Netflix has confirmed its first original series from Italy, entitled Suburra. The series is to be produced by Italian producer, Cattelya, in collaboration with Italian public service broadcaster, Rai. Suburra, which translates to “slums,” will be a 10-episode crime series set on the Roman coast, and will tell the story of a battle over a seaside town near Rome that […]
Global production and distribution group Red Arrow Entertainment and Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon TV have announced a new co-development partnership. The deal will enable Nippon TV and Red Arrow to work closely together to develop brand new entertainment and reality formats for the international market. The first project to have emerged from the partnership will […]
BBC Worldwide has strengthened its partnership with All3Media Germany, in the jointly-owned production company Tower Productions by combining both format catalogues into one definitive collection. Production will continue solely under the Tower Productions brand, which will have exclusive access to both BBC Worldwide’s and All3Media’s catalogues of non-scripted formats. MME (Me, Myself & Eye Entertainment) […]
@IBC 2015 Advanced Television visits Ralf Jacob, Chief Revenue Officer of Verizon Digital Media Services, to hear about their 72 hour challenge – taking your content and turning it into a fully-fledged OTT TV service in just 72 hours. [bitsontherun rkdr8oPq-ni7dlelE]
According to Netflix, it may have taken Walter White nearly an entire season to become Heisenberg and Frank Underwood 13 episodes to become VP, but it turns out fans committed to these series long before those plot twists unfolded. Netflix analysed its global streaming data across the inaugural seasons of some of today’s most popular […]
Cable TV industry players in Japan are joining forces to offer a national channel dedicated to 4K Ultra-high definition programming set for launch in December, according to Nikkei. The 39 initial participants include J:COM and KDDI, with the aim of expanding this to some 370. The Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association is calling for content […]
360-degree videos have begun rolling out in Facebook’s News Feed. “Our goal at Facebook is to connect you with the people and things that matter, every single day. Over time, we’ve seen that people enjoy more immersive content in their News Feeds. This is one reason video has been so successful on Facebook, and we’re […]
Sky has invested a further $0.9 million in Jaunt, the company pioneering cinematic virtual reality (VR), as part of its latest round of funding. This brings the total investment made by Sky in Jaunt since 2013 to $1.65 million. Based in California’s Silicon Valley, Jaunt claims to lead the industry through its end-to-end solution for […]
BBC Director General Tony Hall’s told the Royal Television Society Convention: “Over the next few years, we intend to work with global partners to grow Worldwide further, taking advantage of the demand for British programming and new digital opportunities…Next year, we’re launching a new OTT video service in America offering BBC fans programmes they wouldn’t […]
During his keynote speech at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Cambridge Convention, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale announced that Ofcom is to conduct a review into the terms of trade and whether the regulations remain the most effective means of supporting small independent producers in their negotiations with broadcasters, in light of significant – and probably […]