BBC Studios Inks Multi-Year Content Deal With Italy’s Mediaset – Global Bulletin

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Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios has inked its first major factual multi-year content deal in Italy with Mediaset, the country’s top private generalist TV network.

The BBC’s long-term agreement with Mediaset covers first-window exclusive pre-sales in Italy of its natural history shows including its upcoming “Frozen Planet II,” “Dynasties II” and “Planet Earth III.” The Mediaset package deal also comprises providing an additional annual 25 hours of content for Mediaset’s Focus Channel, for an unspecified number of years.

Acquired titles from the BBC Studios catalogue for Mediaset’s portfolio of free-to-air channels include the second season of “Animals with Cameras” and “Mummies Unwrapped” which will air on Mediaset this Spring. “BBC Studios and Mediaset are united in their ambition to bring premium factual shows to Italian audiences,” BBC Studios sales exec. Salim Mukaddam said in a statement. – Nick VivarelliUniversal Music Greater China, a division of Universal Music Group, has launched Capitol Records China as a new frontline label focused on signing and developing Chinese music talent.

The group has also revealed a a new standalone International division, dedicated to supporting UMG’s global talent roster across Greater China, which will continue to operate under the Universal Music China banner. Tom Tang has been appointed as GM, Capitol Records China, and Yvonne Yuen as senior VP, marketing and head of International, Universal Music Greater China, with both divisions reporting into Sunny Chang, chairman and CEO, Universal Music Greater China.Tang joined UMGC in 2019 as VP, head of A&R and content strategy and has supported the recent signings of UMC artists including Linong Chen and Sunnee, who were China’s most.