Midsomer Murders has been commissioned for a 26th season by UK broadcaster ITV and leading distributor All3Media International, meaning no one is safe in the villages of Midsomer County… The celebratyed prime time detective series is a ratings hit around the world and this 4-episode commission will bring the number of episodes available to 148. […]
Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) has unveiled the 2025 cohort currently taking part in the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab, sponsored by Diageo. Now underway at The Hurst in Shropshire – the former home of playwright John Osborne and base of the Arvon Foundation – this week-long, fully funded programme offers a unique […]
BBC Studios has announced a second international licence for the Magnum Productions’ gameshow format Wisdom of the Crowd. BBC Studios Germany is set to produce a local adaptation for RTL, Germany’s free-to-air broadcaster, to air in 2026. From the creators of the globally successful The 1% Club, Wisdom of the Crowd is a primetime entertainment format that […]
Following successful deployments with Tier-1 operators, SoftAtHome’s Orchestr’ON solution is expanding with an ever-growing app store. Beyond SoftAtHome’s own Value-Added Services, such as WorkAtHome, Mobile Backup, and Digital Coaching, Orchestr’ON now integrates applications and solutions from leading partners, including Origin, Nami, Cognitive Systems, and F-Secure, with more to follow. These new collaborations enable Internet Service Providers to accelerate time-to-market, deploy individualised […]
Radial Entertainment and FilmRise, a Radial Entertainment company, has announced the acquisition of exclusive digital distribution rights to a library of 15 romance and holiday films from Studio TF1 America, targeting Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Latin America. Additionally, the company is expanding its distribution rights for its original true-crime series, Millionaire Murders, acquired from Sphere […]
All3Media International has announced Kazakhstan streaming platform Freedom Media has acquired 110 hours of scripted content from the distributor’s catalogue. Freedom Media has acquired multiple seasons of hit dramas from All3Media International. Both seasons of Travis Fimmel led mystery drama Black Snow (6 x 1 hour), from Goalpost Pictures will be available, joined by both […]
Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production and distribution company, and Australia’s Foxtel Group have entered into a distribution agreement that expands Electric’s Librarians franchise in the Australian market. This means that Foxtel Group’s BINGE entertainment streaming service will be home to the exclusive original The Librarians series of the new spinoff series The Librarians: The Next […]
Fox Entertainment has announced an equity stake investment in Holywater, a specialist in the vertical video market. Fox says the deal will help “advance its tech growth strategy and will help shape its forward-looking model as a modern, next-gen entertainment studio”. Fox Entertainment added that its investment in Holywater “accelerates the company’s long-term growth trajectory […]
Channel 4 has posted its best-ever day on record for streaming views (October 7th), and reports it was the biggest streamer among commercial broadcasters for 16-34 viewing in September (460 million viewer minutes). According to BARB data, Channel 4 streaming viewer minutes grew by 36 per cent year on year in September, putting it ahead […]
At the 2025 Amazon Upfront UK event, senior executives from Amazon Ads, Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios were joined on stage by celebrities and actors to showcase Amazon’s entertainment portfolio and highlight its advertising solutions. During the presentation, Amazon announced that Prime Video has grown its average monthly ad-supported reach to more than 22 […]