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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SECURES GLOBAL SALES FOR KEW MEDIA GROUP’S NON-FICTION TITLES
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, announces today that it has secured an important raft of international sales for Kew Media Group partner companies’ thrilling non-fiction titles.
29 Jan 2020
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCES A RAFT OF SALES TO US, CANADA AND LATAM AHEAD OF NATPE MIAMI
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, has signed substantial deals across the US, Canada and Lat Am ahead of NATPE Miami where it will also be showcasing a number of outstanding drama, non-fiction and event series.
21 Jan 2020
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SEES GLOBAL DEMAND FOR MARGARET ATWOOD: A WORD AFTER A WORD AFTER A WORD IS POWER
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution (KMD) has sold the much-awaited documentary film about the 2019 joint Booker Prize winning author Margaret Atwood, Margaret Atwood: A Word After A Word After A Word is Power, to a raft of broadcasters worldwide, it was announced today.
30 Oct 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION BOLSTERS INTERNATIONAL SALES SLATE WITH IMPRESSIVE NEW TITLES AHEAD OF AFM
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has secured international sales rights to a fresh slate of films that the company will be showcasing at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM).
29 Oct 2019
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ICONIC SERIES ROBOTECH HEADS TO GLOBAL ANIME LEADER FUNIMATION THROUGH KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION DEAL
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has licensed the highly successful original anime sensation Robotech: The Series and the sequel films Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles and Robotech 2: The Sentinels to Funimation, the global leader in sub and dub anime content and a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television.
22 Oct 2019
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FILMING BEGINS ON CHANNEL 5 DRAMA AGATHA AND THE CURSE OF ISHTAR
Lyndsey Marshal will play the lead role of crime writer Agatha Christie in the new drama commissioned by Channel 5 and made by Endemol Shine's DSP. Starring with her will be Jonah Hauer-King (World on Fire, Little Women).
14 Oct 2019
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OVATION AND KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SIGN ACQUISITION DEAL FOR SEASON THREE OF DETECTIVE DRAMA FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES AND DOCUMENTARY NAT KING COLE: AFRAID OF THE DARK
Ovation, America’s only arts network, has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights for season three of Frankie Drake Mysteries (10 x 60’) from Kew Media Distribution. The deal also includes Jon Brewer’s documentary Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (1 x 94’); both titles will air on Ovation’s linear channel and on-demand service Ovation NOW.
14 Oct 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCES IMPRESSIVE LINE-UP OF NON-FICTION PROGRAMMING PRODUCED BY KEW MEDIA GROUP COMPANIES AND THIRD-PARTY PARTNERS AHEAD OF MIPCOM 2019
Leading content company Kew Media Distribution, will showcase an impressive line-up of high-quality, new-to-market factual titles ahead of MIPCOM.
07 Oct 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION EXECUTES BRAND NEW DEAL WITH BBC FOUR FOR DOCUMENTARIES OWN THE SKY AND CHURCHILL AND THE MOVIE MOGUL
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, has sold documentaries Own the Sky and Churchill and the Movie Mogul to the UK’s BBC Four, it was announced today.
25 Sep 2019
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CASTING ANNOUNCED AS CBC ORIGINAL SERIES THE TRICKSTER BEGINS PRODUCTION
With production now underway in North Bay, Ontario, Sienna Films and Streel Films announce casting for new CBC original series The Trickster (6x60), coming to CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service in 2020.
20 Sep 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION ACQUIRES TWO BRAND NEW AGATHA FILMS COMMISSIONED BY CHANNEL 5 FOLLOWING GLOBAL SUCCESS OF THE FIRST IN THE SERIES
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has acquired international rights to two brand new Agatha films created by husband and wife team Tom and Emily Dalton for UK producer DSP (part of the Endemol Shine Group) and commissioned by the UK’s Channel 5, which follow on from the success of the recently broadcast Agatha and the Truth of Murder which has already sold to more than 139 territories.
16 Sep 2019
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LEAVING NEVERLAND WINS EMMY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
KEW MEDIA GROUP INC. (“KEW MEDIA”, “KEW” or the “Company”) (TSX:KEW and KEW.WT) today announced that Leaving Neverland, the Channel 4 and HBO co-production by award-winning director Dan Reed, won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Documentary or Non-fiction Special.
