ITV America is bringing unscripted entertainment veterans Christopher Potts and Jonty Nash into the fold, signing an overall deal with the duo’s recently established production label Nobody’s Hero. Former Magical Elves colleagues and the creative minds behind such unscripted triumphs as Nailed It and Sugar Rush for Netflix, as well as the UK’s Made in Chelsea, Potts and Nash joined […]
Sky has ordered a second season of its record-breaking Sky Original drama, Gangs of London. The first series is the biggest Sky Original drama launch on Sky Atlantic of the past five years with a 7-day cumulative audience of over 2.2 million viewers for the opening episode. Gangs of London is also Sky’s most binged […]
On the 20th anniversary of celebrated feature film Chicken Run – the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time – Aardman has revealed a sequel is set to go into full production in 2021 and the new adventure will be released globally by Netflix (excluding China). Peter Lord, Aardman Co-Founder and Creative Director, commented: “Fans […]
Twenty-five public service media organisations from the EBU Member community have responded to an urgent TV content appeal by providing over 200 TV programmes, amounting to 1,300 hours of content, for use by all public service broadcasters. The EBU-facilitated appeal was launched following the disruption of production schedules and predictions of a crisis for the […]
The Creative Industries Federation has warned of a ‘cultural catastrophe’ as research from Oxford Economics reveals that the UK’s creative industries are on the brink of devastation. The UK’s creative sector was previously growing at five times the rate of the wider economy, employing over 2 million people and contributing £111.7 billion (€125bn) to the […]
Sky has published its annual social and environmental impact report highlighting the progress it has made in 2019 and setting out its ‘Bigger Picture’ ambitions for 2020 and beyond. The publication of the report comes as Sky announces a commitment toward its ambition to be net zero carbon by 2030, with all its Sky Originals […]
Netflix and Mo Abudu, an acclaimed Nigerian producer, have entered into a multi-title partnership that will continue growing the company’s investment in Nigerian content. Under this partnership, Abudu – through her production company, EbonyLife – will create two Netflix Original series as well as multiple Netflix branded films and a series that have been licensed […]
Channel 4 has announced that its flagship, long-running soap opera Hollyoaks will resume production following an hiatus enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic. A statement from the broadcaster said: “Hollyoaks will be resuming production this week in Liverpool ahead of a return to recording on set in July. The Channel 4 drama, which is shot differently […]
Celtic Football Club has announced it will engage with Sunset+Vine Scotland, the Glasgow based division of the UK’s independent TV sports production and media company, to be its production partner. The appointment is to produce matchday programming as part of a televised ticket offering to supporters, were they unable to access Celtic Park for any […]
A global poll of broadcasters from virtualised media production specialist Nevion has found that over a third (39 per cent) of respondents expect their organisation will be ready to adopt 5G within a year, while a further 53 per cent believe they will be able to do so within the following year. The survey, conducted […]