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Sunset+Vine producing snooker for BBC, 5

Sunset+Vine’s Scotland and London teams will cross paths in Sheffield as they produce elite snooker for two British broadcasters, BBC Sport and Channel 5. Sunset+Vine Scotland will be first to the table with 19 days of coverage of the Snooker World Championships led by Executive Producer and Head of Sunset+Vine Scotland Grant Philips.  “The Worlds […]

April 17, 2025

Paramount+, MTV order more Teen Mom UK

Paramount+ UK and MTV have announced three new seasons of Teen Mom UK, including seasons 11 and 12 of the hit MTV series Teen Mom UK and season three of Teen Mom UK Next Generation. Teen Mom UK seasons 11 and 12 have each been commissioned for 4×44 minute and Teen Mom UK Next Generation […]

April 17, 2025

Report: Netflix’s Welsh productions generate £200m for UK economy

Netflix and Creative Wales have revealed that Netflix productions in Wales have contributed over £200 million (€233.7m) for the UK economy since 2020. This includes the upcoming film Havoc, the biggest feature film ever shot entirely in Wales. Havoc, directed by Welsh director Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy, follows a deal gone wrong and […]

April 16, 2025

Mediapro blasts La Liga snub

On April 14th, Spain’s top flight football league La Liga announced that it had awarded its production contracts to HBS (Host Broadcast Services) and TSA (Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales) – ending a decades-long production partnership with Mediapro. Mediapro, the Spanish multimedia group, has now issued a heated respond to La Liga’s “unprecedented” decision, claiming that it […]

April 15, 2025

Samsung partners with Twickenham Film Studios, Quite Brilliant

Samsung Electronics has announced a partnership with Twickenham Film Studios (TFS) and Virtual Production (VP) experts Quite Brilliant (QB) that will see Samsung’s VP technology housed at Twickenham. The partnership will see all the parties working together to push VP as a creative, cost-effective and more sustainable production process. Installation of the new facility is […]

April 15, 2025

HBO reveals Harry Potter series cast

The HBO Original Harry Potter series has cast celebrated Hollywood actor John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore; Tony Award, Golden Globe, and Olivier winner, and Oscar and Emmy nominee Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall; Paapa Essiedu, star of Gangs of London and The Lazarus Project, as Severus Snape; and Nick Frost, of Shaun of the Dead […]

April 14, 2025By Nik Roseveare

MPs look to levy; streamers push back

Tax breaks and a streamer levy should be on the table as part of an urgent package of support for the UK’s crisis-hit high quality drama sector, MPs have said, in a wide-ranging report which urges the Government to step up the assistance it provides for all elements of British film and high-end television. “The […]

April 10, 2025By Colin Mann

Animation UK urges stronger government support

Animation UK, part of the UK Screen Alliance. has responded to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on the challenges facing the UK’s independent film and high-end TV sector with a set of proposed action. In response to the report, the organisation urges MPs to go further, believing the issues raised in the […]

April 10, 2025

HBO orders more The Last of Us

HBO Original drama series The Last of Us has been renewed for a third season, ahead of its season 2 debut. The seven-episode second season of debuts on April 14th on Sky Atlantic (and April 13th in the US on Max). Season 1 of the series, which is based on the PlayStation video games, proved […]

April 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

France: Netflix key contributor to film production

French cinema production broke records in 2024, reaching a total of 309 movies funded by public body CNC, representing a total investment of €1.44 billion, and the platforms have kept growing in the movie industry. Reflecting a year marked by increased investment by national linear broadcasters, the share of the SVoD platforms jumped to record […]

April 9, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris