Sky Studios has launched Transistor Films, a new, wholly-owned factual and unscripted production company headed by producer, Danny Tipping. The company, based in London, launches under the new label this week with Executive Producer Ned Parker, Series Producer Zoe Hines and Development Executive Jason Oates joining the company. Most recently, Tipping and the team that […]
Renowned US talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, has joined Discovery where she will collaborate on a slate of content. Exclusive to Discovery in the natural history space, DeGeneres will develop and produce a variety of specials, series, and documentaries. The line-up will highlight the wonders of the natural world and the wildlife that inhabits it […]
UK screen industry bodies BFI and BAFTA have revealed the next stage of what they claim is ground-breaking work to tackle bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace with a new employer Action List for the film and television industry, as The Film and TV Charity launches new services, providing immediate support for workers. The […]
Netflix movie Birdbox, which set viewing records on the streaming platform when it was released in December 2019, is getting a spin-off sequel. Netflix said that the yet to be titled film will be a “Spanish spin-off from the Bird Box universe” and production will begin towards the end of this year in Spain. Producers […]
The BBC has set out its ambition to ‘build commercial income’ – one of four top priorities set out by Tim Davie in his first week as Director-General, and now underway to modernise the BBC and offer better value to every licence fee payer. As well as an ambition to build commercial income, these priorities […]
The Walt Disney Company, ESPN and the National Hockey League (NHL) have reached what they describe as “a historic and innovative” seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal, taking the new partnership from the beginning of the 2021-22 season through the 2027-28 season. The agreement brings the NHL back to Disney and ESPN platforms and, […]
Kurt Sutter, creator of the Sons of Anarchy TV series, will write, direct and produce This Beast for Netflix – his first movie project as a director. Blumhouse will produce the feature film. The movie will tell the story of an 18th century English village besieged by a mysterious and elusive beast. Dozens of innocents are […]
ITV has released its full year 2020 results, which it notes has been materially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Total external revenue was down 16 per cent at £2.7 billion (€3.1bn). ITV Studios total revenues were down 25 per cent, impacted by the disruption to majority of its productions from March 2020 onwards. Total broadcast […]
The demand for virtual studios has increased exponentially since March 2020, with companies and broadcasters looking to shift to a virtual production in light of ongoing restrictions, according to research from transmission and production facilities search site Videstream. Historic analysis
Livingbridge, the mid-market private equity investors, has announced the sale of disguise, a global player in Extended Reality (xR) technology, to The Carlyle Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, disguise is a technology platform which enables creatives and technologists to imagine, create and deliver spectacular visual experiences. The platform combines […]