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Live action【OSHI NO KO】coming to Prime Video

Prime Video will exclusively premiere a live-action drama series adaptation of【OSHI NO KO】, worldwide in winter of 2024. Produced by Toei Company,【OSHI NO KO】 is one of the biggest manga series to be adapted as a drama series and a movie. Exclusive worldwide streaming will be launched on Prime Video and the film will be […]

January 24, 2024

Forecast: Content spend to grow 2% in 2024

In 2024, Ampere Analysis forecasts global content spend will increase by 2 per cent year-on-year, following a plateau in content investment growth in 2023. Last year was predicted to deliver comparable growth, but WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike action led to a two percentage point decline relative to original expectations. In 2024, broadcasters’ and streaming services’ […]

January 23, 2024By Colin Mann

Government responds to broadcasting in Wales report

In its report published in October 2023, the UK House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee called for the Six Nations rugby tournament to be included in Group A of the Listed Events Regime. The UK Government has explained that listing an event in Group A or B does not guarantee that it will be available free-to-air, […]

January 23, 2024By Colin Mann

Netflix orders more Harlan Coben series

Netflix has announced that a further two Harlan Coben novels are to be adapted into limited series. Missing You and Run Away will both be produced by Quay Street Productions. Coben will serve as executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions. The news comes after Coben’s latest Netflix series Fool Me Once (pictured) premiered […]

January 22, 2024

Paprika Studios goes independent

An agreement has been reached between Viaplay Group and the current management of Paprika Studios, the Central and Eastern Europeanproduction company: the management team led by Ákos Erdős (CEO) will take over the ownership of Paprika Studios. The producton group’s own-produced content is already available wildspread on the some of biggest media outlets of CEE […]

January 22, 2024

MGM Alternative, Global Esports Federation content deal

MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, and the Global Esports Federation (GEF) ahve announced a deal to create content surrounding the Global Esports Games, Ssports athletes, and the gaming lifestyle. In collaboration, MGM Alternative, which produces The Voice, Shark Tank and Survivor, and GEF, which promotes the eSports globally, will work to develop […]

January 22, 2024

Research: US Peak TV ends abruptly

Research published by Ampere Analysis reveals that a combination of strike action and a downturn in the original content boom saw scripted US series releases fall to 481 in 2023. This figure is below the 510 of Covid-hit 2020 and means 2021 and 2022 are the high watermark of 633 – the pinnacle of Peak […]

January 19, 2024By Colin Mann

Omid Djalili launches Tiny Speck Productions

Award-winning comedian and actor, Omid Djalili, has founded Tiny Speck Productions along with his family of creatives. The new production company aims to explore society’s big questions through a hopeful lens, with scripted and unscripted comedy. “I’m thrilled to be announcing the formation of our new company, Tiny Speck Productions. A small but joyful speck […]

January 19, 2024

Channel 4 extends Whisper F1 production deal

Channel 4 has announced that Whisper will continue to produce its Formula 1 coverage through until 2026. The announcement comes after Channel 4 and Sky struck a deal which keeps Formula 1 coverage on free to air television until 2026. The deal with Sky means viewers can watch live coverage of the British GP, qualifying […]

January 18, 2024

Original Tastemade content for Prime Video, Amazon Freevee

Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade have announced a first-look deal to produce unscripted lifestyle content. As part of the partnership, Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade will bring 15 new shows to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee audiences over the next few years. Dish It Out will be the first unscripted series on the roster, hosted […]

January 17, 2024