Unleashed By DogTV: New Fast Channel Goes Walkies – Global Briefs
EXCLUSIVE: DogTV is the channel designed to help relieve boredom, stress and separation anxiety among our four-legged friends. The team behind the channel have now launched FAST and AVOD service called Unleashed By DogTV, which is aimed at canine lovers and owners. It launches with 250 hours of content spanning education and lifestyle shows, docs and movies, the latter of which are acquired from Filmhub. Celebrity trainers Victoria Stilwell and Chrissy Joy will feature on the channel as will Kevyn Matthews, AKA The Dog Chef. Original shows for the FAST service, which will also be available via YouTube, include The Adoption Show, home video series Dogstar, and video podcast Pets Add Life. Beke Lubeach, CEO at DogTV Networks, said: “Dogs have such a unique place in our hearts and, without a doubt, must be one of the most significant and popular niche interest areas – making them a perfect topic for our fast-moving content world and digital distribution.”
ZEE5 Global Sets ‘Ayyana Mane’ As Debut Kannada Original
The first Kannada miniseries on South Asian content streamer ZEE5 Global will be Ayyana Mane, which debuts later this month on April 25. The seven-episode supernatural mystery thriller is from Shruthi Naidu Productions and directed by Ramesh Indira. Cast includes Kushee Ravi, Akshya Nayak and Manasi Sudheer. Series is set during the 1990s and follows a bride’s entry into her husband’s ancestral home, which is haunted by a disturbing pattern where no woman has made it out alive. Three daughters-in-law have already died in the powerful Ayyana Mane family, with each death linked to the family’s deity, Kondayya. “Kannada cinema has a rich legacy of storytelling, with audiences deeply connected to stories that blend culture, mystery, and emotion. Ayyana Mane is a perfect example of this – a crime drama infused with supernatural suspense, set in the breathtaking yet enigmatic town of Chikmagalur, where mist-covered hills and age-old traditions create the perfect backdrop for an eerie mystery,” said a ZEE5 Global spokesperson.
Caroline Cleland Rises At NBCU’s APAC Division
Long-serving NBCUniversal exec Caroline Cleland has landed a promotion. She’s been named VP of APAC at NBCUniversla International Networks & DTC, taking strategic and operational control of NBCU’s regional linear channels and direct-to-consumer businesses. This puts her in command of programming, acquisitions, commercial, marketing, creative and productions, working out of NBCU’s Sydney, Australia office. This follows Chris Taylor being upped to Managing Director, TV Distribution and International Networks & DTC in APAC. Cleland, who has worked at NBCU since 2008, will report to Taylor, who has rounded out his senior team by upping Simon Hebblewhite to Senior Director, Finance, and Jane McLaren to Director, PR and Communications.
