Sky has confirmed The Staircase, starring BAFTA and Academy Award winner Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, A Single Man) as Michael Peterson and Toni Collette (Knives Out, Muriel’s Wedding) as Kathleen Peterson is to premiere this spring on Sky and streaming service NOW. Co-produced by Annapurna Television, the eight episode limited series is written […]
March 24th sees the launch of Love Infinity on MUBI, the first art film of its genre, created in London by Oscar and BAFTA Winner and Chinese multidisciplinary artist Tim Yip. Focusing on East London’s unique creative spirit, Love Infinitybrings together an inspiring cast with unparalleled access to some of the most iconic and diverse […]
BAFTA has announced that over 900 industry professionals have joined its global membership since 2020 as the arts charity continues to work towards growing an inclusive membership representing the very best of the film, games and television industries. Also today, BAFTA has opened applications for its new membership tier, Connect, specifically created for emerging and […]
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is returning to UK terrestrial television for the first time in nearly 35 years. Classic TV channel That’s TV, which broadcasts on Freeview, Sky and Freesat, has acquired the exclusive network television rights to all four seasons of the cult comedy which was first shown on BBC1 more than five decades […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled ten emerging talents from across the Indian film, games and television industries that will participate in the ‘BAFTA Breakthrough India’ initiative supported by Netflix. The ten names were selected by an eminent jury consisting of industry experts including AR Rahman, Apurva Asrani, Anupam Kher, […]
Sky has received 10 nominations for the 2022 Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards, with nods for comedy, drama, arts, documentary and sports. The nominations are: Scripted Comedy Bloods. BAFTA-nominated Samson Kayo and Golden Globe-nominated Jane Horrocks star the Sky Original comedy series as paramedic partners in the South London ambulance service. When tough-acting loner […]
BAFTA has announced the return of the BAFTA Children’s and Young People’s Awards on November 27th as part of a weekend festival, marking a renewed focus on children, young people and families. The Awards ceremony, a celebration of the best in children’s television, film and games, will be the culmination of a weekend of events […]
Digital content agency and media network, Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has acquired over 500 hours of programming from Abacus Media Rights for its digital network of over 30 channels. The package will add over 100 hours to Real Stories’ offering, Little Dot Studios’ home of quality documentaries and real-life stories, including BAFTA award […]
Alistair Pegg has been announced as a new commissioning editor for BBC Arts working across the output. He joins from Blast! Films, where he was Director of Programmes. Whilst there, Pegg has developed and executive produced series and single films across arts, history, science, and observational documentary, including three series of Secrets of the Museum […]
Two Circles has announced the acquisition of LiveWire Sport – the agency delivering content for the Premier League, Wimbledon, World Rugby and the ECB. LiveWire will become the content vertical of Two Circles – led by LiveWire co-founders Andy McKenzie, Caroline Cheese, Dan Warren, Jonathan Stevenson and Pranav Soneji – taking Two Circles’ headcount across […]