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Cormans’ Hollywood, a 13-episode documentary series teeming with archival footage and insights from seven decades of filmmaking by Roger Corman and his wife, Julie, has been set by Shout! Studios, Ace Film HK Co. and Friendship Films. Thirteen 50-minute episodes were shot over four months in LA, drawing heavily on the…

Bojack Horseman, the Netflix animated series and tastemakers’ delight, is branching out from its streaming home via a multi-year deal for home entertainment rights with Shout! Factory and Michael Eisner's The Tornante Company. Netflix will continue to stream the series, with its upcoming sixth season due in 2019…

With Tito and the Birds, his first animated feature, Gustavo Steinberg took on the most timely and complex of themes, striving to make them accessible to children. Based in a dystopian city that looks a lot like São Paulo—but could really be any metropolis—Shout! Factory’s Brazilian Oscar entry watches as the world is…

Sesame Workshop’s formidable home entertainment library will be handled by Shout! Factory, giving the indie distributor certain exclusive Sesame Street rights in North America. Under a multi-year deal, Shout! will control DVD and Blu-ray and VOD, plus select digital rights to more than 150 active titles and programs…

Legendary filmmaker Roger Corman and his wife Julie have been sued by their sons in a family horror story fit for one of his B-movies. The sons claim their mother has "berated and abused" their father for years to gain control of his vast library of films, which was sold last month to Shout! Factory and China-based Ace…

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Factory and ITV Global Entertainment just entered into a major distribution deal to bring a library of iconic films — like Oscar winning titles Sophie’s Choice and On Golden Pond — and series to entertainment platforms in North America. The multi-year deal grants Shout! Factory extensive rights…

Shout! Factory and China-based Ace Film HK Company Limited have acquired the New Horizons Picture library from Roger and Julie Corman. The catalogue encompasses 270 Roger Corman films and an action sci-fi TV series. The partners plan on developing new content and remakes out of the vast roster that includes Rock'N'Roll…

Shout! Factory’s new studio unit has named Brent Haynes, a veteran exec who once served as SVP of comedy and animation at MTV, as head of TV development. In the newly created role, Haynes will lead content development for TV and digital at Shout! Studios, including shepherding scripted series and production. The…

Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has appointed Brent Haynes as head of TV development. The newly created role was announced by Shout! Factory's co-founder and president Garson Foos, to whom Haynes reports. Haynes will spearhead Shout! Studios'…

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Factory has announced the creation of a filmed entertainment, production and distribution arm that will specialize in content development. And the company just pegged three films for a 2018 release: Sam Hoffman’s Humor Me, which will be released January 12; The House of Tomorrow for April; and Izzy Ge…

I have learned that Universal Cable Productions has teamed with Shout! Factory to develop a TV series based on Bill Carter's best-selling 2006 book Desperate Networks. Carter, former longtime New York Times media reporter and current CNN contributor, will write the adaptation, which is in very early stages. Desperate N…

UPDATED, 8:48 AM: Shout! Factory has set a September 22 release date for The Tiger Hunter and released a poster and trailer (watch it above). Lena Khan's comedy will open in New York, Los Angeles and select major markets. PREVIOUSLY, April 25: Lena Khan's comedy feature, The Tiger Hunter has been acquired by the…