Entertainment
Entertainment Industry Expands Global Reach
Mubi has acquired global rights to two Spanish series, 'La Mesías' and 'Riot Police,' while BBC Studios and Channel 4 are adapting Vanessa Savage's thriller 'The Night They Vanished.' These moves highlight the growing international presence of Spanish and British content.
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Variety
The Costa Rica Film Festival kicks off next week with a program featuring major festival hits such as Carla Simón’s “Romería,” Bi Gan’s “Resurrection,” Diego Céspedes’s “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” Ulrike Ottinger’s Isabelle Huppert-starring “The Blood Countess” and Lucrecia Martel’s “Land
2026-07-16 11:54 UTC
Variety
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2026-07-16 11:57 UTC
Variety
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2026-07-16 12:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Cooper & Fry are heading to the U.S. after streamer BritBox snapped up the British crime drama. The show has performed well on Paramount-owned broadcast network 5 in the UK and now has a U.S. home. BritBox has snagged Season 1 of the show for U.S. and Canada, while Netflix has taken s
2026-07-16 12:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: It’s a Sin star Callum Scott Howells and Gabrielle Creevy (Black Doves) are leading an adaptation of Vanessa Savage’s romantic thriller The Night They Vanished for BBC Studios and Channel 4. Cameras have rolled in Wales on the six-part series that tells the story of Anna (Cree
2026-09-30 09:15 UTC
Variety
Mubi has taken worldwide rights to two iconic series from Movistar Plus International, the overseas distributor of the biggest Spanish pay TV and SVOD operator: “La Mesias,” from “La Bola Negra” directors Los Javis, and “Riot Police,” the first premium TV series from “The Beloved” director Rodrigo S
2026-09-30 09:21 UTC