16 Sep 2019
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THE SEASON'S MOST CELEBRATED TALENT TO PRESENT AT 71ST EMMY AWARDS SUNDAY, SEPT. 22
Nominees Angela Bassett, Stephen Colbert, Viola Davis, Michael Douglas, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, Billy Porter and the cast of Game of Thrones Tapped as Presenters During Most Anticipated Night in Television.
11 Sep 2019
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DOUGLAS HENSHALL, NEVE MCINTOSH AND LOUISE LOMBARD TO LEAD STELLAR CAST IN THE FEATURE ADAPTION OF SUSAN HILL'S THE SMALL HAND: A GHOST STORY FOR CHANNEL 5
Justin Molotnikov directs the first adaptation of a Susan Hill book since 2012’s blockbuster feature film The Woman In Black. Production companies Awesome Media & Entertainment and Two Rivers Media announced start of production in Glasgow on the adaptation of Susan Hill’s novel The Small Hand: A Ghost Story.
10 Sep 2019
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THRILLER ISABELLE STARRING ADAM BRODY AND AMANDA CREW TO BE RELEASED ON DEMAND FROM 30TH SEPTEMBER
Kew Media is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of thriller feature ISABELLE on UK digital platforms from 30th September. Starring Adam Brody (The O.C., Shazam!, Sleeping with Other People), Amanda Crew (Silicon Valley, The Age of Adaline), Zoë Belkin (Carrie, Kiss & Cry) and Sheila McCarthy (The Umbrella Academy, The Day After Tomorrow), the haunting psychological thriller is directed and produced by Rob Heydon (Ecstasy) and written by Donald Martin (Never Too Late, Milton’s Secret).
04 Sep 2019
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KEW MEDIA BACKED AWESOME AND TWO RIVERS MEDIA JOIN FORCES FOR CHANNEL 5 DRAMA
KEW MEDIA GROUP INC. (“KEW MEDIA”, “KEW” or the “Company”) (TSX:KEW and KEW.WT) today announced that two of its companies, Awesome Media & Entertainment and fast-growing Glasgow indie Two Rivers Media, have joined forces to bring Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story to Channel 5 in the UK. This is Awesome’s first book-to-screen commission and also heralds Two Rivers’ move into drama.
21 Aug 2019
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DOGWOOF ACQUIRES THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY FOR UK DISTRIBUTION
London-based documentary specialists Dogwoof today announces the UK acquisition of The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, the debut feature from Ben Berman, which premiered in Sundance 2019.
13 Aug 2019
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Virginia-Based Public Media Company Commissions LEGACY LIST WITH MATT PAXTON
Antiques Roadshow meets History Detectives in original MY Entertainment format
31 Jul 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION EXTENDS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT FOR MULTI EMMY-NOMINATED LEAVING NEVERLAND
The film which explores sexual abuse charges in connection with pop star Michael Jackson becomes one of the best sold documentary features ever
30 Jul 2019
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Suzi Quatro Feature-Documentary "SUZI Q" to World Premiere at MIFF 2019; open in UK Cinemas September
The Acme Film Company and Label Distribution are delighted to announce that Suzi Q, a theatrical feature-doc on the life of iconic, trailblazing rocker Suzi Quatro, will have its World Premiere at the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival, August 15.
17 Jul 2019
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TITLES FROM KEW MEDIA GROUP OF COMPANIES NOMINATED FOR SEVEN EMMY AWARDS
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes and Leaving Neverland recognized.
17 Jul 2019
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BLUE ANT MEDIA COMMISSIONS FRANTIC FILMS’ ‘HIGH MAINTENANCE’
Frantic Films, one of Canada’s leading multi-genre film and TV production company, today announces that Blue Ant Media has commissioned a brand new premium factual TV series that takes a fascinating look behind the scenes and meets the maintenance and repair teams responsible for keeping some of the world’s most impressive super-structures safe.
20 Jun 2019
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THE WOMEN OF FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES JUMP BACK IN ACTION AS FILMING ON SEASON THREE BEGINS FOR CBC AND UKTV
Shaftesbury today announced that production is underway on the third season of the award-winning drama series Frankie Drake Mysteries, for CBC and UKTV, distributed by Kew Media Distribution.
16 May 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SIGNS SIX NEW FEATURES HEADING TO CANNES
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has secured international sales rights to a raft of new films that the company will be headlining in Cannes.
