Mikael Borgland buying back the production division of the company and its subsidiaries from French entertainment giant Banijay.
Russell Crowe's 'Poker Face' will join Stan's stable of original films following its premiere in Rome this month, with the high-stakes thriller to be available on the streamer from November 22.
The assets will form a new digital division within Beyond, which will be headed by Q's current chief executive
Beyond International is merging its two London-based distribution outfits, Beyond Distribution and the recently acquired TCB Media Rights.
Nicole Chamoun will star opposite US actor Thomas Jane in ABC crime drama 'Troppo', with cameras now rolling in Queensland.
Germany's Leonine Studios has picked up worldwide distribution rights to crime drama 'Troppo', following its premiere on the ABC in February.