Creative Access, the UK’s diversity, equity & inclusion social enterprise, has  announced that 49 creatives will receive vital funding to cover equipment, training, travel, and other career-critical costs. A record-breaking surge in demand for financial support has exposed the growing crisis facing talent from under-represented groups in the UK’s creative industries. Now in its fourth […]

Tim Davie, BBC Director General, has told a Parliamentary committee he was “open minded” on a continental-style streamer levy as one source of funding for the public broadcaster. He said it was a “good idea” to explore ways in which the likes of Netflix could make a “contribution” to local content. The proposal has been […]

HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with writer, and producer Sharon Horgan – known for the likes of Bad Sisters, Motherland and Catastrophe – and her multi award-winning production company Merman. HBO has also given a straight-to-series order for a new original comedy series, the first project under this deal, from Horgan and […]

ITV has announced a further ring-fenced £80 million (€96.7m) in commissioning spend for diverse projects over the next three years, and a doubling of the Diversity Development Fund (that helps develop qualifying ideas) to £1 million, following the success of the inaugural Diversity Commissioning Fund. The news comes as ITV publishes a report on the […]

BBC News has announced a new way of working internationally which it says “will enhance opportunities for audience growth around the world and to simplify the organisation’s structure”. Later this year, six regional directors will be appointed to lead six regions around the world both editorially and operationally. The regional directors will be tasked with […]

Garden Studios has doubled its sound stage footprint with the opening of four new sound stages, bringing the total to eight. Now encompassing 98,000 sq. ft of stages, 90,000 sq ft of warehouse, 40,000 sq ft of production offices, and two large unit base lots over 30,000 sq ft each, making Garden Studios the largest […]

Channel 5 is set launch a new drama strand, under the working title Drama of the Week. Initially the strand will comprise of commissioning six, one-hour standalone dramas, the first of which will be produced by Vertigo Films and LA Productions who will focus on bringing low-income talent into the spotlight behind the scenes in […]

Max has announced its first Italian scripted original production, Portobello, from Marco Bellocchio, which will debut on the platform in 2026. Filming began in Rome in September 2024 and is currently ongoing, with additional locations in Sardinia, Campania and Lombardy. The six-episode series tells the story of Enzo Tortora, the famous host of the real-life […]

ABC, PBS, ITV Studios, Screen Australia and Screen NSW have commenced filming on the new three-part natural history series, Ages of Ice. From Northern Pictures, Ages of Ice  follows the brave scientists pushing the boundaries of exploration and human endeavour in Earth’s coldest corners to understand the changes of ice and what this means for our […]

Channel 5 is piloting a new director training scheme, aimed at creating opportunities for diverse talent in episodic drama. The inaugural scheme, developed in collaboration with production company Clapperboard, is designed to provide emerging directors with the opportunity to step up into prime-time episodic drama. Clapperboard has selected Munir Malik as the first director to […]