Cowshed Collective, the UK based entertainment studio and agency, is producing Season 2 of high-stakes reality series Inside for British YouTube stars The Sidemen. Season 1 streamed on YouTube, but the series will be moving to Netflix for its second season. The seven part-series is set to premiere globally on the streaming platform in early […]

BBC Studios, the BBC’s main commercial arm, has returned £1.9 billion (€2.2bn) to the BBC by substantially growing its income and profits – reaching £1.8 billion and £202 million in 2023-24 – but needs to continue to evolve in a dynamic market to meet ambitious growth plans, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report has […]

Sky Documentaries has selected four diverse owned/led production companies – DARE Pictures, Proper Content, Zandland, and 22Summers – to take part in the newly launched Sky Development Partnership Fund. The programme will see each indie receive tailored support from Sky Documentaries and they will collaborate closely with the commissioning team over six months to work […]

Ex-UKTV/Dave commissioners Iain Coyle and Joe McVey have launched their new comedy content creation label, Square Pears. The new outfit is partnered with Nest Productions, with Derek Drennan and Stew Batt appointed as MDs and Marisa Erftemeijer as Head of Production. The label will focus on producing comedy and entertainment content for brands, influencers and […]

Apple TV+ has announced a series order for Cape Fear, a new series that will be written and showrun by Nick Antosca and executive produced by Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with Academy Award winner Javier Bardem starring and executive producing. In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys […]

ITVX has commissioned Transaction, a comedy series from Big Talk Studios, created by and starring comedy performer Jordan Gray. Currently filming in Hartlepool, the workplace comedy also stars Nick Frost, Doon Mackichan,Thomas Gray and Francesca Mills. Gray stars as Liv, a transgender egomaniac, causing havoc in the strange world of the supermarket nightshift. Having been […]

A new report forecasts that the BBC’s commitment to the West Midlands will bring an additional £282 million (€340.8m) in gross value added (GVA) to the region in the decade to 2031. This represents an increase of 44 per cent on what otherwise would have been the case. The independent study done by BOP Consulting […]

Pedro Páramo, a film based on the iconic novel by Juan Rulfo, is now streaming on Netflix. The film is Rodrigo Prieto’s directorial debut, made with a team of Mexican artists and technicians of the highest level and prestige. According to Netflix data, the film brought in more than $375 million pesos (€17.4m) to Mexico’s […]

The world of television, especially production, is extremely fast-paced and changeable. The industry is notorious for its long hours, early mornings, late nights, pressure and high-stress environments. We know that rates of depression in the TV industry are higher at 64 per cent in comparison to 42 per cemt in other work environments. One in […]

Disney+ and Freddie Flintoff have partnered for an untitled Original documentary film (1×90’) with exclusive access to the former international cricketer and broadcast presenter, produced by South Shore. The Disney+ Original documentary film will look back at Flintoff’s incredible life and cricketing career that saw him win two Ashes series with England and become a […]