The Film and TV Charity has published its full assessment of the 2024 Looking Glass Survey. The report follows the earlier release of headline data that showed mental health in the industry has worsened. The full report paints a bleak picture of the state of mental health and wellbeing among professionals working behind the scenes […]

Netflix plans to strengthen its presence and offering in the French film industry, announcing the launch of more than ten pre-acquired movies this year. “In 2025, we are strengthening our French cinema offering to offer a wide variety of works,” commented Netflix France content VP Pauline Dauvin during a ‘Next on Netflix’ event in Paris. […]

Signiant, makers of the SaaS platform which connects more than 50,000 media businesses, has joined the MovieLabs Industry Forum, a collaborative initiative established by MovieLabs to tackle industry challenges and accelerate innovation in media production and distribution. MovieLabs was founded by a number of major Hollywood studios to advance technologies and promote next-generation solutions that […]

Apple will invest more in developing European and French content in France under a new deal with the French government. While in line with its previous spending in the country, the new agreement commits the Apple TV+ streaming service to investing 20 per cent of its previous year’s net sales in France into the initiative. […]

Fremantle has announced a three-year deal with the newly established Eureka Studios, formed by former Eureka Productions’ co-CEOs Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin. With the pair stepping up to lead Eureka Studios as co-CEOs of the new venture, Rikkie Proost will take on the role of CEO Eureka Productions, a Fremantle company. Under the three-year […]

Major League Soccer (MLS) has announced its latest broadcast studio plans and evolution of MLS Productions, the media and broadcast production arm of the league. To advance its broadcast operation, MLS and IMG have agreed a multiyear partnership renewal that expands and builds upon their existing broadcast production relationship. IMG will continue to produce live […]

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has published written evidence submitted to the Committee’s inquiry into British film and high-end TV on TV production ahead of evidence sessions. The widespread challenges being faced by the domestic production sector in getting high-end drama and other television programmes made are highlighted […]

Freeform Group has announced the creation of a new production label Double FTV. The label is led by A Place in the Sun Executive Producer Michelle Heeley who will take on additional duties as Double FTV’s Creative Director. Freeform Productions will continue to produce A Place in the Sun for Channel 4, while Double FTV […]

The UK Government has injected £60 million (€71m) in funding into hundreds of creative businesses and projects as part of its modern Industry Strategy to grow the UK economy. The investment package is aimed at investments for grassroots music venues, start-up video game studios and creative businesses to grow music and film exports, driving innovation […]

Research has found that many of those working in post production have their human rights impacted in a range of troubling ways. The research, which used existing data sets and involved in-depth interviews with 28 individuals, found evidence of systemic issues across all aspects of post production, including exploitative working practices, significant detrimental impacts on […]