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BBC Studios content partnership with EbonyLife

BBC Studios Drama Productions has announces a development partnership with Nigerian television pioneer Mosunmola Abudu, founder and CEO of global entertainment network EbonyLife Media. The deal was brokered by CAA. The deal will see BBC Studios Drama Productions develop a new action-adventure series with Abudu’s EbonyLife Media. The 6 part drama, titled RECLAIM, is written […]

November 29, 2021

Prime Video announces MotoGP docuseries

Prime Video has announced a new Amazon Exclusive docuseries about the MotoGP World Championship, motorbike racing’s premier international competition, which will show how riders and teams live, prepare for and compete in the championship’s races of the 2021 season. The series will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the UK, France, Italy and Spain and […]

November 25, 2021

Warner Bros Australia partners with The Betoota Advocate

Warner Bros International Television Production Australia (WBITVP) and Australia’s oldest newspaper, The Betoota Advocate, are joining forces on a slate of premium, unscripted productions aimed at both the domestic and international market. The companies say that the “creative partnership combines one of Australia’s largest production companies with one of the country’s most recognisable brands, and […]

November 23, 2021

Formula E: Unplugged FTA on YouTube, Facebook

All-electric single-seater racing series Formula E is launching a new short-form episodic documentary series, Formula E: Unplugged, with all episodes free to view on Formula E’s YouTube and Facebook pages. The 15-episode x 15-minute series takes viewers through Season 7 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, revealing what it takes to deliver international […]

November 22, 2021By Colin Mann

Contents Lab. Blue raises €7.4m

Contents Lab. Blue has raised KRW 10 billion (€7.4m) in Series A funding from Korea Investment Partners, Kona Venture Partners, We Ventures, Crit Ventures and Dae Gyeong Investment, following KRW 3 billion in pre-A investment from Kona Venture Partners last January. With this funding round, the Company has secured total investment of KRW 13 billion. […]

November 22, 2021

Report: UK prodcos grow by 15% on streaming demand

The top 50 UK film and TV companies have seen their turnover rise by 15.4 per cent in the last year to £8.1 billion (€9.5bn) as streaming services’ demand for content drives growth in the industry, shows research by accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP. The appetite for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon […]

November 15, 2021

Netflix boosts Japanese content

During last week’s Netflix Festival Japan 2021, the streaming service unveiled a list of 50 upcoming titles, including both anime and live-action. In a blog post, Kaata Sakamoto, VP, Content for Japan at Netflix, said: “While anime continues to be fundamental to our growth strategy — we are one of the biggest producers of anime […]

November 15, 2021

Netflix, Archie Comics partner on live-action musical

Netflix, in collaboration with Archie comics, are producing a coming-of-age story that will introduce the teenagers of Riverdale to a new generation in India. The Archies, a feature film adaptation of the famed comics, will be produced by Tiger Baby and Graphic India and will  premiere exclusively on Netflix. A live action musical set in […]

November 11, 2021

Viaplay, MGM co-production deal

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and MGM International Television Productions have agreed a new multi-year deal to develop and co-produce six English-language original international series for NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service. All six series will be shown exclusively as Viaplay Originals throughout the Nordics, Baltics, Netherlands and Poland, with MGM handling distribution in the rest […]

November 10, 2021

Final steelwork installed at Sky Studios Elstree

Construction at Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s new state-of-the-art film and TV studio, reached a major milestone this week as the final steelwork was installed on the highest structure on site. Reaching a height of 16m, the final piece of steel was secured on the roof of a 60,000 sq ft soundstage using a specially made […]

November 10, 2021