OUTtv, the LGBTQ+ streaming service, has launched on Prime Video in New Zealand as an add-on subscription, as well as co-commissioning Winner Winner Chicken Dinner with TVNZ, produced by Warner Bros International Television Production New Zealand. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner is a new game show, hosted by leading New Zealand drag queens, Kita Mean and […]
Northern Ireland’s Afro Mic Productions has secured commissions for two new documentaries for Channel 4, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. Secrets of the Christmas Market is an observational documentary filmed in and around Belfast in the lead-up to Christmas. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the organisers and vendors who bring the festive […]
Prime Video has announced that Jack in Time for Christmas will premiere globally on the streaming platform on December 3rd. The comedy special, led by Jack Whitehall, hosts an ensemble of famous faces and is produced by Workerbee (a Banijay UK company) and Jackpot Productions. In this festive comedy adventure, Whitehall finds himself stranded in […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has launched a new Data Hub providing insight into the current state of SVoD programming to identify global content trends and changes over time. Tapping Gracenote Global Video Data, a comprehensive database of TV show and movie information, the data visualisation graphically illustrates the current makeup of […]
The British Board of Classification (BBFC) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2023, revealing insights into the UK’s film and cinema industry. The latest report reveals an uplift in overall content submitted for cinema classification, marking a ten-year record number of submissions in the two most popular age rating categories. 2023 saw 1,114 […]
Sport1 is discontinuing its pay-TV channels SPORT1+ and eSPORTS1 at the end of the year. The content of the channels is to be maintained by Sportdigital TV Sende- und Produktions on the distribution platforms via Sportdigital1+ and eSportsONE. The discontinuation of the pay-TV channels of Sport1 and the associated transaction with Sportdigital is part of […]
Meet Me Next Christmas, the new film starring Christina Milian, Devale Ellis and Pentatonix, danced into #1 in its first week on Netflix’s English Films List with 18.1 million views, making it the most watched title in the week commencing November 4th. Season 4, Part 2 of Outer Banks debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English […]
Prime Video has revealed that the Indian Original spy series, Citadel: Honey Bunny, born from the world of Citadel, was the most watched series on Prime Video worldwide in its launch weekend. The series directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK and starring Varun Dhawan and Samantha, was in the Top 10 in almost 150 […]
Veritone, a specialist in designing human-centered AI solutions, has achieved AWS Media and Entertainment Services Competency in Media Supply Chain and Data Science & Analytics, recognising the company’s specialised expertise, technical proficiency and proven success in helping customers transform their media and entertainment operations with cloud-based AI solutions. Veritone achieving the AWS Media & Entertainment […]
ITV has licensed Disney+ original, Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, from Disney Entertainment as the broadcaster readies to launch a new season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, which features Rooney as a contestant In Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, Rooney reveals all as the documentary looks at the libel case […]