Findings from a survey conducted by creative platform Genero suggest that Covid-19 has accelerated an industry shift towards freelancing and independent work and highlighted some key challenges for creative production. The report, The Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Creative Industry, shares first-hand from creative talent around the world about the impact Covid-19 has had […]
Sports streaming platform DAZN has partnered with the Formula One team Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2021 F1 season and signed Yuki Tsunoda as a brand ambassador in Japan. Tsunoda will wear DAZN branding on his cap, having become the first Japanese driver in seven years, to deepen and enrich its coverage of the competition for […]
On the heels of hit show The Masked Singer comes The Masked Dancer. This new series, produced by Bandicoot Scotland, will see celebrity contestants perform unique dances, whilst covered in extravagant, colourful costumes and masks, leaving the viewers and star panel to guess their identities. The Masked Dancer will air late Spring on ITV and […]
Channel 4 has announced that Big Deal Film is to join its Indie Growth Fund portfolio. Initially formed as a talent management company by Dhanny Joshi and Thomas Stogdon, Big Deal Films has established itself as a dynamic new voice in the world of production with a reputation for creating innovative factual, factual entertainment and […]
HBO Max and BBC One will co-produce the psychological thriller The Girl Before, a four-episode limited series based on the global bestselling book of the same name by. J.P. Delaney. Emmy nominated Lisa Brühlmann (Killing Eve) will direct. The Girl Before tells the story of Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who gets the chance to move into […]
ITV Studios has increases its stake in Danish production company, Apple Tree Productions, from 25 per cent to 51 per cent. The agreement will see the label, founded by Executive Producer Piv Bernth and former DR Deputy Head of Drama and producer Lars Hermann, become a more integral part of ITV Studios. Since its launch […]
Hollywood movie franchise The Terminator is expanding its universe with an anime series for Netflix. The series will be produced in partnership with Production I.G and Mattson Tomlin, co-writer of the upcoming The Batman movie, will serve as a showrunner on the project. Tomlin commented: “Anyone who knows my writing knows I believe in taking […]
Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered to co-produce an original animated Transformers series (26 half-hour episodes), based on the iconic global property. In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. The series will premiere exclusively on […]
More and more shows and movies available on TV platforms are being prominently branded as ‘original’. The Evolution of Video Branding study from Hub Entertainment Research explores what consumers assume about such content and how the term influences viewing decisions. Highlights from the study:
YouTube Originals has announced the premiere of a new animated series, Super Sema, the pick-ups of eight new shows including Book Tube Jr, The Eggventurers, The Guava Juice Show, Kid Correspondent, Lottie Dottie Mini, Millie and Lou, Supa Strikas: Rookie Season, and The Workout Badges, plus twenty-five projects in development. This new global slate is […]