Netlfix has announced it is producing a series based on the international bestselling novel Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan. Netflix said the production will be an “insightful and suspenseful series” about a sexual consent scandal amongst British privileged elite and the women caught up in its wake. It will consist of 6 x […]
A report by Ampere Analysis reveals that audiences and the industry can expect disruption to the supply and release of new content for over a year as a result of production delays caused by Covid-19. The firm’s analysis indicates that the unscripted market will more easily weather the current pandemic thanks to the production of […]
The BBC’s Annual Plan reveals that people across the UK have turned to the broadcaster in record numbers as a source of news, entertainment and companionship during the Covid-19 pandemic. New figures show that as many as 94 per cent of the UK adult population – and 86 per cent of younger people – have […]
Edgar Wright and Nira Park are teaming up with Joe Cornish and Rachael Prior to launch Complete Fiction, a new production company that is already working with Netflix to develop three series. The globally-minded company will be based out of London and Los Angeles, and will work across film and television, as well as serve […]
ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV, ITN, the Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services (COBA) and Pact have joined forces to introduce new industry-wide guidelines for producing television safely in the weeks and months ahead. The guidelines are intended to enable a return to production for the television industry. This guidance covers […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has imposed a sanction on the licensee Loveworld Limited, which broadcasts the religious television channel Loveworld, after a news programme and a live sermon included potentially harmful claims about causes of, and treatments for, Covid-19. Ofcom’s investigation found that a report on Loveworld News included unsubstantiated claims that 5G was the […]
Apple has agreed a multi-year first-look deal with renowned Hollywood director Ridley Scott and his Scott Free Productions company. Under the terms of the deal, Scott Free will create TV shows for the Apple TV+ streaming platform. The Scott Free production company has produced a number of successful TV series including Amazon’s Man in the […]
Analysts at research firm Ampere Analysis are publishing a regular podcast discussing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry. Here is a top line summary of the most recent, with comments as to what it means for the entertainment industry now, and for a post-lockdown future. Gaming keeps on winning: Piers Harding-Rolls, […]
British PSBs (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5) have commissioned 85 original shows during the lockdown, while six further commission have come from non-PSBs. A further 26 logged commissions originated from American SVoDs and US networks tracked by Broadcast Intelligence. The largest portion of PSB Covid-19 programming (including digital and regional channels) has come out […]
Charlotte Moore, the BBC’s Director, Content, has confirmed that the Corporation plans to resume filming on two of its most popular shows, soap opera EastEnders and motoring magazine Top Gear. Writing in UK daily The Telegraph, Moore noted that as the Coronavirus struck, the UK’s film and television industry was the fastest growing part of […]