ITV Studios has expanded its international production presence with the launch of ITV Studios Netherlands. The new production label will create and produce ITV’s extensive range of unscripted and scripted formats for Dutch platform owners and broadcasters. Karin de Groot, takes up the role of Managing Director and joins in early 2019. De Groot has […]
The Isle of Media – the public, private partnership launched to market globally the Isle of Man’s media cluster and guide media ventures locating on the Isle of Man – has released its first promotional video, designed to attract creative and digital businesses to the Isle of Man. The video will be showcased at a […]
An efficiency review finds the BBC has delivered a third of the £800 million (€915m) of savings needed by 2021/22, but warns it has become increasingly difficult to make more savings without further impacting services. The report shows how cutting property and senior manager costs, renegotiating major contracts and simplifying the BBC have helped ensure […]
US retail giant Walmart is teaming up with Eko to create content for its Vudu ad-supported streaming service. Eko is a New York start-up that focuses on “interactive storytelling” – a video format that allows viewers to control the plot of commercials and TV episodes. The investment in Eko reportedly totals around $250 million. It […]
Governor Susana Martinez, Mayor Tim Keller, and Ty Warren, Vice President, Physical Production for Netflix have announced that Netflix has chosen Albuquerque, New Mexico as the site of a new US production hub and is in final negotiations to purchase ABQ Studios, located in Albuquerque’s Mesa Del Sol. Upon closing, the company plans to bring […]
US retail giant Walmart is partnering with movie studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) to boost its Vudu VoD service. Walmart acquired Vudu eight years ago to safeguard against the decline of DVD sales, but its current viewership is well below that of competitors like Netflix and Amazon. “Under this partnership, MGM will create exclusive content […]
Netflix has revealed it will develop new series and film projects based on C.S. Lewis’ classic The Chronicles of Narnia series of books. Under the terms of a multi-year deal between Netflix and The C.S. Lewis Company, Netflix will develop classic stories from across the Narnia universe into series and films. All series and films […]
Amazon Studios has signed an overall television deal with award-winning writer Neil Gaiman. The creator of the Amazon Original series Good Omens and the Hugo Award-winning book American Gods, Gaiman will exclusively work with Amazon Studios on the creation of additional series which will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories. “Neil Gaiman is a phenomenally talented writer, who creates worlds […]
Netflix, the online streaming giant, is continuing its investment in French content and has announced three new French series and the acquisition of four new French films and documentaries. All titles will be available in over 190 countries where Netflix is available. Erik Barmack, Vice President of International Originals at Netflix says “We are delighted […]
Vodafone Spain and MTV have teamed up to launch two new TV programmes aimed at gamers that will combine music, entertainment, fashion, urban art and video games. The programmes, entitled +QGamers and MGZ!, will air exclusively on MTV, the first from Mondays to Fridays at 8:30pm and the second on Thursdays at 10:30pm. Both shows […]