Gabor Krigler, an award-winning producer and showrunner for HBO Europe, has launched Joyrider Television, an independent development and production facility based in Budapest. Krigler will develop and invest in projects from established writers across Europe, as well as developing in-house projects. “We have a number of projects under consideration, and I am confident we will […]
UK independent TV production sector revenues reached over £3 billion (€3.35bn) in 2018, their highest level to date and up over 40 per cent since 2008, according to the Pact Census, from Pact, the trade body that represents UK independent television, film, digital, children’s and animation media companies. This is an increase of 10 per […]
Award-winning writer, director, and producer Patty Jenkins has agreed a multi-year overall deal to produce new series exclusively at Netflix. “We’re thrilled to welcome Patty Jenkins to Netflix. Her trailblazing work has pushed boundaries and she confidently tells stories that leave an unforgettable mark. We look forward to fostering her many ideas and helping them […]
Analysis by media analyst firm Ampere has predicted where the next Netflix originals are likely to be produced. A number of Netflix markets appear to be underweight in terms of their local original production activity relative to the importance of the market to Netflix. Other markets that have yet to receive local production investment are […]
Channel 5 has commissioned its first ever spin-off series of the iconic Australian drama series, Neighbours, for its VoD service My5. Titled Neighbours: Erinsborough High, the 5 x 22 minute series will be produced by Fremantle. It is set to debut on My5 in November, complementing Neighbours, which airs daily on Channel 5 and is […]
Secret Cinema, the specialist in the field of immersive storytelling, has announced its first international expansion into China, in collaboration with SMG Live. They will launch with the current UK show, SMG presents Secret Cinema’s production of Casino Royale, in Shanghai on November 23rd. Secret Cinema was founded in the UK in 2007 by film enthusiast and […]
Pushing OTT platforms to invest in local content production is what the upcoming audiovisual reform, promised by French President Macron, is aiming at. “If the platforms don’t respect the French law, notably in terms of local content financing, they won’t be able to stream anymore,” French Culture Minister Franck Riester has warned this week at […]
Sky Vision, the production and distribution arm of Sky, has announced that it will be officially rolled into NBCUniversal Distribution from October 1st. The changes, which were first revealed in April, come after Comcast acquired Sky in September of last year. It subsequently chose to close down the broadcaster’s sales arm, Sky Vision is responsible […]
Netflix has announced its first Belgian original series, Into the Night, which will be directed by Belgian duo Inti Calfat and Dirk Verheye and produced by Entre Chien et Loup. The series tells the story about retaining humanity in the face of a cosmic disaster, as a flight departs Brussels. The series will feature an […]
On the back of the strong performance of its existing iflix Originals, the Southeast Asian streaming service has announced five new titles coming to the platform over the coming months. Announced at ContentAsia Summit, first out of Malaysia, iflix will launch the much-anticipatedmovie spin-off in the KL Gangster Underworld universe called Rise to Power. Intended […]