Keshet Studios, the US Studio owned by global producer and distributor Keshet International (KI), has been commissioned by Hallmark Media to produce Small Town Setup - a new romantic comedy dating series that takes neighborly help to a whole new level - for its reimagined streaming service Hallmark+. Keshet Studios’ Small Town Setup is based on Keshet Broadcasting’s International Emmy®-nominated format Dear Neighbors which harks back to the good old days when parents, relatives and neighbors … [Read more...] about Keshet Studios to produce Small Town Setup for Hallmark+
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Keshet International acquires additional 3 Dramas, 2 Formats, & 1 Doc for MIPCOM 2023
Keshet International (KI) has secured the international distribution rights to a further raft of content for its MIPCOM 2023 slate, including Radio Canada’s medical super-series STAT (120x30’) and psychological thriller Eyes Shut (Les Yeux Fermés) (6x60’); KAN’s detective drama Tell Me Everything (8x30’); Keshet Studios’ first original unscripted format Stuck! (60’); C4’s Celebrity Save Our Sperm (60’); plus Keshet 12’s International Emmy® Award-nominated Last Stop Before Kyiv. Kelly Wright, … [Read more...] about Keshet International acquires additional 3 Dramas, 2 Formats, & 1 Doc for MIPCOM 2023
Keren Shahar appointed new CEO of Keshet International
With over 20 years of experience in the international entertainment industry – 18 years of which has been spent working at Keshet - Keren Shahar has been confirmed as the new CEO of Keshet International (KI). Shahar will commence her new role on 1 January 2023, replacing Alon Shtruzman, who leaves the global content producer and distributor at the end of this year, having led the company for a decade. Widely regarded as one of the leading pioneers of the Israeli formats sales market … [Read more...] about Keren Shahar appointed new CEO of Keshet International
Keshet Studios closes deal to develop ‘The Awoken’ for TV
Keshet Studios, the US studio of Keshet International, has pre-emptively acquired the television rights to develop Katelyn Monroe Howes’ debut novel, The Awoken, as a returning drama for the US market. Published this week from Dutton, Penguin Random House, The Awoken is a “high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled" romantic story about “a chilling, all-too-plausible future” that sees a woman with terminal cancer undergo cryogenic preservation as her only hope for a second chance but leaving behind … [Read more...] about Keshet Studios closes deal to develop ‘The Awoken’ for TV
Keshet Studios appoints Lisa Roos as EVP of Television
Keshet Studios, the US-based production arm of global content producer and distributor Keshet International, has appointed Lisa Roos Executive Vice President of Television. With over 18 years’ experience in developing original content for broadcast and cable networks, Lisa will report to Keshet Studios’ President Peter Traugott. Working alongside Traugott and his team of executives, Lisa’s focus will be on developing original IP to bolster Keshet Studios’ burgeoning slate of limited and … [Read more...] about Keshet Studios appoints Lisa Roos as EVP of Television
Keshet Studios teams with David E. Kelley and Universal Television on ‘The Missing’
Keshet Studios, the US production arm of global content producer and distributor Keshet International (KI), and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studios Group, are working together with writer and executive producer David E Kelley on a straight-to-series order for Peacock. Adapted for US television by David E Kelley (Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers), The Missing will be based on the novel The Missing File, the first in a series of books written by renowned Israeli crime … [Read more...] about Keshet Studios teams with David E. Kelley and Universal Television on ‘The Missing’
