Ramachandran Canada: Last News

Naman Ramachandran Canada-based global distribution group Blue Ant International has notched up sales of crime-themed content to several Asian platforms, coming into the Asian Television Forum (ATF) in Singapore.The ATF runs as part of the Singapore Media Festival.Pan-Asian linear network, A+E Networks Asia has picked up season five of Arrow Media and Saloon Media’s “See No Evil,” a series about how real crimes are solved with the help of surveillance cameras.In Thailand, linear broadcaster, True Visions has acquired season one of Spring Films’ “Prison,” a docu-series that explores the issues facing prison staff and prisoners, via exclusive access to the male English jail HMP Durham.The biggest haul is by Chinese SVOD service, Huan Xi Shou

Naman Ramachandran Canada’s Cineplex has initiated legal proceedings against Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld Group over its failed acquisition deal.Cineworld moved on June 12 to scrap its $1.6 billion acquisition of the Canadian business — a move that instantly anticipated legal action from Cineplex, which promised to sue just days later. On July 3, Cineplex filed a lawsuit against Cineworld in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.“Cineworld’s actions to prevent the Arrangement from closing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing more than a case of buyer’s remorse,” a statement from Cineplex said.

Naman Ramachandran Canada’s Lark Productions has acquired the exclusive television rights to Image Comics’ sci-fi graphic novel series “Descender,” and its sequel “Ascender,” created by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire (“Black Hammer”) and artist Dustin Nguyen (“Batman: Streets of Gotham”).“Fortunate Son” producer Lark, which is part of NBCUniversal International Studios, will develop and produce the series.“Descender” was launched in 2015 and 32 graphic novels were published through 2018. It follows Tim-21, a companion robot who is thrust into a hostile cosmos when he discovers that he’s the missing link between a fleet of life-annihilating constructs and modern robotics.