International production company, BlackBox Multimedia, has optioned the yet-to-be-released blue sky thriller novel Bad Tourists by Caro Carver, and will adapt the book into a TV series. The news follows a monumental year for the company, having coproduced The Castaways and The Serial Killer’s Wife, a double bill of drama series for Paramount+ in 2023, […]
Ricochet, one of the UK’s leading production companies, has appointed Damon Pattison as its new Creative Director with immediate effect. Pattison, the former Creative Director of Beyond Productions, will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres, building on Ricochet’s impressive slate of existing series such as BAFTA award-winning The Repair […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship have announced an extended partnership that will scale coverage of every race of the electric racing series across 50 markets in Europe. The multi-year agreement will extend WBD’s relationship with Formula E beyond 12 years since Eurosport first broadcast race coverage from the […]
Warner Bros Discovery has announced the appointment of Alberto Carullo as Vice President Max Local Original Production Italy & Iberia, reporting directly to Laura Carafoli, SVP Content Networks & Streaming Local Productions Italy & Iberia. Carullo, whose headquarters will be in Madrid, in his new role, effective from January 1st 2024, will be responsible for […]
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has announced that Stefano Torrisi has been appointed as the new MD of their production operations in Spain and Portugal, which produces such hits as the First Dates daily show for Mediaset. Torrisi will assume the role in January, taking over from Sebastian Moguilevsky who steps down at the […]
Warner Bros Discovery and YouTube have announced that the ad-free tier of Max is now available on Primetime Channels in the US. YouTube customers will have access to some the best unscripted and scripted programming, including some of the year’s most-watched content from brands like HBO, TLC, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network, and OWN, plus […]
Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has announced five commissions for discovery+ and linear, including three brand-new shows and two returning. Fatal Flight: Shoreham delves into a story of a fighter jet that crashed into a busy main road during The Shoreham Air Show in 2015, killing 11 people and injuring many more. The pilot […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), have signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally and across international markets. Taiwan’s content industry has been flourishing in recent years particularly in mainland China, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong, and the Chinese-speaking territories of […]
Victorian Murder Files will examine some of the era’s most gruesome and headline-grabbing cases, all told with a contemporary twist. This 6×60 series, produced by Plimsoll Productions, will combine present day insights from experts including detectives, psychologists, and pathologists with scripted performances from actors playing the perpetrators and witnesses, all filmed in a modern-day setting. […]
MotorTrend Group, a Warner Bros Discovery company, has announced the launch of its first Spanish-language FAST TV channel, MotorTrend VELOZ TV. There will be 12 series to start on the 24/7 channel, including Shorty’s Dream Shop, with the first majority Latino cast from MotorTrend, as well as popular programmes including Bitchin’ Rides, Inside West Coast […]