Warner Bros International Television Production Australia (WBITVP) and Australia’s oldest newspaper, The Betoota Advocate, are joining forces on a slate of premium, unscripted productions aimed at both the domestic and international market. The companies say that the “creative partnership combines one of Australia’s largest production companies with one of the country’s most recognisable brands, and […]
All-electric single-seater racing series Formula E is launching a new short-form episodic documentary series, Formula E: Unplugged, with all episodes free to view on Formula E’s YouTube and Facebook pages. The 15-episode x 15-minute series takes viewers through Season 7 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, revealing what it takes to deliver international […]
Contents Lab. Blue has raised KRW 10 billion (€7.4m) in Series A funding from Korea Investment Partners, Kona Venture Partners, We Ventures, Crit Ventures and Dae Gyeong Investment, following KRW 3 billion in pre-A investment from Kona Venture Partners last January. With this funding round, the Company has secured total investment of KRW 13 billion. […]
The top 50 UK film and TV companies have seen their turnover rise by 15.4 per cent in the last year to £8.1 billion (€9.5bn) as streaming services’ demand for content drives growth in the industry, shows research by accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP. The appetite for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon […]
During last week’s Netflix Festival Japan 2021, the streaming service unveiled a list of 50 upcoming titles, including both anime and live-action. In a blog post, Kaata Sakamoto, VP, Content for Japan at Netflix, said: “While anime continues to be fundamental to our growth strategy — we are one of the biggest producers of anime […]
Netflix, in collaboration with Archie comics, are producing a coming-of-age story that will introduce the teenagers of Riverdale to a new generation in India. The Archies, a feature film adaptation of the famed comics, will be produced by Tiger Baby and Graphic India and will premiere exclusively on Netflix. A live action musical set in […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and MGM International Television Productions have agreed a new multi-year deal to develop and co-produce six English-language original international series for NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service. All six series will be shown exclusively as Viaplay Originals throughout the Nordics, Baltics, Netherlands and Poland, with MGM handling distribution in the rest […]
Construction at Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s new state-of-the-art film and TV studio, reached a major milestone this week as the final steelwork was installed on the highest structure on site. Reaching a height of 16m, the final piece of steel was secured on the roof of a 60,000 sq ft soundstage using a specially made […]
Bray Film Studios has announced its proposal for a major new development that will see the next phase of expansion of its historic film studios, with plans for new state-of-the-art studio facilities. The continued revitalisation of this iconic British film brand will see the studios returning to their former glory as a premiere shooting destination, […]
An Ampere Analysis report shows where Netflix is likely to increase its content investment as the streaming giant’s focus of activity becomes more global than ever. Between Q4 2019 and Q3 2020, North American commissions accounted for 55 per cent of Netflix Original titles, but this share fell to 45 per cent between Q4 2020 […]