FX has ordered Pistol, a 6 episode limited series, about Steve Jones, the lead guitarist of legendary punk band the Sex Pistols. This news was confirmed by Nick Grad, the president of original programming for the channel. Production is due to start on 7 March 2021. The series will be based on Jones’ 2018 memoir […]
HBO Max, the US SVoD service, has given a series order to And Just Like That…, a new chapter of the celebrated HBO series, Sex and the City, from executive producer Michael Patrick King and starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis. The new Max Original series is based on the book, Sex […]
ITV has confirmed that production has temporarily halted on a new season of Britain’s Got Talent as London and much of the country copes with a surge in coronavirus cases. In a statement, and ITV spokesperson said: “The filming for the 15th series of Britain’s Got Talent has been postponed from its proposed record dates […]
The BBC is to deliver what it says is the biggest education offer in its history across more of its platforms. It will bring together BBC Two, CBBC, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and online to deliver a new education offer to children, teachers and parents as a third national lockdown begins. Reacting quickly to […]
Sony’s camera division says that its FX6 full-frame 4K camera has been added to the Netflix Approved Camera List. The compact FX6 camera has officially joined nine other Sony cameras already on Netflix’s list of approved cameras, and approved for use as a primary camera in Netflix productions. As part of Sony’s Cinema Line family, […]
As the UK once again goes into full lockdown, the government has confirmed that, in the same vein as the November 2020 lockdown, UK TV production can continue. Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, confirmed the guidelines on Twitter, advising: “For the arts/creative sectors this means you should work […]
Live Tech Games has announced that its live mobile tournament game – Roshambo Live – has been selected by ITV’s newly created Studio 55 Ventures arm (launched in September 2020). Roshambo is a live mobile gaming experience – a head to head tournament of Rock Paper Scissors – that has quietly been taking the country […]
BBC One and HBO have announcd that their internationally successful co-production His Dark Materials, has been commissioned for a third season from Bad Wolf and will commence production in Cardiff in 2021. The commission will be based on The Amber Spyglass, the third part of Philip Pullman’s original trilogy of novels, and will contine to […]
With BritBox, its joint venture SVoD service with ITV successfully established as a source of drama and entertainment for North American viewers, BBC Studios, the Corporation’s commercial arm – is set to launch a new, ad-free subscription streaming channel, BBC SELECT, in early 2021 on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app. BBC […]
The Walt Disney Company has detailed next steps in its global streaming expansion at its 2020 Investor Day, with new details on the future of its direct-to-consumer services Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, a first look at its upcoming international general entertainment content brand, Star, and previews of all-new content. Bob Chapek, CEO at The Walt […]