BAFTA has announced the return of the BAFTA Children’s and Young People’s Awards on November 27th as part of a weekend festival, marking a renewed focus on children, young people and families. The Awards ceremony, a celebration of the best in children’s television, film and games, will be the culmination of a weekend of events […]
Digital content agency and media network, Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has acquired over 500 hours of programming from Abacus Media Rights for its digital network of over 30 channels. The package will add over 100 hours to Real Stories’ offering, Little Dot Studios’ home of quality documentaries and real-life stories, including BAFTA award […]
Alistair Pegg has been announced as a new commissioning editor for BBC Arts working across the output. He joins from Blast! Films, where he was Director of Programmes. Whilst there, Pegg has developed and executive produced series and single films across arts, history, science, and observational documentary, including three series of Secrets of the Museum […]
Two Circles has announced the acquisition of LiveWire Sport – the agency delivering content for the Premier League, Wimbledon, World Rugby and the ECB. LiveWire will become the content vertical of Two Circles – led by LiveWire co-founders Andy McKenzie, Caroline Cheese, Dan Warren, Jonathan Stevenson and Pranav Soneji – taking Two Circles’ headcount across […]
The BFI and BAFTA albert have announced that Wales has been selected to put environmental sustainability recommendations for screen production into action in Screen New Deal: Transformation Plan. The initiative is a follow-up to the Screen New Deal report released in 2020, which explored the carbon impact of the film production sector and proposed a […]
Quay Street Productions, the Manchester-based production company launched by prolific multi-award-winning producer Nicola Shindler OBE in 2021, has made five new hires across production, development and business affairs, ahead of its first raft of productions. Richard Fee, Davina Earl, Chris Leach, Athena Stavrakis and Kate Boyle join the growing team as Executive Producer, Head of […]
A team of sports broadcasters, rights owners and technology vendors, collaborating as part of IBC’s Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, have revealed the initial results from an English Premier League production workflow trial to support the goal of a carbon ‘net zero’ future for live productions. Together, they demonstrate how innovative remote & cloud production workflows […]
Magnolia Pictures, an independent theatrical and home entertainment distributor in the US, along with its sister company Spotlight Cinema Networks, have announced the launch of CineLife on the TiVo+ platform. The linear channel offers independent films and documentaries from Magnolia Pictures’ expansive catalogue. “TiVo is a trailblazer in the ever-evolving home entertainment landscape and provides […]
The BBC has announced a brand-new Wallace & Gromit adventure. From the creative mind of Nick Park, and the first Wallace & Gromit film since the 2008 BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated A Matter of Loaf and Death, the as-yet-untitled new film focuses on Gromit’s concern that Wallace has become over-dependant on his inventions which proves justified […]
BAFTA has confirmed the expansion of its North America operations, including the formation of the inaugural North America Board and the appointment of its Chair, Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming at Starz, and Deputy Chairs, actor Elliot Knight and Karl Stewart, CEO, Thunder Child and President, of 1TwentyFour. The new structure unifies BAFTA’s New […]