Anxiety and excitement over Game of Thrones and the fate of its characters is the most common TV-related cause of sleeplessness in the UK, according to Twitter research. Analysis of over 30,000 insomnia-related tweets and posts by bed retailer Happy Beds found that Game of Thrones was one of the most common sources of lost […]
Attendess to the MCM London Comic Con got an exclusive look at Apple’s upcoming drama series, See, this weekend. Following the screening, stars Jason Momoa, Alfre Woodard and Archie Madekwe, alongside creator, writer and executive producer Steven Knight, and director and executive producer Francis Lawrence, took to The Main Stage to discuss the big budget […]
Netflix announced back in May of 2017 that it had acquired the rights to develop a TV series based on The Witcher – a collection of fantasy novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski – and the show is finally being teased for an imminent launch. At MCM Comic Con, fans were treated to a first […]
Banijay Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity of Endemol Shine Group, which is co-owned by The Walt Disney Company and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances and consultation with the relevant employee […]
A new short film from acclaimed writer and director Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth, Under The Skin) surprised viewers on BBC Two on Sunday night, when it appeared unannounced on the channel at 10pm. Inspired by The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, an etching by Francisco Goya, The Fall is a powerful short film which […]
The latest Pact UK TV Exports Report shows that TV exports reached a record high of £1.4 billion (€1.62bn) in 2018/9, an increase of 7 per cent on 2017/18. The report’s publication coincides with an industry roundtable at independent producer trade body Pact’s Leeds office attended by Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International Trade, […]
Jonathan Ross took to the Centre Stage at MCM Comic Con in London to introduce the UK premieres of two new anime series – In/Spectre and Somali and the Forest Spirit. Both titles will be available exclusively on the Crunchyroll anime streaming platform early in 2020. Legendary chat show host Ross, a well renowned anime […]
The stars of new DC Comics TV series Pennyworth took to the Centre Stage at MCM Comic Con as fans were treated to a screening of the pilot episode. The series has been acquired by SVoD service StarzPlay, who will stream the show in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Latin […]
Liftoff, a specialist in mobile app marketing and retargeting, has released its annual report on the state of mobile technology adoption in Japan with Adjust, experts in mobile measurement and fraud prevention. While streaming giants have yet to crack the country’s subscription market, the study reveals
Premier motorsport category Formula 1 is to live stream on-track action from a Grand Prix weekend via the Twitch web site and app for the very first time. All sessions at the Mexican Grand Prix over the weekend of October 25th to October 27th will be shown live and free in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Denmark, […]