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Candle Media acquires ATTN:

Next-generation media company Candle Media is acquiring purpose-driven, social storytelling company ATTN:. Candle will help provide scale, capital and expertise to accelerate ATTN:’s growth as it continues to create original content for Gen Z and Millennials across social media, network television and streaming services, in addition to growing their publishing, brand studio, creative strategy and […]

May 18, 2022

Comedy stars team on HBO Max animated special

HBO Max and Cartoon Network have announced that Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G) has teamed with Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) and Mike Judge (King of the Hill, Beavis & Butthead) of the newly formed Bandera Entertainment, as well as Michael Koman (SNL, Co-Creator of Nathan for You, and Executive Producer of HBO’s How To with John Wilson) to bring their […]

May 18, 2022

Channel 4, Roku partner on reality series

A new six-part Channel 4 series from Voltage and Roku Originals will test the resistance of a group of strangers. The series will debut in the UK on Channel 4 and exclusively on The Roku Channel in the US. In Tempting Fortune, 12 strangers will spend 19 days in paradise. Arriving with basic survival gear […]

May 18, 2022

Netflix to roast Brady

Netflix has announced that it will roast Tom Brady, the legendary NFL quarterback who recently opted out of retiring to remain with the Tamba Bay Buccaneers for at least another season. The roast will be the first in a series of new Netflix specials, Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT. Brady will serve as executive […]

May 18, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Telestream acquires Encoding.com

In a strategic move that further extends its reach in the cloud-media processing sector, video content production, processing, storage and distribution specialist Telestream is acquiring cloud media processing platform Encoding.com. Telestream says the acquisition solidifies its position in file-based video media workflows and orchestration from on-prem to cloud. Terms of the transaction will not be […]

May 17, 2022

EBU boosts A European Perspective initiative

At a time when the need for mutual understanding in Europe has never been so great, EBU-led digital news service ‘A European Perspective’ is stepping up its efforts to offer citizens multilingual coverage of major stories by drawing on content produced by 12 public service newsrooms. Following its highly-successful launch in 2022, the content offer […]

May 17, 2022By Colin Mann

Tomorrow Studios signs deal with Big Light Productions

Tomorrow Studios, an ITV Studios partnership, has announced a first-look deal with Big Light Productions, the London-based production company founded by Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning producer and writer Frank Spotnitz (Leonardo, Medici, The X-Files, The Man in the High Castle). This deal follows recent news of a first-look deal for Tomorrow Studios with Julia […]

May 17, 2022

Sky resurrects Fantasy Football League

Sky is bringing back Fantasy Football League, the iconic football show blending football fanaticism with celebrity chat. Originally fronted by the show’s creators, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, the duo will be passing the ball to new hosts, Matt Lucas and Elias James. Fantasy Football League will return to TV screens this autumn for a […]

May 17, 2022By Nik Roseveare

DNEG, Netflix sign visual effects deal

DNEG, a technology-enabled visual effects (VFX) and animation company, has announced the signing of a new, multiyear services agreement with Netflix. The non-exclusive agreement covers the provision of visual effects and virtual production services by DNEG for Netflix series and feature programming. The new agreement extends and expands on a previous agreement that the companies […]

May 17, 2022

Sky announces 6 new factual commissions

Sky has unveiled three new titles for Sky Documentaries, and a series each for Sky Crime, Sky Nature and Sky HISTORY. The newly commissioned titles for Sky Documentaries include The Assassination of Olof Palme, a thriller-esque four-part series set in Cold War Sweden about one of Europe’s most high-profile assassinations of a Prime Minister. Italia […]

May 16, 2022