Middle East film distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment is giving Arabic and Bollywood distributors a chance to have their movies reach larger audiences thanks to a new deal making it an iTunes aggregator. The Apple service is the only platform in the Middle East that offers simultaneous releases in eight…

Fox International Channels (FIC) has appointed Cherry Yates to the newly created post of VP Corporate Communications. Yates will spearhead a streamlined communications strategy across FIC's more than 300 entertainment, sports, lifestyle, factual and movie channels, working in close collaboration with publicity teams…

The Venice Film Festival has added two new documentaries about cinema to its Classics section. One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & The Lost American Film by Bill Teck and Mise En Scène With Arthur Penn (A Conversation) by Amir Naderi will screen in the program that kicks off later this month. Coincidentally…

Outcast, the exorcism drama project from The Walking Dead executive producer Robert Kirkman, is moving to a pilot stage at Cinemax. Kirkman made the announcement on Twitter from Comic-Con, where he is with the AMC zombie drama which has its always-popular panel presentation in Hall H. In his pilot writing debut…

Amazon, NBCUniversal Ink U.K. Streaming Deal Amazon and NBCUniversal have finalized a UK instant video subscription deal that will make hundreds of episodes of U.S. TV series available on Prime Instant Video. Amazon is bringing multiple seasons of such NBCUniversal shows as Suits, Grimm and Parks And Recreation to the…

Jan Koeppen, the current COO of 21st Century Fox Europe and Asia, is making a transition to Fox International Channels where he will take over as President of Europe and Africa. He is stepping into the position vacated by Jesus Perezagua, who announced his departure last month. Koeppen will be based in London and…

Jesus Perezagua Exiting Fox International Channels Fox International Channels President of Europe and Africa Jesus Perezagua has announced his departure. The exec has been at the company since 2003. He joined as managing director of FIC Spain and Portugal and in 2005 took over the company’s expansion plan in Eastern…

‘The Time In Between’ Finale Sets Records In Spain Deadline readers who follow international closely will know that I’ve been high on Spanish period miniseries The Time In Between. The 11-part mini debuted in Spain in October as the best local drama premiere of the last eight years. It concluded its run on Antena 3 on…

Los Angeles, November 5, 2013: Simon Thomas will join FOX International Channels' (FIC) executive management team in January as Executive Vice President of Global Sports and Content Sales, it was announced today by Hernan Lopez, President & Chief Executive Officer of FIC. The appointment comes as FIC continues to…

The World Series got under way tonight, so Fox International Channels figured it's a good time to unveil a long-term deal to air MLB games in more than 30 European countries, starting with this year's Fall Classic. The exclusive, multiplatform pact with Major League Baseball International gives FIC the rights to all…

The exec producer of five Real Housewives spinoffs has been tapped as the first EVP of the new unit, overseeing original development, production and acquisitions. Christian Barcellos also will develop and implement a long-term programming plan for Fox International Channels‘ global lifestyle brand, Fox Life, and…

With the popularity of global soccer increasing in the States, and as next summer’s World Cup in Brazil approaches, 21st Century Fox is adding to its international rights portfolio. The group has partnered with the Deutsche Fussball Liga to deliver soccer to millions of fans in 80 territories on four continents…