Dubai-based broadcasting giant MBC is linking with Arabic animation house Barajoun Entertainment to co-produce five Arabic language animated feature films over the next three years. MBC’s Shahid VIP streaming service will air the originals exclusively. MBC Drama and Shahid VIP Content Tareq Al-Ibrahim, commented: “It is important for us to tell stories that reflect the […]
Sky Studios, Sky’s original programming arm across Europe, has announced the appointment of Meghan Lyvers to the role of Director of Original Drama, UK & Ireland. In this newly created role, Lyvers will oversee a diverse slate of premium Sky Original dramas for Sky’s customers in the UK and Ireland and joins Sky Studios at […]
Netflix is now at or above 30 per cent European content in nearly all of its major European markets, according to research from Ampere Analysis. The notable exception is the UK and Ireland, where 27 per cent of titles are European. France is also slightly under, as are minor markets Belgium and Switzerland. With European […]
Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), an independent producer and distributor of original programming, and Curiosity, a global factual entertainment media company, are partnering on an original unscripted programme set for a world premiere on Curiosity’s streaming service Curiosity Stream. Oddly Satisfying Science (OSS), a 10-episode series debuting later this year, features top social influencers known […]
Channel 4 has announced the commission of a new comedy series called Entitled, starring Brett Gelman (star of Stranger Things and Fleabag) and created by Matt Morgan, who will both executive produce. The series is co-produced by Showtime in US, in association with All3Media International. Entitled follows Gabe – played by Gelman – an American widower who must get […]
In March 2022, the number of Original and Exclusive titles in Netflix’s US catalogue accounted for more than 50 per cent of all available content for the first time in the company’s history. According to Ampere Analysis’s Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) tracking data, there are now over 3,700 Original-branded (i.e., Original and Exclusive) movies […]
The Motion Picture Association (MPA), the global voice of the producers and distributors of film, television and streaming content, is celebrating the century of creativity, growth and innovation since its inception in 1922. Since its founding in the age of the silent film, the MPA has championed storytellers, developed tools to protect their content against […]
Warner Bros Discovery UK has announced three new commissions for discovery+ as part of its ‘vs’ format launched in December 2021 with Johnny vs Amber: a two-part documentary which explored Depp’s defamation trial in the UK High Court with explosive evidence, intimate personal archive and in-depth interviews from both legal teams. Following the success of […]
Global sports media company and distributor Sunset+Vine is working with world governing body, World Sailing, to relaunch The World Sailing Show. The World Sailing Show is the official global TV and digital series of governing body World Sailing. Content spans a range of sailing activities from the Olympics, America’s Cup, SailGP, The Ocean Race, World […]
Channel 4 and Netflix are have announced a new co-production Five Star Chef (6 x 60’), created by Twenty Twenty (First Dates, A House Through Time, All That Glitters). This high-stakes new competition series will pit some of Britain’s brightest and most ambitious chefs against one another for a jaw-dropping prize: their own restaurant in […]