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EVS modernises Al Jazeera’s live news content management

EVS, a specialist in live video production technology for the broadcast and new media industry, has announced an agreement with Al Jazeera Media Network, the international news organisations with over 70 bureaus around the globe. The contract will see EVS deliver its content management solution, MediaCeption, to streamline and enhance news production workflows across five […]

April 7, 2025

ITV orders more Fresh Cuts

Fresh Cuts is back and for 2025, and ITV is seeking to commission six People of Colour (POC) led and/or Deaf, Disabled or Neurodivergent (DDN) led production companies to each produce one individual x 22 mins, unscripted programme for ITV’s YouTube channel and ITVX. ITV are looking to commission one-off programmes that can be shown […]

April 4, 2025

AVMSD Directive: Obligations implemented in 14 countries

The AVMSD Directive could be reopened in 2026, and is the subject of a Netflix appeal in Belgium, but it is being implemented in 14 countries, according to French public funding organisation CNC. All implementations are similar to the voluntary French regulation which became the first to be enacted in 2020. Revealed at Series Mania […]

April 2, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Little Dot Sport renews YouTube deal with Team GB

Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has announced a four-year extension of its YouTube agreement with Team GB, under its sports-specialist label, Little Dot Sport. The renewal follows a strong performance at Paris 2024, where the Team GB YouTube channel, managed by Little Dot Sport, outperformed all direct competitors, […]

April 2, 2025

ITV Studios takes majority stake in Moonage Pictures

ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Moonage Pictures, the UK independent producers of drama including global hits The Gentlemen and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Moonage Pictures was established in 2018 by Will Gould, Matthew Read and Frith Tiplady and produces original content for UK and international markets. The Gentlemen (pictured), directed by […]

April 1, 2025

Nest Productions, ATS partnership

US and UK based production company ATS and UK-based Nest Productions are joining forces for a new transatlantic development and production partnership. The partnership will foster collaboration and boost entertainment production partnerships between the US and UK. The initiative will see the legacy companies bringing together their experience in US and UK on unscripted coproductions […]

April 1, 2025

TF1 CEO predicts new TV golden age

TF1 CEO Rodolphe Belmer, delivering a keynote speech at the Séries Mania Forum in Lille, revealed that he foresees a new TV golden age “We are entering a new audiovisual and post-peak TV golden age where new frontiers will recreate growth,” he told delegates. “We’re living today a very interesting moment, technologically speaking, as content […]

March 28, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

BBC, ZDF scripted partnership

The BBC and ZDF have announced a new partnership which aims to support producers to create ambitious scripted content for both PSBs with a focus on high end drama. The broadcasters have already commissioned two shows together – the recently announced Honey, a new flirty spy thriller from Sid Gentle Films, and the second series […]

March 27, 2025

VERSA Studios expands in London; Big Brother deal

VERSA Studios, the network of TV and Film studio production facilities, is expanding its London footprint with the acquisition of an additional 200,000 square feet of space adjacent to its existing location in Ealing, West London. This new facility will house ITV’s Big Brother, including the Celebrity edition, with the nightly Late & Live show […]

March 25, 2025

Featherstone warns of UK drama production risks

Jane Featherstone, co-founder and executive producer of Sister Pictures, has warned of the need to continue to nurture British creative talent to ensure that British drama continues to play a distinctive role. Delivering an acceptance speech at the 51st Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards in London, where she was honoured with the Harvey Lee Award […]

March 21, 2025By Colin Mann