A £200 million (€275m) investment in the UK’s famous Pinewood Studios, which includes the construction of 10 mammoth sound stages, will better equip the facility for a range of high-end television production opportunities, although (Lord) Michael Grade, Chairman, is pleased to report that current demand from the movie sector means that there is little opportunity […]
Cult sci-fi comedy drama Red Dwarf, currently with its 11th and 12th seasons in production, is being captured for UK broadcaster ‘Dave’ in Ultra-HD. Officials at Pinewood Studios said the production company (Baby Cow Productions and Grant Naylor Productions) are looking to future-proof the shows, and 4K production means they are ready for releasing in […]
Research from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that Disney’s Frozen has overtaken Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 3 to become the most popular film to give as a gift in the past five years. Figures to September 27th 2015 show that 1.66 million copies of Frozen have been purchased to give as gifts in the 18 months since […]
The SPFL has announced a new format for the Scottish League Cup, including competitive group football in July, a ground-breaking bonus point system, a new broadcast partner bringing more live TV games and increased revenues for clubs, and the re-introduction of a winter break. Taking effect from summer 2016, the new format will see eight […]
Facebook has commenced testing the ability for people to share live video on Facebook, starting with a small percentage of people in the US on iPhones. “Live lets you show the people you care about what you’re seeing in real time — whether you’re visiting a new place, cooking your favourite recipe, or just want […]
Tom Mockridge, the head of Virgin Media, has called on the Premier League to allow all 380 matches per season to be broadcast live on television. Although Mockridge does not expect the media regulator Ofcom to dismiss the Premier League’s existing deals, he said he would welcome such changes to the next contract, starting in […]
Telefónica’s Movistar Plus has acquired the exclusive rights to air English Premier League football matches in Spain. The three year deal will start next season. The news comes at a time when Telefonica has suffered major setbacks in its strategy to capture pay-TV subscribers, having lost most of its football TV rights to Mediapro. In […]
Asia-Pacific media trade association CASBAA has renewed its appeal to Hong Kong’s legislature to pass proposed amendments to the Copyright Ordinance when they come up for debate later this week. According to CASBAA, the amendments are critical to the future of the content industries in the SAR; bringing digital copyright principles to Hong Kong for […]
TV drama Manhattan will launch exclusively in the UK on BT’s AMC channel on January 5th 2016. BT customers will be the first to see the critically acclaimed 13-episode original series in the New Year. Manhattan has the backdrop of the race to build the world’s first atomic bomb and follows the scientists and their […]
Perform Group, the digital sports content and media company, has confirmed an exclusive deal to broadcast live and on-demand English Premier League matches in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein from the start of the 2016-17 season. Sky Deutschland was the previous Premier League rights holder in German-speaking Europe. The three-year deal also allows Perform to broadcast […]