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Grabyo powers Motorsport.tv Live

Digital motorsport and automotive publisher Motorsport Network’s OTT service Motorsport.tv has partnered with cloud video platform Grabyo to produce the world’s first live digital motorsports news channel, Motorsport.tv Live providing accessible coverage of motor sport and breaking news across the globe. Announced in March 2021, the channel delivers breaking news as it happens from around […]

April 21, 2021By Colin Mann

Netflix orders Wing of Fire series

Netflix has announced Wings of Fire, an animated family series based on the best-selling series of books – by Tui Sutherland and published by Scholastic – that have sold over 14 million copies. The fantasy saga marks the first animated series from Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award Winner Ava DuVernay (The White Tiger, A […]

April 21, 2021By Nik Roseveare

CLICKON acquires Travlrr

As part of its overall strategy to become carbon neutral by 2025 and in a move that enables sustainable creative offering to marketers, creative production and marketing solutions company CLICKON is to acquire remote production platform Travlrr. With over 800 vetted production partners, Travlrr is capable of delivering sustainable, high-speed content creation for brands and […]

April 20, 2021

Elisa Viihde remakes BBC’s The Replacement for Viaplay

Filming of Elisa Viihde’s new original series, The Replacement, has begun in the metropolitan area of Helsinki. Based on the 2017 hit BBC drama, this new adaptation will be available on the Elisa Viihde Viaplay streaming service in 2022. An intense psychological thriller about the fear of losing one’s professional and personal life, The Replacement […]

April 19, 2021

Netflix opening Colombia HQ

Netflix has announced that is will be opening new offices in Bogotá, Colombia later this year. In a blog post, Francisco Ramos VP of Latin American Content, wrote: “Ten years ago Colombia opened its doors to Netflix, a new way to enjoy the best series and movies directly in their homes. A few years later […]

April 16, 2021

Polter to launch label within ITV Studios

Moritz Polter, the award-winning Executive Producer behind the acclaimed Das Boot series for Sky, Freud for Netflix/ORF and Arctic Circle for ZDF/Elisa Viihde/YLE is to join ITV Studios, establishing a new scripted label which will be launched later this year. Based in Germany with an international scope, Polter will bring his expertise in the creation, […]

April 16, 2021

Disney+ unveils first UK scripted productions

The Walt Disney Company EMEA has announced its initial slate of scripted UK originals for Disney+, working with a number of creators and producers as part of the company’s commitment to source, develop and produce original productions in Europe. Three UK productions have been confirmed for Disney+; one Disney-branded and two Star-branded originals. They follow the […]

April 15, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Amazon Studios signs first-Look deal with Serena Williams

Amazon Studios has signed a first-look TV deal with 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion, Serena Williams. Williams will work with Amazon to create a number of television projects that will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, beginning with an untitled docuseries that follows her in both her professional and personal life. The  production from Plum […]

April 14, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Netflix renews Bridgerton for Seasons 3 & 4

Netflix has announced that its global hit series Bridgerton has been renewed for Seasons 3 and 4. From Shondaland and executive producers Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, and Chris Van Dusen, Bridgerton is set in the competitive world of Regency London high society. From the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane […]

April 14, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Love Island for Slovakia, Czech Republic

The global roll-out of the award-winning format Love Island continues; the popular dating reality show has been commissioned by TV Nova in Czech Republic and Markiza in Slovakia. This will mark the 21st version for the format, which sees single men and women live together in a villa and couple up in the hope of […]

April 14, 2021