Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has announced that its SYFY original TV series “The Ark” has been sold to NBC Universal Global Networks Germany, where it will air on SYFY in German-speaking territories. The deal includes all pay-TV rights. The announcement was made today jointly by Sonia Mehandjiyska, Head of International […]
Harlan Coben, Danny Brocklehurst, Nicola Shindler, Richard Fee and Netflix are back with their fifth collaboration, an adaptation of Harlan Coben’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Fool Me One. The cast leading the new drama is acclaimed British actress Michelle Keegan (Brassic, Our Girl), BAFTA award-winner Adeel Akhtar (Sweet Tooth, Ali & Ava), Richard […]
Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to Boris (working title), a new 72 Films documentary series that chronicles the rise and fall of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Produced by 72 Films (The Trump Show, Crime & Punishment) for Channel 4 in the UK, Boris is the definitive documentary series that reveals the […]
Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.42 million UK homes (67.7 per cent of households) had access to an SVoD service in Q4 2022. This was a -0.6 per cent decrease from 19.54 million in Q3 2022. Netflix and NOW saw quarterly drops in the number of UK homes with access […]
Rupert Murdoch described allegations that the 2020 US election was stolen as “damaging” and “crazy” even though his Fox News continued to air the claims, according to depositions in the defamation lawsuit against the network by Dominion, the voting machine company. Apparently, Murdoch repeatedly emailed his concerns to Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott. Those […]
YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, is stepping down after nine years in the role. In a blog post, she said she had “decided to start a new chapter focused on my family, health and personal projects I’m passionate about. The time is right for me, and I feel able to do this because we have an […]
Sentech, South Africa’s broadcast transmission provider of terrestrial signals, is planning to launch a streaming service to rival that of public broadcaster SABC. South Africa’s communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced the scheme in the country’s parliament and said that Sentech will “soon launch a homegrown OTT platform that will be anchored by Nemisa but which […]
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is looking to build a UK satellite factory. The news emerged at an event organised with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and RTC North to “provide an opportunity for over 100 attendees from suppliers across the North East to fulfil their potential in delivering defence capabilities and contribute to […]
The consolidation of the European telecom companies has been a topic of discussion for many years, and while there are potential benefits to such consolidation, there are also several significant challenges that must be overcome, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. “Investors, carrier management, and the EU have identified Europe’s relative weakness when competing […]
Eutelsat has unveiled its H1 numbers for its 2022-2023 financial year. There was plenty of good news, despite the headline number which showed its total revenues (like for like) falling 6.1 per cent to €574 million. These numbers translated into some strong revenue falls. For example, Broadcast revenue fell 6.7 per cent. Data & Professional […]