Malaysian media group Astro Malaysia Holdings has entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI. Under the partnership, Astro has the exclusive rights to deliver iQIYI content on TV, On Demand and OTT in Malaysia including the world’s first iQIYI branded channel comprising iQIYI’s extensive slate of original content from drama to […]
Major post-production and TV facilities house The Farm says that the shift to Ultra-HD in production, especially drama, is near-total. “It is safe to say that at least 75 per cent of our Drama clients are now working in UHD, and a big chunk of high-end Factual are also fully in UHD. Then our OTT […]
Quibi, the soon-to-launch streaming platform offering short-form content, has signed up Idris Elba to star in a car stunt show. The series, entitled Elba vs Block, will see Elba compete in a series of stunt challenges against renowned rally driver Ken Block. As a teaser of what viewers can expect, the challenges have names such […]
Netflix has announced that Matthew Aldrich has come on board to oversee the development and creative live-action adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series. He will work across both series and film and serve as a creative architect on all projects under the deal. Aldrich most recently co-wrote Coco for Disney and Pixar […]
BBC Studios, the Corporation’s commercial subsidiary, and multichannel programmer Discovery have confirmed the close of the UKTV transaction, announced on April 1st, 2019. Discovery formally takes over control of lifestyle channels Really, Home and Good Food and BBC Studios takes over entertainment channels Alibi, Dave, Drama, Eden, Gold, W and Yesterday, the UKTV brand, as […]
Sky has unveiled plans for Sky Studios, a new Europe-wide development and production capability. With the backing of new owners Comcast, under the Sky Studios plan Sky’s investment in originals will more than double from the current level over the next five years. The announcement comes after the recent smash hit success of Chernobyl (pictured) […]
Broadcasters and SVoD players are increasingly collaborating on co-commissions to create ambitious and exciting content for UK audiences, helping drive investment in UK TV drama production to record levels, according to new independent analysis commissioned from independent analyst Ben Keen by the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) – the industry body for multichannel broadcasters in the […]
Fifty breakthrough UK businesses and projects harnessing creativity and technology are featured in a report published at the Createch 2019 conference, part of London Technology Week. The Ones to Watch report was launched at the annual Createch event, hosted by the Creative Industries Council (CIC) to bring together industry leaders, international delegations and attendees from […]
UKTV’s slate of Original shows continues to grow with three new commissions announced for Dave and Gold. The rich mix of UKTV Originals span comedy and entertainment and feature well-known talent including Jon Richardson and Dave Gorman. In 2018 UKTV Originals were the highest rating shows on six of UKTV’s channels plus UKTV Play. The […]
Legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg is set to create a horror series for new digital platform Quibi. The short form video platform, fronted by founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, is set for an April 2020 launch – initially in the US, before a global rollout. Primarily targeting mobile viewers, the service will cost $4.99 a month with […]