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Next Level Chef coming to ITV and ITVX

Gordon Ramsay’s internationally acclaimed Next Level Chef cooking competion will makes its debut on UK TV screens via ITV and ITVX. Produced by Studio Ramsay Global, Next Level Chef is a culinary gauntlet challenge. The eight-part series, broadcasting in 2023, is set in a trailblazing TV studio, with three unique kitchen spaces set across three […]

June 22, 2022By Nik Roseveare

ONE, Media City Qatar sign global partnership

At the Qatar Economic Forum, powered by Bloomberg, Group ONE Holdings (ONE) and Media City Qatar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic long-term partnership, collaborating in the production and development of a wide range of global content in Qatar across multiple media sectors, including original programming, studio shows, and eSports, that […]

June 22, 2022

Mary Berry fronts new BBC cooking show

Dame Mary Berry is returning to the BBC with Mary Berry Cook And Share, a brand new series celebrating what drives her lifelong passion of cooking. Commissioned from Sidney Street, part of BanijayUK, the new BBC Two and iPlayer series will be guided by the nation’s much loved cook as she shows audiences how to […]

June 21, 2022

Paramount+ plans 150 originals by 2025

Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount Global, has announced its investment in internationally originated content with a slate of original series that will debut around the world, a first step towards the streamer’s plan to commission 150 international originals by 2025. The news comes in advance of Paramount+’s expansion to the UK and Ireland on June 22nd, […]

June 20, 2022

Tomorrow Studios to adapt I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness

Tomorrow Studios, an ITV Studios partnership, has announced plans to adapt celebrated novel, I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, written by Claire Vaye, for television. Emmy Award-winning director Stephanie Laing (Physical, Made for Love) will reteam with Tomorrow Studios (Physical, Snowpiercer), and with acclaimed screenwriter and author Alissa Nutting (Made for Love, Teenage Euthanasia) […]

June 20, 2022

Paramount+ launches in Korea

SVoD service Paramount+ has marked its entry to Asia with the launch in South Korea on K-content platform, TVING. Existing TVING subscribers can now stream Paramount+ content at no extra charge. The launch of Paramount+ brings stories, iconic stars, and entertainment to South Korean audiences on TVING. Paramount+’s  line-up includes Paramount+ originals such as Halo, […]

June 16, 2022

I’m A Celebrity… for Mexico, Canada

ITV Studios’ hit format I am A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has been commissioned for the first time in Mexico and French Canada, bringing the number of territories to have commissioned the format to 16. In Mexico the show is currently airing on Azteca produced by Acun, while Canada’s Quebecor Content has commissioned a […]

June 16, 2022

Welsh language opera for Channel 4

Channel 4 and S4C have co-commissioned Cardiff based production company Afanti Media, to co-produce with OPRA Cymru the first ever musical adaptation in the Welsh language, it was announced at Wales Screen Summit by Ian Katz, Chief Content Officer, Channel 4. S4C and Channel 4 will be creating a film production of Un Nos Ola […]

June 16, 2022

Netflix orders Squid Game reality series

Netflix is bringing the global phenomenon Squid Game to life with a new reality competition series titled Squid Game: The Challenge.  Claiming to have both the largest cast and lump sum cash prize in reality TV history, the series will see 456 real players enter the game in pursuit of a reward of $4.56 million (€4.38m). As […]

June 15, 2022By Nik Roseveare

New £12m movie production fund for Wales

More support will be available for Welsh film thanks to a new and simplified Welsh Government funding package which will help create quality jobs in the sector and generate at least £12 million (€13.9m) for the Welsh economy over the next two years, Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden, has announced. Bowden made […]

June 15, 2022