Last week Abu Dhabi scrapped its support for the capital city’s Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Its Media Zone will continue and centre its work of the fast-growing facilities from TwoFour54 and giving tempting 30 per cent cash-rebates to film and programme-makers who create their content in the Emirate. But the Film Festival, which has been […]
Ofcom has approved a request from ESTV, the owner of London Live, to maintain the hours of first run, local programming it currently broadcasts for this year and subsequent years, rather than have to increase them as promised. ESTV is committed to broadcast eight hours of first run, local programming per day in its first […]
Despite shows such as House of Cards and Orange is The New Black being billed as ‘Netflix originals’, they are not technically Netflix’s content – which is why the content can often also be seen on TV or via rival services. The online streaming giant plans to change that shortly though, with Netflix CEO Reed […]
Hulu Japan, the localised version of the online streaming service, is to produce a Japanese version of German drama format The Last Cop. The production represents Hulu Japan’s first foray into original content production. Remake rights were acquired by Nippon TV, parent company of Hulu Japan, from Germany’s Red Arrow International. The new version will […]
Fortitude has been renewed for a second series on Sky Atlantic. Sky has ordered ten new episodes of the arctic drama following its international success. Sky Atlantic channel director Zai Bennett added: “[Writer] Simon Donald created a unique and unsettling story which, week after week, has captivated our customers. I am absolutely delighted that we […]
Sky has acquired a 60 per cent stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment, known for shows like Welcome to Myrtle Manor, Wild West Alaska and Snapped. The parties didn’t reveal the price. Jupiter produces non-scripted programmes including documentaries, reality series, true crime and lifestyle series for a range of networks. It will continue to […]
Cult sci-fi show The X-Files is to return to TV after a 13-year hiatus. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reprise their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for the six-part series, and original creator Chris Carter will be at the helm when production starts this summer. The revival comes following the success […]
Viacom’s Spike TV has acquired critically-acclaimed US drama Breaking Bad ahead of its launch next month. It marks the first time all five seasons of the AMC drama will be broadcast on UK television. Spike TV has also ordered its first UK commission. Tattoo UK will be a localised versions of US reality series Tattoo […]
Just one month after its debut Amazon has confirmed it has greenlit a second season of its first original hour-long drama series Bosch. Based on Michael Connelly’s internationally best-selling Harry Bosch book series, Bosch has achieved the biggest debut weekend among all Amazon Original Series and is the most-watched title on Amazon Prime Instant Video, […]
SVoD services will see huge growth over the next five years as traditional cable TV subscriptions continue to decline, according to Ben Keen, chief analyst and VP, consumer media at IHS. However, the transition to digital and the success of cable broadband mean that cable is still a strong industry. Keen told Cable Congress