At the NATPE gathering in Las Vegas, Disney’s international team drew attention by announcing several new and renewed agreements with overseas broadcasters.\n The standout commercial achievement was a multiyear output renewal with France’s TF1 — a pact said to generate tens of millions of dollars annually for Disney. The contract secures first-run theatrical titles, the...

Disney Secures Rights to Katherine Rundell's Fantasy Series in Major Deal In a significant industry move, Walt Disney Studios has emerged victorious in a competitive auction for the film rights to "Impossible Creatures," the wildly successful fantasy series by British author Katherine Rundell. The deal, reportedly worth multiple millions, includes Rundell adapting the first two books into...