English Entertainment
GRB sells scripted & factual progs in A-Pac, Canada & Spain
MUMBAI: GRB Entertainment has announced sales of a variety of programs over multiple genres to Canada, Asia Pacific, and Spain.
Game TV in Canada acquired competition series Showdown of the Unbeatables where inventors and entrepreneurs put their unique products and machines – and reputations – to the test.
GRB’s award-winning in-house production, docu-series Untold Stories of the E.R. continues to make its way around the world. The series features intense real-life stories demonstrating the true dramatic nature of medicine practiced under pressure, where every moment can be a turning point. Discovery Spain took Seasons 7 and 8 while Discovery Asia-Pac acquired Season 5 plus 12 different themed, new Specials.
SBS Broadcasting Australia acquired two new seasons of the unique, award-winning scripted dramedy Mohawk Girls about four young women trying to find their place in the world and, of course, find love.
Also in Australia, Seven Network acquired 4 series:
Lifestyle series Bar Hunters follows a variety of characters searching for the perfect location to open their dream bar. But when friends disagree and budgets get in the way, will they be able to find their dream space?
West Coast Customs brings audiences stories of amazing car builds and customizations from rendering to reality, transforming cars for Sir Richard Branson, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Rascal Flatts and other celebrities.
Loose Screws is a zany clip series highlighting backyard geniuses and garage warriors who make wacky inventions at home that are completely insane, seemingly useless, but always hilarious and inspirational.
Bloopers features a non-stop blitz of painful mistakes, hilarious gaffes, adorable babies, and amazing pets. Host Dean Cain and a cast of thousands jam-pack each episode with the most exciting, entertaining and downright outrageous videos ever.
African channel ZAP, covering Angola and Mozambique, also acquired Bloopers.
“GRB is proud to hold such a rich and varied catalogue of programs. From our award-winning scripted dramedy Mohawk Girls to real-life hospital drama in Untold Stories of the E.R. to science and comedy clip shows, we offer a wide range of programs that are always ratings winners around the world,” said GRB SVP – international distribution Michael Lolato.
English Entertainment
Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
