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International TV giant, Fremantle has bought a majority stake Beach House Pictures, one of Asia’s busiest independent TV and Film production companies.

Headed by Donovan Chan and Jocelyn Little, Beach House has previously been partly owned by Canada’s Blue Ant Media group. While deal terms of the new transaction have not been disclosed, it was announced that Blue Ant has sold all of its stake.

Beach House works across both film and TV, scripted and non-scripted genres and has a wide pan-Asian reach, including China and India. It is also pioneering brand-funded programming for regional and international platforms.

The company is known for Emmy-nominated Netflix lifestyle series “Mind Your Manners” and the award-winning documentary series “Evolve,” for Amazon Prime & Curiosity.

It is currently in production on: the Chinese IMAX documentary feature “The Elephant Odyssey”; the Sung Kang (“Fast and Furious”)-led car culture series “The Ride Life,” for Insight TV,...

Fremantle’s Documentaries division has launched Undeniable, a label dedicated to producing premium feature documentaries and series, in partnership with high-profile talent and international commissioners, Mandy Chang, Fremantle’s global head of documentaries, revealed Tuesday at Cph:dox in Copenhagen.

The label is already developing several international projects and partnerships with high-profile filmmakers, including Amy Berg, Chris Smith, and Penny Lane and Gabriel Sedgwick.

Chang said: “The launch of Undeniable further underlines our commitment and ambition to build Fremantle’s documentary output on the premium side. Working with the very best filmmakers and emerging talent, the label will provide editorial and production expertise and support in multiple genres. Importantly, it will provide a platform and freedom for creative talent to unlock and explore important issues and stories to be told.”

Undeniable’s ambition is to make “provocative, entertaining, diverse, and influential films and series that push the boundaries of storytelling and...

The Venn diagram of fans of K-pop legends BTS, Disney+ subscribers and very happy people is now a perfect circle. Because Disney has kicked off Disney+ Day by releasing the group’s concert film “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage – LA” on the streaming service — and you can watch it right now.

Featuring footage filmed at the group’s Los Angeles performances Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 1-2, 2021 during the group’s “Permission to Dance on Stage” concert events, the film features band members Rm, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook performing hits like “Dynamite,” “Butter” and “Permission to Dance.” It’s produced by Hybe and directed by Sam Wrench and Junsoo Park.

The “Permission to Dance on Stage” tour features runs of performances in Seoul, South Korea, Los Angeles, and finally Las Vegas. The tour set records in South Korea and achieved rare milestones in the United States,...

In the past, Disney+ Day has landed in November, but this year it’s hitting this week – right before the D23 Expo gets underway in Anaheim, California (across the street from Disneyland). Thursday, September 8, to be exact.

While the D23 Expo will undoubtedly be full of announcements relating to Disney’s direct-to-consumer platform, Disney+ Day is more a celebration of the streamer as it stands now, with each of the major subdivisions of the company debuting new content. From documentaries to blockbuster movies, Disney+ Day has something for everyone.

And if you’re still confused, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

What is Disney+ Day exactly?

It’s just a day where Disney drops a bunch of stuff on their direct-to-consumer streaming platform. It usually coincides (roughly) with the anniversary of Disney+’s launch but this year it’s a few months early, happening on September 8, 2022. This is...

September is quite the month over at Disney+. The Disney streaming giant is the perfect place to spend the early months of back-to-school season, with something for the entire family. If you’re a Marvel fan, no doubt you’ll continue to watch the adventures of Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) in “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” For fans of “Rogue One,” ready to venture to a galaxy far, far away, there’s new spin-off series “Andor.” Then Halloween comes early with the premiere of the long-awaited sequel, “Hocus Pocus 2,” starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

With plenty more on the docket, we here at IndieWire are laying out everything coming to Disney+ this month. But among the many titles (and after plenty of hit-and-miss Disney+ franchise extensions), “Star Wars” still looms large. Originally announced at the D23 fan convention back in 2019, audiences will finally get to see...

“Thor: Love and Thunder” is heading to Disney+ Sept. 8.

The movie will hit the streaming service as part of Disney+ Day, a day the streamer is using to celebrate its programming. On Monday, Disney+ announced several additional debuts for Sept. 8, including “Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return,” “Remembering,” “Dancing with the Stars: The Pros’ Most Memorable Dances,” “Tierra Incógnita,” the “Frozen” and “Frozen 2” sing-alongs and “Welcome to the Club.”

The new programming will join the previously announced premiere of “Pinocchi,” a new episode of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Cars on the Road,” “Growing Up” and ““Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory,

There will also be special screenings, of what, we don’t yet know, at select AMC Theatres between Sept. 8-19.

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