Sky has announced the eight-episode limited series The Flight Attendant will air from March 19th on Sky One and NOW TV. The series tells the story of a flight attendant (series star and executive producer Kaley Cuoco) who wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man – and no […]
Channel 5 has announced that the forst episode of The Drowning consolidated at 5.1 million viewers with a 21.9 per cent share, overtaking All Creatures Great and Small to become the channel’s highest ever commissioned drama to date. The series consolidated with an average audience of 4.6 million and an 18.4 per cent share, and […]
CryptoGuard, a global provider of content security for digital TV and streaming video on any platform, has announced that Towercom has deployed CryptoGuard CAS to secure its nationwide DTT pay-TV services. Towercom is a privately owned TV and telecommunications operator based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The operators DTT network provides FTA and encrypted TV channels and […]
Already hard hit by Covid-19, cord-cutting and underlying pressures on TV advertising, sports’ tough time isn’t over yet, according to analysis by Ampere Analysis:
Trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), which represents the interests of publishers and rights-owners of pre-recorded filmed entertainment, has confirmed the addition of The Movie Partnership (TMP) to its membership with immediate effect. Founded in 2009, TMP works with independent distributors, sales agents, producers, and financiers, releasing over 3,500 films and 2,000 […]
Eleven has secured the exclusive rights to the NASCAR Cup Series for the 2021 and 2022 seasons in Portugal. Eleven Portugal’s coverage got underway on February 13th with the iconic Daytona 500 and will bring motorsports fans all the action from the 38-race season. Portuguese viewers will have access to NASCAR across Eleven’s linear and […]
Crime thriller The Serpent has become iPlayer’s most popular new BBC programme since Normal People, with 31 million streams across the series so far. The eight-part drama – starring Tahar Rahim, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle and Ellie Bamber – launched on January 1st and concluded its BBC One run on February 14th. The first episode […]
Animation studio Aardman, home to the likes of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, has greenlit a new series for 7- to 11-year-olds called Lloyd of the Flies. CITV has ordered 52 x 11-minute episodes, which will be created using a mix of CGI and 2D animation. The production will be the first CGI […]
Extreme E, the electric off-road racing championship, has confirmed Belgium’s RTBF as the latest addition to its broadcasting portfolio. The series will join a roster of motorsport entertainment, including Formula One already available on the RTBF’s linear channel as well as its digital platform. Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) is the public broadcasting organisation of […]
Netflix has confirmed it is establishing a new base in Canada. In a blog post, Ted Sandaros, Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer at Netflix, said: “We want to […] make a new home for Netflix in Canada – opening an office and hiring a dedicated content executive to work directly with the Canadian creative community.” […]