Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has announced the return of one of WBD’s most popular linear series The Yorkshire Auction House for its sixth season. Produced by STV Studios, the 20×60 episode run will find auctioneer Angus Ashworth traveling the nation decluttering homes filled with unique items, impressive collections and valued family heirlooms. […]
BBC Children’s and Education has unveiled a trio of new commissions for CBBC and iPlayer. Brand new Gladiators: Epic Pranks for CBBC, from Hungry Bear Media and MGM Alternative UK, the makers of Gladiators, gives viewers exclusive access behind the scenes at the Sheffield Arena and an insight into the world of the much-loved superhumans. […]
Industry welfare monitoring body the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) is launching its industry consultation of ‘The CIISA Standards’, a set of expectations that set out the minimum standards of behaviour expected across the UK’s creative industries to enable safe and inclusive working environments. This includes preventing and tackling of all forms of bullying […]
Mediapro has been responsible for the live production of the Karate World Cup – National Teams Championship organised by the Spanish Karate Federation and the World Karate Federation and held November 22nd-24th in Pamplona. Throughout the three days of the championship, Mediapro BMS (Broadcast Media Services), the group division specialising in audiovisual production for events, […]
Icelandic film and TV production company, Glassriver, has optioned the crime thriller book series Elma, from global bestselling author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, for a series adaption. The first book in the Elma series is The Creak on the Stairs which is being adapted by screenwriter Karen Björg Eyfjörð Þorsteinsdóttir. The books have been translated into […]
French public bodies Arcom and CNC have drawn a positive conclusion from the effective enactment of the AVMSD Euro directive into French law since 2021. Aiming to make SVoD platforms contribute to the financing of local content production, it has opened a new era for creation financing as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ invested a […]
Creative technology firms and artists in Merseyside and the West Midlands are in line for a major financial boost, as a £13.5 million (€16.2m) investment in training, research and development funding is announced by the Culture Secretary to boost economic growth and job opportunities. Liverpool City Region’s MusicFutures cluster will benefit from £6.75 million to […]
A co-financing agreement is bringing together Newen Studios, a producer of daily drama, TF1 Group, the private broadcasting group in Europe, and Netflix, the streaming giant, to produce a continuing drama event series called Tout pour la lumière (‘Everything for the light’). The series, set in the world of music and dance, takes the form […]
One of Doctor Who’s classic tales is to receive a new colourisation from the BBC. Originally aired in 1969, The War Games marked the end of an era for the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, following him and his companions Zoe and Jamie as they land in a battlefield that appears to be a World War […]
At a Premier League Shareholders’ meeting, clubs have unanimously agreed that the Premier League will establish a new in-house media operations business. Launching for the start of Season 2026/27, the Premier League will bring all international media content production and distribution in-house. Since 2004, this service has been provided in partnership with IMG, operating as […]