09 May 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION TO SHOWCASE A LINE-UP OF NEW GROUND-BREAKING FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES AT HOT DOCS
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution will showcase a slew of eagerly-awaited and ground-breaking feature documentaries at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market.
18 Apr 2019
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Essential Media announces NZ office with travel documentary series starring Griff Rhys Jones
Leading content production company Essential Media Group (EMG) today announces the opening of a production base in New Zealand, alongside the commission of a second factual entertainment TV series starring British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones.
03 Apr 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION UNVEILS LINE-UP OF NON-FICTION PROGRAMMES AT MIPTV AND MIPDOC 2019
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution has assembled a rich collection of unique non-fiction titles to offer its global clients at MIPTV.
01 Apr 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION DELIVERS FORMIDABLE LINE-UP OF FICTION PROGRAMMING FOR MIPTV 2019
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, will showcase a raft of gripping new fiction programming at MIPTV.
27 Mar 2019
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Killing Patient Zero, From Director Laurie Lynd To Have World Premiere as a Special Presentation at Hot Docs 2019
Fadoo Productions is pleased to announce that Killing Patient Zero, the documentary about the origins of the AIDS epidemic and the story of Gaetan Dugas, the man who was incorrectly accused of starting it all, written and directed by Laurie Lynd, based on Richard McKay’s ground-breaking book, Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic, will have its world premiere as a Special Presentation at Hot Docs 2019.
15 Mar 2019
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KEW MEDIA AND NENT GROUP TO PRODUCE SPY THRILLER MARGEAUX CREATED BY AWARD-WINNING SHOWRUNNER ADI HASAK
Leading content company Kew Media Group, has partnered with Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the operator of premium Nordic streaming service Viaplay, on the international drama series Margeaux.
11 Mar 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION RECEIVES UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL BROADCASTER INTEREST IN CHANNEL 4/HBO’S COMPELLING DOCUMENTARY LEAVING NEVERLAND
Following a highly successful premiere screening at the recent Sundance Film Festival, leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has received unprecedented interest from broadcasters around the world eager to acquire Leaving Neverland, the Channel 4 and HBO co-production by award-winning director Dan Reed.
04 Mar 2019
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POLYGRAM ENTERTAINMENT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP, FINE POINT FILMS AND FADOO PRODUCTIONS PRESENT THE GO-GO’S A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FROM DIRECTOR ALISON ELLWOOD
Polygram Entertainment, the film and television division of Universal Music Group, today announced a feature documentary about the iconic, groundbreaking band, The Go-Go’s
09 Feb 2019
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ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS ACQUIRES NICK BROOMFIELD’S ACCLAIMED LEONARD COHEN DOCUMENTARY 'MARIANNE & LEONARD WORDS OF LOVE' FOLLOWING SUNDANCE WORLD PREMIERE
Roadside Attractions has acquired North American rights to award-winning director Nick Broomfield’s acclaimed film Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, which was in the Documentary Premieres section of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
08 Feb 2019
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Kew Media Distribution Lands International Sales Rights for Slate of New Films to be Introduced at EFM in Berlin
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has picked up a diverse slate of hot film projects that will be introduced at the upcoming European Film Market (EFM), with Kew representing international sales rights.
04 Feb 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCES SALES OF MORE THAN 104 HOURS OF FEATURE FILMS, DRAMA SERIES, NON-FICTION SERIES AND DOCUMENTARIES TO LATIN AMERICA
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has signed major deals in Latin America with DirectTV, Sundance TV and Globosat for more than 104 hours of programming.
23 Jan 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SECURES INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS FOR CHANNEL 4/HBO’S COMPELLING TWO-PART DOCUMENTARY LEAVING NEVERLAND.
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has secured the international distribution rights (excluding UK and US) for LEAVING NEVERLAND.
17 Jan 2019
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE SALES RIGHTS TO NICK BROOMFIELD’S SUNDANCE SELECTED DOC
On the heels of Nick Broomfield’s new documentary Marianne & Leonard - Words of Love being selected to world premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, Kew Media Distribution, a leading global distributor and part of Kew Media Group, has acquired worldwide sales rights to the film.
