On the opening day of MIPCOM, Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has announced a series of format deals across its unscripted catalogue, spanning reality, factual entertainment and dating. In India, Discovery Communications has commissioned FBoy Island, to be called FBoy Survival, for both Discovery Channel and the D+ platform. Produced by Fox6 Media, the […]

StudioCanal has announces a strategic reorganisation of its Worldwide Television division under managing director M-K Kennedy who confirms new appointments designed to “provide greater clarity for partners and producers across its European and worldwide territory footprint and a growing slate of international series”. As part of this new organisation Alix Lebrat becomes SVP Series for […]

BBC Wales, BBC Network, and Creative Wales have partnered to fund the development of a major new factual entertainment series. Production companies with a substantive base in Wales are invited to pitch ideas that celebrate Welsh creativity while delivering entertainment to audiences across the UK. The BBC is looking for a returnable format, that unites […]

The animation industry’s environmental impact has taken centre stage at MIA Market on, where Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, moderated a panel on Green Animation. While animation might seem environmentally neutral due to its digital nature, the reality is starkly different. Modern animated productions require massive computational power for rendering, […]

Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), has criticised OpenAI’s stance on copyright responsibility following the recent release of video production tool Sora 2. “Since Sora 2’s release, videos that infringe our members’ films, shows, and characters have proliferated on OpenAI’s service and across social media,” he noted. “While OpenAI clarified […]

Global, the Media & Entertainment group has unveiled details of a new Studio for video-first original podcast content. Global Studios will be home to Global’s podcast slate, including The News Agents and My Therapist Ghosted Me, alongside shows from the newly-acquired The Fellas Studios, which is behind shows including The Fellas, Saving Grace, Pitchside and Bach […]

Mediawan Group, the independent European studio, has announced the relocation of its distribution leadership to London with the appointment of Sally Habbershaw as Chief Distribution Officer. Valérie Vleeschhouwer, CEO of Mediawan Rights, will support the implementation of this new organisation and work alongside Habbershaw throughout a transition period, ahead of her departure from the Group. Vleeschhouwer […]

Hearst Networks has announced the launch of Hearst Canvas, a new business venture to develop original, scalable content brands across digital, audio, and emerging platforms, focusing particularly on YouTube. As a 100 per cent-owned Hearst initiative, Hearst Canvas will be based in Hearst Networks’ London offices and will be operated by a dedicated team of […]

ITV has announced that a soecual soap crossover episode, in which the worlds of Coronation Street and Emmerdale come together for the first time, will be called Corriedale. Filming has begun on the special one off celebration of two of the nation’s most-watched soap operas, which will see the residents of Weatherfield join forces with […]

Peaky Blinders is returning to the BBC and Netflix, with two new seasons telling the story of a new generation of Shelbys, from writer and creator Steven Knight. Produced by Kudos and Garrison Drama for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the series will be filmed at Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham, and will be set […]