Tag: FilmRise
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FilmRise Green Lights Season 2 of Killers: Caught on Camera
FilmRise and CBS AMC Networks U.K. Channels Partnership greenlit a second season of the true-crime hit series Killers: Caught on Camera. The partnership is a collaboration between AMC Networks International U.K. and Paramount Global, Blue Ant Studios, and Back 2 Back Productions. The series debuted on February 15, 2023, in the U.K. and gave audiences…
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FilmRise and Viral Nation Form Distribution Deal to Bring 10 Digital Creators to Free Streaming
FilmRise and Viral Nationa, a social media company, formed a new distribution partnership to expand FilmRise’s Creator Partner Program. The agreement will add ten top creators spanning several genres to free streaming. Viral Nation has selected ten diverse and talented digital stars to launch this partnership with FilmRise, including skater Andrew Schrock, who has more…
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FilmRise Adds 5,000 Hours of New Free Shows, Including British Versions of Hell’s Kitchen, Nanny 911, and More
FilmRise expanded its licensing deal with ITV Studios to include more than 5,000 hours of scripted and unscripted titles, including 3,000 hours of new premium British series such as Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. The extended deal includes the ad-supported and ad-based video-on-demand rights to several new and classic British shows that haven’t been available…
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FilmRise Partners With Samsung TV Plus to Launch Free Channels in Europe
FilmRise on Monday said it partnered with Samsung TV Plus Europe to bring the studio’s branded channels to multiple European territories across the continent for free, including the Andromeda, Forensic Files, FilmRise Free Series, and Highway to Heaven channels. Daniel Gagliardi, vice president of digital distribution and business development for FilmRise, said the company is…
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FilmRise Will Bring Theorist’s YouTube Content To the Streaming World
FilmRise on Friday said it had secured the rights to Lunar X’s Theorist content library. The company plans to distribute Theorist’s popular YouTube channels, Game Theory, Film Theory, Food Theory, and Style Theory, to television and streaming platforms. Max Einhorn, senior vice president of acquisitions and co-productions at FilmRise, said acquiring Theorist’s libraries marks a…
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FilmRise Is Adding The Classic Children’s Show The Wiggles
FilmRise, a New York-based film and television studio, has signed a global exclusivity distribution deal with the famed musical group The Wiggles. At today’s MIPCOM conference, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions at FilmRise, Max Einhorn, was joined by Luke Field, The Wiggle’s general manager, to announce the partnership. “We couldn’t be more delighted…
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The CW Is Growing Its Free Streaming Service in Partnership With FilmRise
Today, FilmRise and The CW announced a deal to bring over 1,500 hours of content to The CW’s free streaming service on the CW App. This comes as Nexstar the owner of The CW, is hoping to grow its free ad-supported streaming service. The two companies said this deal will include 429 episodes across 11…
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FilmRise Just Bought BuzzFeed’s Entire TV Library
BuzzFeed on Friday said it sold its entire library, representing 1,200 hours of content, to digital streamer FilmRise. BuzzFeed, the parent company of Complex Networks and HuffPost, has produced viral and award-winning shows like Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime, BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural, and Hot Ones. FilmRise is behind a number of well-known television shows like Gordon…
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Unsolved Mysteries is Coming Back With Special 35th Anniversary Tribute Free Online and in Local Movie Theaters
Unsolved Mysteries was a classic mainstay of ‘90s television. Next month, the long-running true crime show will get a tribute worthy of its legacy. In celebration of Unsolved Mysteries’ 35th anniversary, FilmRise has partnered with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to bring Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy, a new hour-long television special co-produced by FilmRise and Cosgrove/Meurer…
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FilmRise is Adding a New Free True Crime Original Series
This week the free ad-supported streaming service FilmRise announced a partnership with Grinning Dog Entertainment to create a new true crime documentary series called Statute of Limitations. Statute of Limitations will consist of 10, 30-minute episodes. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino will introduce viewers to everyday people from all walks of life who talk about non-violent…