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4 October, 2010 Fireworks International has concluded a major deal with Fox International Channels, which has picked up exclusive rights to The Booth at the End, the new multi-platform psychological thriller produced by Michael Eisner’s independent studio Vuguru. This follows the recently announced partnership between Fireworks International and Vuguru in an exclusive two-year output deal. […]

1 October, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, has signed a major new agreement with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), securing the rights to distribute a variety of prestigious primetime awards and entertainment programmes. The significant deal comprises rights (excluding UK) across all media platforms […]

23 September, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, and Michael Eisner’s leading US-based independent studio Vuguru are partnering in a significant output deal which will see the distributor acquiring a minimum of ten multi-platform projects from the company over two years. As part of the new two-year agreement, Fireworks […]

9 September, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, has struck a groundbreaking deal with leading US cable programmer Rainbow Media, giving Fireworks International distribution rights to a wide range of brand new original web series. Five innovative short-form series, produced exclusively for Rainbow Media’s entertainment brands IFC and Sundance […]

1 September, 2010 Source: The Guardian Bjørn Lomborg: $100bn a year needed to fight climate change    Exclusive ‘Sceptical environmentalist’ and critic of climate scientists to declare global warming a chief concern facing world Danish professor Bjorn Lomborg. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images The world’s most high-profile climate change sceptic is to declare that global warming is “undoubtedly […]

2 August, 2010 Popular Weekly Series Cleared in More Than 94% of Country for 2010-11 Season, Airing Mostly in Primetime Slots on Premier Television Stations  Fireworks International has teamed with Genesis International Television & Film to sell Heartland, a weekly top-rated family drama based on a series of books, on stations covering more than 94% […]

14 July, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, has sold the television broadcast rights to Spike TV’s Guys Choice to a raft of international territories, as new deals are closed with MTV in the UK, SKY TV in New Zealand, ABS in the Philippines and MNET in South Africa. […]

14 June, 2010 Fireworks International, the television and digital distribution arm of ContentFilm plc, has secured a host of deals for the upcoming 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards, increasing the reach of the star-studded event, which attracts millions of viewers around the globe each year. In 2010, the 62nd Primetime Emmy® Awards, which broadcasts live on […]

6 May, 2010 ContentFilm International has acquired worldwide rights to the live action, CGI heavy, THE DOG SQUAD: 3D to be directed by Les Mayfield (‘Flubber’, ‘Blue Streak’, ‘Miracle on 34th Street’, ‘Encino Man’). The brilliantly funny and touching original script is penned by Steve Carpenter. Voice-over and cast will be announced in the coming […]