Apple has announced Greatness Code, a short-form documentary series co-produced by Uninterrupted and Religion of Sports, and directed by Gotham Chopra. Greatness Code will debut globally on July 10th exclusively on Apple TV+. Apple says Greatness Code is “a landmark short-form unscripted series that spotlights untold stories from the greatest athletes in the world”. The […]
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 […]