Pure Fiction Television, the indie helmed by Tom Winchester, has expanded its development team with the appointment of Kat Shrubb as Head of Development. Having an ambitious and growing slate of live developments, Shrubb joins the team to oversee and grow development activity alongside Laura Klimke and Yolanda Lee. In addition to the appointment, Winchester […]
Glasgow-based, Channel 4-backed indie Freedom Scripted is adapting Engleby, the cult 2007 novel by bestselling author Sebastian Faulks. Set between London and Cambridge, the six-part drama is a quintessential British murder mystery meets acute psychological character study, with a healthy dose of dark wit. The series follows enigmatic outsider Mike Engleby as he graduates from 1970s campus […]
Award-winning comedian and actor, Omid Djalili, has founded Tiny Speck Productions along with his family of creatives. The new production company aims to explore society’s big questions through a hopeful lens, with scripted and unscripted comedy. “I’m thrilled to be announcing the formation of our new company, Tiny Speck Productions. A small but joyful speck […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has published its latest report: Audiovisual services spending in original European content – a 2012-2022 analysis, providing an analysis of investments made by broadcasting groups and streamers in original European content. The report reveals that spending on original content has increased faster than […]
Brighton-based production company Studio Crook has acquired the rights to develop the first of Helen Black’s Lilly Valentine legal book series, Damaged Goods, into a returning television drama series Valentine (6×60’). Black, an ex-lawyer, became known for her popular crime novels based on her own experiences before turning to script writing including co-writing season 2 […]
Fremantle has acquired the global distribution rights for the insightful feature documentary Sisters Interrupted, uncovering the story of two sisters, one condition, and hundreds of years of stigma. Filmed over three years by an all-female production team, Sisters Interrupted will receive its UK premiere at Raindance Film Festival on November 1st. Directed by Caroline Sharp, […]
STV Studios has acquired unscripted television production network Greenbird Media for approximately £24 million (€28m). London-based Greenbird is also a service provider, offering a back-office solution which lets creatives to focus on pipeline development and programme production. STV says the deal accelerates the growth of STV Studios by more than trebling the number of returning […]
Global SVoD original spend remains Scripted-focused despite growing Unscripted investment, according to Ampere Analysis. Global streaming services are set to increase investment in original titles to surpass $26bn in 2023, constituting more than a quarter of total original content expenditure worldwide. In a competitive market, this growing focus placed by streamers on compelling original content […]