29 Nov 2018
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KODI SMIT-MCPHEE AND RYAN KWANTEN TO STAR IN SCI-FI FILM "2067"
Kodi Smit-McPhee (ALPHA, X-MEN APOCALYPSE) and Ryan Kwanten (RED HILL, TRUE BLOOD) have signed on to star in “2067” - an elevated climate fiction movie telling the story of humanity’s last attempt at saving mankind. They join a stellar cast that includes...
16 Nov 2018
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CAMPFIRE AND KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION RETEAM WITH RODNEY ASCHER ON NEW FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Rodney Ascher (Room 237, The Nightmare), Ross Dinerstein (Stephen King’s 1922, The Pact, Jiro Dreams of Sushi) of Campfire and Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, reteam after the success of The Nightmare on Ascher’s next feature documentary that explores the idea - in fact and fiction - of those who suspect they are living in a digital simulation.
13 Nov 2018
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Acorn TV Acquires Exclusive U.S. Premiere of the New Season of One of BBC One’s Top Rated Series LINE OF DUTY From Creator Jed Mercurio (Bodyguard)
Acorn TV, North America’s largest streaming service focused on British and international television, is thrilled to announce the exclusive U.S. Premiere of Season 5 of Line of Duty from leading global distributor, Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group.
05 Nov 2018
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Prince documentary boosts Kew Media's AFM slate
London-based sales company Kew Media Distribution has added a host of titles to its American Film Market (AFM) slate on the eve of the event in Santa Monica, LA.
30 Oct 2018
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Kew Media Distribution Assembles Massive Slate of New Film Projects Ahead of AFM
Prince Doc “Mr. Nelson: On the North Side,” “Agatha and the Nightingale’s Cry”, “Chaka Khan: Keep on Holdin’ On”, and “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” Land on Kew Slate.
29 Oct 2018
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION’S FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES ACQUIRED BY OVATION IN U.S. AS NEW SECOND SEASON LAUNCHES
Critically acclaimed detective drama Frankie Drake Mysteries continues to enthral viewers worldwide as Ovation, America’s only arts network, signs U.S. broadcast rights to two seasons (21 x 60’). Ovation joins a host of international broadcasters that have signed the brand new second season – which debuts at MIPCOM 2018 as part of leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution’s new drama slate.
11 Oct 2018
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION EXPANDS SENIOR TEAM WITH APPOINTMENT OF GRAHAM BEGG AS VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCER RELATIONS
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has appointed television and film finance expert Graham Begg to the position of VP, Business Development and Producer Relations.
09 Oct 2018
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Kew Media Announces Partnership with Channel 5
Channel 5 unveils slate of drama commissions – its first under Viacom’s ownership. Signs 3-year partnership deal with Kew Media Group
21 Sep 2018
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THE 70TH EMMY AWARDS REACHES GLOBAL AUDIENCE WITH KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has signed a host of international deals for the 70th Emmy® Awards, it announced today ahead of the event’s live broadcast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles from 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT this evening.
17 Sep 2018
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SCANDINAVIA TAKES MORE THAN 70 HOURS OF KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION’S NEW PROGRAMMING
Leading global distributor Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has sold more than 70 hours of new content to the Scandinavian region, concluding a range of deals with key broadcasters, including four acquisitions of biopic The Radical Story of Patty Hearst and three pickups of the new instalment from the acclaimed Bletchley Circle franchise.
11 Sep 2018
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION EXPANDS U.S. SALES TEAM WITH APPOINTMENT OF MARIA IBARRA
Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, today announces a new strategic appointment, as Maria Ibarra joins the company as Director of Sales, Distribution.
07 Sep 2018
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KEW MEDIA DISTRIBUTION DELIVERS NEW CEE DEALS AHEAD OF NATPE BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL
Kew Media Distribution, part of Kew Media Group, has signed numerous deals across Central and Eastern Europe it announced today, as it prepares to showcase a wealth of new content to buyers attending NATPE Budapest International this week.
25 Jun 2018
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KEW MEDIA GROUP BUILDS ITS BIGGEST PRE-CANNES FILM SLATE TO DATE
Leading global distributor KEW MEDIA GROUP has closed a flurry of deals that result in the company arriving in Cannes with its most voluminous slate of new titles to date. International sales rights to a total of eight new feature films have been acquired today by Kew, which comes on the heels of the company adding six non-fiction titles earlier this week.
04 May 2018