The BBC has published its annual plan for 2019/20. The corporation says the plan “makes central our commitment to bold and creative programme making, innovation in how we deliver services, impartial journalism in a rapidly changing world”. The annual plan sets out how the BBC will build on the success of programmes like Bodyguard, A […]
Verizon Media‘s Yahoo has opened a new production studio in Paris with the aim of increasing in-house productions, and to double its mobile audience in France. “Our video [production] is set to [increase sevenfold], and as well as our current shows, we now have the capacity to react to breaking news. Our goal is to […]
YouTube is halting the production of premium drama and scripted comedy, and has consequently stopped taking pitches from producers, according to reports in the US. As Apple preps its TV service including original content, it seems YouTube appears to confirm it is ducking competing head on with the premium streaming services. Bloomberg reports that the […]
The percentage of Original movie and TV season titles on Netflix’s US catalogue grew significantly over the course of 2018 according to the latest report from Ampere Analysis. In December 2016, just 4 per cent of the catalogue was made up of Netflix Originals. This had increased to 11 per cent by December 2018, as […]
In December of last year, Amazon announced that from the 2019/20 season UK Prime members will have exclusive access to watch 20 matches per season on Prime Video. This will comprise of two full fixture rounds – the first December midweek round and the Boxing Day round – featuring live coverage of every Premier League […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has set up a global content maker branded as ‘The Mediapro Studio’ to produce TV content targeting the International TV market. With a budget of €200 million, the studio will produce TV series, films, short form content and documentaries in Spain, Italy, Portugal, the UK, Finland, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, the […]
The American film and television industry supports 2.6 million jobs, pays out $177 billion in total wages, and comprises over 93,000 businesses—according to an analysis of the most recent economic figures released today by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). “The impact of the US film and television industry reaches far beyond well-known creative […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held a one-day conference, Indonesia in View, on March 19th to assess the health and prospects of the video industry in South East Asia’s largest country. The In View events are designed to bring together government officials, key in-country business heads, and international and local experts to discuss crucial […]
Netflix’s next interactive TV series will let viewers spend time with celebrity survival instructor Bear Grylls, best known for his Discovery Channel TV show Man vs Wild. Netflix unveiled the choose-your-own-adventure series, entitled You vs Wild, at a press event in Los Angeles, adding that it will launch as an eight episode season that will […]
Netflix is set to increase its focus on producing interactive content following the success of the Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch. The episode, released in December 2018 and inspired by choose-your-own-adventure novels, allowed viewers to make key decisions for the lead character as he attempts to create and launch a video game in the mid-80s. Speaking […]