A YouGov survey has shown independent production companies rate Channel 4 as the best broadcaster to work with. The results of the Channel 4 Indie Survey, undertaken by YouGov and which received more than 100 responses, also showed that Channel 4 has consistently improved in its dealings with indies since 2019. Channel 4 received the […]
La Liga, Movistar Plus and Mediapro will make the largest technical deployment in the history of El Clásico to broadcast the Real Madrid vs Barcelona match on March 20th, distributing its signal to 83 international TV operators. Produced in 4K HDR, the event will be filmed by 34 cameras, of which ten will be super […]
Channel 4 and Motion Content Group have launched a multi-million pound fund to boost commissions from small and medium sized ethnically diverse-led production companies. The Channel 4 and Motion Content Group Diverse Indies Fund will be editorially overseen by Channel 4 Senior Commissioning Editor Vivienne Molokwu (picturd). For Motion Content Group (part of GroupM, WPP’s […]
Channel 4’s proportion of commissions and spend in the Nations and Regions hit an all-time record high last year. Two thirds of all original programming commissioned for the main channel was produced in the Nations and Regions – nearly double the broadcaster’s 35 per cent quota set by Ofcom. Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer, Ian […]
Based on the actual budget analysis of 651 European live-action fiction films released in 2019, this is probably the largest pan-European data sample available to date on the financing of European fiction films. This report comes via a major collaboration project between the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and […]
Real-time video streaming and networking solutions provider Haivision has revealed the results of its third annual Broadcast IP Transformation Report, which highlights key industry trends, insights, and the technologies driving IP and cloud adoption by broadcasters. Haivision surveyed a wide range of its broadcast customers and prospects to gain a clearer understanding of the challenges […]
Nippon TV Holdings, the international media organisation and the parent company of Nippon TV, has announced a strategic collaboration with The Walt Disney Company (Japan). The collaboration will include co-production of local language content ranging from drama series, animation to variety shows on Disney+ for both Japanese and global audiences and the availability of both […]
AMC Networks has greenlit a new series set in The Walking Dead Universe, starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Titled Isle of the Dead, the series envisions the popular Maggie and Negan characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. Set to premiere on AMC+ and AMC in 2023, […]
Hollywood film and video production has gone virtual over the past two years, fueled by pandemic concerns, the need to accelerate delayed production, and the insatiable consumer demand for new content. Survey data released by Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) consulting firm Altman Solon, found that almost 70 per cent of industry respondents anticipate expanding […]
Discovery UK has has announced the commission of three new series: This Cop Life, The Saved & Remade Workshop and Scrapyard Millions (working title). Viewers can also look forward to the return of Shed & Buried, Nick Knowles Heritage Rescue, Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car and Ed Stafford First Man Out, as well as spin-offs from […]