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Netflix: House of Cards returns March 2016

Netflix has confirmed it will deliver 13 new episodes of House of Cards on March 4th 2016. The announcement came in the form of a political ad that aired on CNN during the fifth Republican presidential debate in the US on December 15th. The ad’s narrator stated: “It’s a new day in America. Today more […]

December 16, 2015

Scripps Networks launches Scripps Lifestyle Studios

Scripps Networks Interactive is launching a new business division to drive digital content innovation and advertising solutions. Scripps Lifestyle Studios is a full-service editorial unit that will spearhead the development of lifestyle experiences across multiple platforms including social media, apps, websites and third party digital media outlets. As well as working with teams within Scripps […]

December 11, 2015

Disney, Lucasfilm, Great Britain Campaign join forces

The UK Government’s GREAT Britain campaign, Disney and Lucasfilm have announced a collaboration that celebrates the British inspiration, creativity and innovation involved in the Star Wars saga ahead of the December 17th UK cinema release of the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A series of videos featuring British icons such as Sir Richard […]

December 9, 2015By Colin Mann

Netflix to double original content

Netflix will focus on developing its own content next year and aim to nearly double the number of original shows to 31 from 16, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has vowed. The video-streaming giant has 10 feature films, 30 kids’ series, “about a dozen” feature documentaries, 10 stand-up specials and two documentary series in various […]

December 8, 2015

Lord Grade: “Piracy is the enemy of new content”

A £200 million (€275m) investment in the UK’s famous Pinewood Studios, which includes the construction of 10 mammoth sound stages, will better equip the facility for a range of high-end television production opportunities, although (Lord) Michael Grade, Chairman, is pleased to report that current demand from the movie sector means that there is little opportunity […]

December 8, 2015By Colin Mann

Red Dwarf captured in UHD

Cult sci-fi comedy drama Red Dwarf, currently with its 11th and 12th seasons in production, is being captured for UK broadcaster ‘Dave’ in Ultra-HD. Officials at Pinewood Studios said the production company (Baby Cow Productions and Grant Naylor Productions) are looking to future-proof the shows, and 4K production means they are ready for releasing in […]

December 8, 2015By Chris Forrester

Fear the Walking Dead Season 2 begins production in Mexico

AMC has announced the start of production on “Fear the Walking Dead” season two in the Baja peninsula in Mexico at Baja Studios, site of the filming for Titanic, Master and Commander and other feature films. The companion series to “The Walking Dead,” the #1 show on U.S. television among adults 18-49, “Fear the Walking […]

December 4, 2015

Amazon, BBC co-produce drama

Amazon and BBC Worldwide are set to co-produce a period fashion drama from UK prodco Lookout Point, marking Amazon’s first foray into UK originals. The online streaming service has commissioned 8 x 60-minute episodes of The Collection, which was created by Ugly Betty executive producer Oliver Goldstick, in association with BBC Worldwide. The drama, which […]

November 30, 2015

Red Arrow takes Majority Stake in Karga Seven

Red Arrow Entertainment Group has acquired a majority stake in Karga Seven Pictures, a television production company based in Los Angeles. Karga also benefits from strong ties to the Turkish TV market and has offices in Istanbul. Founded in 2008, Karga has established itself as a leading creator and producer of factual entertainment, producing both […]

November 11, 2015

Levira: full service provider

Headquartered in Tallinn, Levira is the leading broadcast transmission provider in Estonia. It provides Network services, including TV and radio broadcast transmission, rental of transmission towers, construction and maintenance of telecommunication networks; Data centre and cloud services; Media services, including localisation, playout and transmission of TV channels to cable TV and other networks, streaming, VOD […]

November 11, 2015