England and Chelsea footballer, Raheem Sterling, and music video director, Carly Cussen, have launched their own creative production agency – Playmaker Films. Playmaker Films will specialise in producing branded content, advertising and music videos. The agency’s core approach will be ‘entertainment first’ inspired by Cussen’s and Sterling’s previous work, both behind the camera and on […]
Media and entertainment company Banijay has announced that its global cookery hit MasterChef is set for a new international adaptation in French-Canada, produced by production company Pixcom, in collaboration with Quebecor Content. In a deal negotiated by Banijay’s global distribution arm, Banijay Rights, Canadian French-language network TVA will broadcast a first season of MasterChef Quebec […]
Crayola, the arts supply specialist famed for its crayons, is launching Crayola Studios, a division that will focus on producing family-friendly content. The company has already teamed up with ex-Nickelodeon chief Cyma Zarghami’s MIMO Studio to co-develop its first project, The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian. Crayola’s EVP of Marketing Victoria Lozano is set to […]
In a move that strengthens its scripted and unscripted television business and expands its presence in Canada and the UK, production house Lionsgate and toy and game specialist Hasbro have signed an agreement under which Lionsgate will acquire the independent content platform eOne in a transaction valued at approximately $500 million (€458m), comprised of cash […]
A new integrated campaign sees social media star GK Barry star in a three-part vodcast series, A Foot in the Door, to support young creatives trying to break into the film, TV and music industries. The series will see Barry, with three special guests, go best foot forward into careers in the creative industries in […]
The BBC and Netflix have commissioned World Productions to make Lockerbie, a factual drama based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scots-US investigation which sought to bring the perpetrators to justice. On December 21st 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb […]
As Hollywood shuts down over the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strikes, Americans are taking the side of the actors and writers, learning more about how AI might affect their own jobs, and are thus far unfazed that their favourite shows and new movies will be delayed. According to a […]
Sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has been appointed host broadcaster for World Sailing’s premier event, The Allianz Sailing World Championships, to take place in The Hague, the Netherlands from August 10th to 20th 2023. It is the fourth consecutive occasion that Sunset+Vine has been awarded the quadrennial contract. The event is World Sailing’s biggest […]
A new UK-wide survey by BBC Children’s and Education reveals that the majority of parents surveyed are concerned about their children’s screen time post-pandemic. Despite these concerns, parents recognise the positive impact of screens on fostering creativity and communication, emphasising the importance of providing quality and trusted content to support children’s development. The survey forms […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to examine the current challenges faced by the British film and high-end television industry. The new inquiry will investigate what needs to be done to maintain and enhance the UK as a global destination for production and how the independent film production […]