Peacock has announced Universal Pictures’ Beast will begin streaming exclusively on the service starting October 7th. The thriller movie follows recently widowed Dr. Nate Daniels (Idris Elba) and his two teenage daughters (Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries) as they travel to a South African game reserve managed by Martin Battles (Sharlto Copley), an old […]
Alteox, the Luxembourg-based digital media, VoD and SmartTV App development company, has developed several SVoD B2C and B2B2C applications for Blackpills studio, an international producer and co-producer of premium, acclaimed original short-form series for young adults spanning genres such as fiction, animation, and documentary. The products include an application for Amazon Fire TV, an HTML5 […]
The BBC has announced a host of top stars to voice landmark animated series Quentin Blake’s Box Of Treasures produced by Eagle Eye Drama for CBBC and BBC iPlayer. Commissioned by the BBC for December 2023, the animated box set of hand-picked specials is based on six iconic best-selling books (Zagazoo, Loveykins, Jack And Nancy, […]
Video solutions provider, Accedo, has partnered with TVO, a Canadian digital learning and media organisation, to launch two new OTT video services for its documentaries, series, current affairs journalism, and children’s content. TVO and TVOkids have been deployed using Accedo One, a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables companies to build, manage, and grow impactful video services […]
Yeti Television has announced a new senior hire with its appointment of Llinos Griffiths as Development Executive. In her new role as Development Executive, Griffiths will be a key driver in Yeti creating Welsh-made formats and showcasing them around the world. Griffiths brings a wealth of experience, having worked as Development Executive on a range of […]
Dan Russell has been elevated to CEO of EarthX Media, which operates EarthxTV, from his prior role as Executive Vice President of Content and Strategy. Rajan Singh, the former CEO of Digi Media Global, has joined the company as Head of Global Distribution, charged with expanding the availability of EarthxTV across digital and linear platforms […]
Apple Original Films’ “Emancipation,” directed and executive produced by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day,” “The Equalizer”) and starring and produced by Will Smith (“King Richard,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Ali”), will premiere in theaters on December 2nd 2022, and on Apple TV+ on December 9th. The announcement was made following an advance screening of “Emancipation” hosted […]
Beyond Productions, the company behind Hulu’s recently announced dating format, Back in The Groove with Taye Diggs, long-running Discovery franchise MythBusters, and HGTV’s hit series My Lottery Dream Home, has appointed Joe Rivadeneira as SVP Development, Factual at its Los Angeles-based production operation. Joe Rivadeneira will advance Beyond’s longstanding reputation for factual programming including twelve […]
Plaion Pictures UK has announced that their new comedy, I Love My Dad, will be screening at the 66th BFI London Film Festival. The film will screen on October 10th at the Prince Charles Cinema with an addtional screening on October 11th at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Inspired by writer, director, and star James […]
On October 1st, a bespoke TV campaign, created in partnership between Sky Media and credit card and payment services provider, Barclaycard Payments, aired for the first time during Saturday’s Premier League coverage. The West Ham vs Wolves game saw 954k viewers at its peak at 6pm as West Ham scored the first goal of the […]