Sky has announced its largest ever slate of programming for 2020, alongside the commission of 10 new Sky original programmes in drama, comedy and entertainment, as it seeks to combat the rise in SVoD players such as Netflix and Disney+. The news was unveiled at Sky’s Up Next showcase event in London, where the pay-TV […]
Sky Studios, HBO, production company Plan B, theatre company Punchdrunk and writer Dennis Kelly are collaborating on The Third Day – an immersive TV drama with an innovative live event staged as part of the series. News of the unique mix of TV and live drama was announced at Sky’s ‘Up Next’ content showcase, alongside […]
ProSiebenSat.1 has unveiled The SevenOne Entertainment Group brand – combining its channel brands, content, digital and marketing businesses. “We have long since ceased to be a mere TV company, but are consistently developing into a platform-agnostic entertainment house,” said Wolfgang Link, Co-CEO Entertainment of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. “And we are succeeding in this by producing […]
Netflix has announced that an untitled Naomi Osaka documentary series – in association with sports media group Uninterrupted and produced by Film 45 – is coming to the streaming platform. The series will take viewers on a journey with the multiple Grand Slam Champion, Osaka, who became the first Asian player to reach the number […]
Sky has announced the acquisition of DreamWorks hit series Where’s Wally? alongside a new raft of original commissions for Sky Kids including Not The End Of The World, Bad Nature, Pirates Love Underpants and Streetcat Bob – demonstrating its ambition to ramp up kids programming. This follows recent success with Morph, Moominvalley and BAFTA winning […]
The BBC has announced that Sir David Attenborough is to present A Perfect Planet, a new five-part natural history super-landmark from Silverback Films. Attenborough said: “Oceans, sunlight, weather and volcanoes – together these powerful yet fragile forces allow life to flourish in astonishing diversity. They make Earth truly unique – a perfect planet. Our planet […]
BBC Studios’ Science Unit has announced a new series fronted by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. Unveiled at the Showcase 2020 event, the series will follow Thunberg’s international crusade, which takes her to the front line of climate change in some of the most extraordinary places on earth, as she explores what actions could be […]
ITV Studios’ and Motion Content Group’s record-breaking format Love Island has been commissioned by Antena in Romania, which becomes the 15th territory to broadcast a local version. Last year it also launched in Belgium, Netherlands, Poland and Hungary. It has run for three series in Germany, two in Australia and Norway, and has also been […]
The NoTa Conference, reviewing television trends and consumption around the world, has presented research that catch-up and preview viewing for television programmes can significantly add-up to the ratings. In terms of contents, “emotainment” represents a strong trend to unite the whole family around television. Fiction remains the key genre addressing both real events and supernatural […]
Based on the actual budget analysis of 576 European live-action fiction films released in 2017, this is probably the largest pan-European data sample available to date on the financing of European fiction films. This report is the fruit of a major collaboration project between the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in […]