A new skills training programme to support creatives looking to break into behind-the-camera roles on scripted film and high-end TV productions made in the West of England will launch later this month. It comes after Bristol City Council’s Film Services have secured almost £300,000 (€348k) from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, led by […]

Tiger Aspect Kids & Family (a Banijay Kids & Family company), has announced its hit comedy, Mr Bean: The Animated Series, has been commissioned for a fourth run, in partnership with Warner Bros Discovery and ITVX, through deals agreed by Banijay Rights. Executive produced and voiced by Rowan Atkinson, Season 4 will comprise 52 x […]

Celebrity chef and best-selling author Carla Hall will take Max viewers on a global adventure to explore the roots of popular dishes within American food culture on the original Max series Chasing Flavor. Beginning on February 1st 2024, Max subcribers can follow along as Hall’s curiosity about some of America’s most delicious dishes from chicken […]

Streaming platforms Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video injected €345 million into French content, out of a total amount of €1.6 billion invested by the whole ecosystem, including local broadcasters and service editors, in 2022. Netflix was the major contributor according to regulatory body Arcom. The breakdown shows that around €1.2 billion went on TV production, […]

To strengthen market share in linear TV and the growth of streaming service Joyn, German media & digital company ProSiebenSat.1 Group has announced it will focus even more clearly on exclusive local content and increase its programming expenses by €80 million to around €1.05 billion in the coming year. This was decided by the Executive […]

Aurora Media Worldwide is headed courtside for its latest venture, as broadcast production partner to the Hexagon Cup, the new padel tournament, taking place in Madrid in February 2024. The agency – specialising in the development and production of content across sport – will provide live action, highlights programming and behind-the-scenes content across multiple platforms, […]

At Jump Festa 2024, Netflix announced that the manga One Piece is getting a new anime adaptation starting from the iconic East Blue saga. Titled The One Piece, the anime series will be produced by the renowned WIT Studio, recognised for their work on hit animeseries  such as SPY x FAMILY and Attack on Titan.  […]

Around half of TV and radio broadcasters’ employees are now based outside of London, but more needs to be done to increase diversity in senior roles, according to regulator Ofcom’s latest study on the make-up of the industry. Ofcom’s seventh annual equity, diversity and inclusion in broadcasting report also shows that women, disabled workers and […]

Mediapro, through Broadcast and Media Services, its division specialising in audiovisual services, will produce the main competitions of the World Karate Federation throughout 2024-25. The goal of the agreement between the audiovisual group and the leading representative body for karate is to enhance the generation and quality of content and thereby boost audiences for these […]

Prime Video has ordered Obsession to series, from executive producer James Wan’s Atomic Monster. Lisa Zwerling (The Rook, ER) and Karyn Usher (The Rook, Prison Break) are set to write and executive produce the series, which is based on Catherine Ryan Howard’s international best-selling novel 56 Days. Obsession follows Oliver and Ciara, who, after meeting […]