NETFLIX
Netflix announced Netflix Recommended TV, an independent smart TV evaluation program to help consumers identify televisions built for a superior internet TV experience. With the Netflix Recommended TV logo, TV manufacturers can highlight products that offer both Netflix and superior smart TV performance. This spring, Sony Electronics, LG Electronics, Sharp Electronics, VIZIO, and manufacturers of Roku TVs are expected to be among the first to deliver models designated by Netflix as Netflix Recommended TV.
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AWESOMENESSTV
AwesomenessTV has reinvented the classic cartoon character Richie Rich for TV in the new live-action series available exclusively on Netflix in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America beginning early this year. The 21-episode series follows the adventures of the boy tech-genius and trillionaire as he explores Antarctica, makes a movie with his friends, and meets celebrities.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Cirque du Soleil Média signed a first-look deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television to develop new, live-action scripted television projects. Creative Artists Agency brokered the deal on behalf of its client, Cirque du Soleil Média, which is a joint venture between Cirque du Soleil and Bell Media.
FREMANTLEMEDIA
Amazon Prime Instant Video UK entered into an agreement with FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment (FMKFE) that includes the rights to the preschool series Kate & Mim-Mim. Amazon picked up six series and one animated special from FMKFE’s portfolio, totaling about 68 hours of programming. The agreement includes rights to Kate & Mim-Mim, children’s series Team Toon, Alien Dawn, Really Me, The Aquabats Supershow!, and Monsuno; and the animated family feature The BFG–Big Friendly Giant.
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