Alex Mahon, Chief Executive of UK PSB Channel 4, has unveiled a new five-year strategy for the business, Future4 – which will accelerate its pivot to digital and significantly increase both streaming of Channel 4 content and new revenues. Channel 4 says this will underpin the organisation’s commercial self-sufficiency and its reach – ensuring Channel […]
Netflix is preparing to increase its spending budget on UK productions by more than 50 per cent to $1 billion (€0.84bn) in 2020. The streamer makes hit shows including The Crown, The Witcher and Sex Education in the UK, and has already produced over 50 TV shows and films in the UK this year alone, […]
The latest UK TV Exports report from Pact, the trade association representing the commercial interests of UK independent television, film, digital, children’s and animation media companies, shows that 2019/20 was another record-breaking year for UK TV exports, generating £1.48 billion, a 6 per cent year-on-year increase. Scripted drama – such as Chernobyl, His Dark Materials, […]
NENT Studios UK, the London-based content development, production and distribution business currently owned by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), is looking for a new owner. Richard Halliwell, NENT Studios UK’s CEO, is involved in the sale process which currently has expressions of interest from more than 20 UK and international businesses. NENT Group is divesting […]
Shutterstock has announced the official launch of Shutterstock Studios along with the hire of their new Head of Global Production, Aiden Darné. This new creative division extends Shutterstock’s offering by providing custom, high-quality content matched with production tools and services at scale. Shutterstock Studios delivers end-to-end custom creative services providing data-driven content strategy, full scale […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has announced it will invest 25 per cent of its budget in Latin America to create and develop BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) content. This initiative is part of the company’s No Diversity, No Commission” global policy, a commitment to expand its diverse and inclusive representation, both on and […]
WWE is moving its ‘WWE ThunderDome’ set to Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay as it begins a new residency starting with SmackDown on December 11th. The move to Tampa Bay marks the next iteration for WWE ThunderDome, which launched in August as part of WWE’s first-ever residency at Amway Center in Orlando in response to […]
Ten founding companies and 50 forming companies have announced their collaboration to create the entertainment industry’s first association focused specifically on entertainment globalisation. Globalisation is defined as Dubbing, Subtitling, and Audio Description services which allow content to be consumed in languages other than the original version. The founding companies of the association are Audiomaster Candiani, […]
Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have announced a €1 million commitment to support the Italian entertainment industry through the pandemic. The donation is being made to the emergency Covid-19 fund, Scena Unita, created by a group of Italian artists and celebrities, with the support of Amazon Prime Video as main donor. The fund is […]
ITV has announced the commission of new documentary Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean, produced by Wingspan Productions. The 90 minute film will see Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean travel to Alaska on an quest to fulfil a life-long dream that also provides a first-hand insight into the effects of climate change. The […]