beIN Media Group, the sports and entertainment broadcaster, added a 4K UHD channel to its OTT platform, beIN CONNECT, to stream the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with the support of Cognacq-Jay Image and using Synamedia Quortex’s just-in-time processing. With Synamedia’s SaaS-based solution and Cognacq-Jay Image’s team of experts, beIN was able to quickly launch […]
BBC Studios Comedy Productions’ acclaimed series Here We Go has been commissioned for a further two seasons, each comprising 7×30’, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Created by and starring Tom Basden (After Life), season two will see the return of an all-star cast including Jim Howick(Ghosts), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey) alongside Freya Parks, Jude Collie, Mica Ricketts and Tori Allen-Martin (London Kills). Creator Tom Basden, said: “I’m absolutely […]
Amazon Freevee announced the greenlight of the intimate, narrative-driven performance programme Monumental: An Artists Den Experience. Each hour-long special presents a dynamic performance, exclusive interviews, and venue vignettes with a featured popular recording artist. The special premiere, Monumental: Ellie Goulding at Kew Gardens, will debut exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the UK, US and Germany […]
Disney+ has announcd that “Sam – A Saxon”, its first Original Series produced out of Germany, will premiere with all seven episodes on Disney+ on April 26th. “Sam – A Saxon” is based on the true story of Samuel “Sam” Njankouo Meffire, East Germany’s first Black police officer. The gripping series follows Sam on his […]
Live trial and true crime network Law&Crime has announced the launch of its new Book Club, which will feature a monthly book recommendation – or “Spotlight” – carefully selected from a growing pool of new releases in the non-fiction, true crime genre. The Book Club will allow millions of true crime fanatics to expand on […]
Amazon Freevee has released the official trailer for its upcoming series Moonshine, which will premiere on March 10th in the UK. Moonshine is a raucous one-hour dramedy that tells the story of the Finley-Cullens, a dysfunctional family of adult half-siblings battling to take control of the family business – a ramshackle summer resort on the […]
Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Loud Minds, the factual and drama indie established by Tim Haines (Walking with Dinosaurs, Primeval, The Loch), has announced that it has begun filming Surviving Earth (8 x 60). Developed to be one of the most ambitious, cinematic and dramatic high-concept series to date, […]
Independent media agency for dynamic growth brands, The Specialist Works, has announced the promotion of Alice Rutland to Head of AV. Rutland will head up the AV specialist team at The Specialist Works and ensure that the group continues to innovate and deliver excellence throughout 2023. Joining The Specialist Works at an entry-level position seven […]
Vérité International Distribution and Bejuba! Entertainment has announced that Narrative Entertainment UK has acquired the UK streaming rights for the CBC Kids original hit music series Jeremy and Jazzy (55 x 2 minute + 2 specials). The series will make its UK premiere on Tiny Pop and stream on the POP Player on February 11, […]
Czechia and Finland will present their first-ever Hockey Day celebrations in March designed to bring communities together around the sport of hockey and its many forms through TV broadcasts and in-person free activations for fans of all ages and those new to the sport. Hockey Day in Czechia on March 4 and Hockey Day in […]