Sky News is set to offer its viewers unprecedented access to every aspect of its digital, television, and radio operations during a full day of live ‘behind the scenes’ broadcasting. Sky News Raw, which will be broadcast on its own pop-up channel, will run from 7am-5pm on February 5th – 30 years to the day […]
According to Gov.uk more than £20 million is being injected into the UK’s increasing number of creative industries, in order to attract new talent, scale up businesses, boost skills and provide further education. The creative industries are currently a motor of growth within local economies spanning across the UK, not just in London and the […]
Production house Beta Film and Deutsche Telekom are launching a strategic partnership to boost European series on Telekom’s Magenta TV. The long-term agreement will allow the platform to draw from Beta’s catalogue of high-end European programming. First shows include the Italian series Il Cacciatore – The Hunter, the Eastern European Wasteland and the Spanish Cocaine […]
Spain’s Movistar and Telemundo International Studios have entered into a TV co-production alliance to produce TV series for the US and the International markets. Under the terms of the deal, Telemundo, owned by NBC Universal, will have exclusive rights to the joint TV series in the US, and Movistar in Spain. The agreement comes at […]
With the UK set to leave the European Union, the Brussels Capital Region is launching a major initiative to attract UK-based businesses in the film, broadcast and creative industries to base themselves in the Belgian capital, ensuring they can continue to operate seamlessly across Europe following Brexit. With the nature of the UK’s relationship with […]
Spain’s TVMediapro and Mexican TV giant Televisa, have signed a multi-year production alliance to co-develop and co-produce drama series for Mexico and the US. The deal includes the TV series Unwanted and Stroke from Argentina’s Oficina Burman. Under the terms of the deal, for three years, Televisa will produce the content in Mexico with Mediapro […]
WarnerMedia has revealed plans to launch the WarnerMedia Innovation Lab, a future-forward incubator that will combine emerging technologies with content from across its operating units to create new and innovative consumer experiences and businesses. The initiative will further encourage deep collaborations across WarnerMedia and AT&T, as well as between key corporate partners and developers of […]
Digital Catapult, a technology innovation centre that unlocks digital growth in the UK economy, and national development body Arts Council England, have announced an Open Call for a new cohort of content creators to join CreativeXR, a programme aimed at supporting the development of new virtual, augmented and mixed reality experiences within the creative industries. […]
Five locations across England will receive a share of £20 million (€22.68m) to invest in local culture, heritage and creative industries and help drive economic growth. In the first government investment of its kind, Grimsby, the Thames Estuary, Plymouth, Wakefield and Worcester will use the funding on local cultural plans which are tailored to the […]
Five of the top 10 most watched programmes in 2018 in the UK were created and produced by labels which are part of ITV Studios. The best performing shows are: Bodyguard (created and written by Jed Mercurio and made by World Productions for BBC One); I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (created and […]