Data from Purely Streamonomics, a new research and analytical service from Purely, shows that amidst a year of uncertainty and production hiatuses due to the global pandemic, streaming platforms have set the global film and TV industry on a trajectory of accelerated growth with no imminent ceiling in sight. The gross cash amount spent
Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund has taken a minority stake in the Manchester-based indie Salamanda Media. Salamanda Media, which specialises in factual entertainment, talent-led factual and formats, is run by Sally Evans and Amanda De Freitas, who between them have more than 30 years’ experience in the industry, and a track record in developing and […]
Blumhouse has entered into an exclusive overall deal with ITV America for unscripted television. Through the multi-year partnership, Blumhouse Television will double down on unscripted, creating a new slate of projects that will bring its prestigious brand of provocative, and terrifying content to the non-fiction space. As part of the overall, Blumhouse will have a […]
A+E Networks has acquired a 35 per cent stake in Newen’s majority-owned content provider Reel One, which is based in Montreal with offices also in with offices in Los Angeles, London and Buenos Aire. Newen remains a majority shareholder in Reel One with a 51 per cent stake. A+E Networks has also signed a multi-year […]
ITV has agreed terms to take a 13-year lease on Broadcast Centre in White City from the BBC. The move will bring all of its London based staff into one location for the first time. ITV’s London staff are currently split between two central London locations (floors in Waterhouse Square in Holborn and in 200 […]
Immersive film and television specialist Secret Cinema has announced its next show, slated for November, will bring Netflix period drama Bridgerton to life. The 3-hour immersive soirée will take place within a Regency-era ball and attendees will be invited to waltz their way into high society during an evening of drinking, dining, music, mingling and […]
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is partnering with the SVoD service, STARZPLAY, to establish the company’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The partnership is part of ADIO’s AED 2 billion (€457m) Innovation Programme, an initiative of the Abu Dhabi government’s Ghadan 21 accelerator programme. Establishing its headquarters in Abu Dhabi with ADIO’s support will enable […]
In a move that they say will create a strong Dutch cross-media group across TV, streaming, radio, print and digital, pan-European broadcaster RTL Group and TV production company Talpa Network have agreed to merge their broadcasting and affiliated media businesses in the Netherlands. In the growing competition with global tech platforms, they say the merger […]
Discovery UK has announced the commission of Save Our Beautiful Game (working title) for discovery+ UK. The Workerbee (part of Banijay UK) produced 8×60 series sees footballing legend Peter Crouch return to his roots to try to reverse the fortunes of one lucky non-league community focussed football club. This is a story of Britain’s 40,000 […]
A paper circulated among its member states suggests that in the wake of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the bloc is preparing to act against the “disproportionate” amount of British television and film content shown in Europe. The UK’s dominance of international broadcast sales has been described as a threat to Europe’s “cultural […]