Sky Creative, Sky’s in-house advertising and creative agency, has designed and delivered a new, arena-shaped studio home for the Sky Sports team. Surrounded by high resolution screens and immersive AR graphics, the studio blends traditional set design and innovative technologies. Started in early 2022, the project was a close-knit collaboration between design, production and technology […]
Netflix has ordered a three-part documentary series from Story Syndicate which will explore the multi-decade quest to bring justice to the families and multiple victims of the mysterious Gilgo Beach serial killer. The case has been cold for 13 years until a suspect was arrested in July 2023, and continues to unfold in real time. […]
The UK Government must follow through on its pledge and abandon plans to allow AI developers the free use of existing music, literature and works of art for the purposes of training artificial intelligence to come up with new creations, according to an all-party group of MPs. In its second report on connected technology, the […]
Mediapro and Great Point Studios, a media-focused company specialising in film and TV infrastructure, have partnered to create Phygital FX, a new company that offers full production services for the television and film industries, with Mediapro’s Mario Sousa appointed CEO of this new corporation. Robert Halmi, founder of Great Point Studios, negotiated the joint venture which […]
UKTV has announced Battle in The Box, a new comedy reality gameshow for entertainment channel Dave and streaming service UKTV Play. Produced by Interstellar, the new series is based on a hit Korean format from Seoul based format agency Something Special, and will be hosted by Jimmy Carr. Battle in the Box will see pairs […]
Figures released by Screen Cornwall show that film and TV production was worth more than £5 million (€5.8m) to the Cornish economy in 2022. The figures are taken from the first economic impact analysis into the Gross Value Added (GVA) of film and TV production in the region that the screen agency has produced since […]
Statistics show that HMRC paid out £1.66 billion (€1.94bn) in creative industries tax reliefs for the year to March 31st 2022 – a 36 per cent increase from the previous year. This was largely due to an impressive rise in high-end TV reliefs which have increased by 131 per cent to £829 million and now […]
ITV1 and ITVX have announced a high-octane new reality entertainment event, The Fortune Hotel, launching in 2024. Produced by Tuesday’s Child exclusively for ITV and STV, the 8 x 60’ prime-time series will invite viewers into a luxury Caribbean resort filled with glamour, opulence and deception… Hosted by Stephen Mangan, 10 pairs of contestants will […]
Netflix has announced new sports documentary series that tracks the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and championship race this autumn. Filming has begun as drivers fight to secure their spot in the NASCAR Playoffs, which begins on September 3rd at Darlington Raceway. The series will feature exclusive access to drivers and teams, bringing fans behind […]
Channel 4.0 has commissioned two new series, which will be fronted by some of the digital channel’s most popular talent, Chloe Burrows, Harry Pinero and Yung Filly. Bad Baby is a new digital prank game fronted by Burrows, that will see her observe from the ‘control centre’ as unassuming young couples are thrown into the […]