The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the newly elected Chairs and Deputy Chairs of its Film, Games and Television Committees. The Chairs of the Committees will also sit on BAFTA’s Board of Trustees. Anna Higgs has been elected as Chair of the Film Committee, having held the position of Deputy Chair […]
Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch free-to-view advertising supported film channels from Shorts International on the Samsung TV Plus service, initially in the UK, Italy and Spain. Relaunching the Shorts brand from Shorts International, the new free-to-view channels, Shorts (UK, Italy) and Cortos (Spain) will be fully localised and tailored to each market, featuring some […]
Amazon Prime Video will offer audiences around the world an unprecedented inside-look at the 2021/22 season with one of the Premier League’s most successful football clubs in All or Nothing: Arsenal. The next instalment in the hit Amazon Original documentary series will launch exclusively on Prime Video next year in over 240 countries worldwide. All […]
Krishnan Guru-Murthy has accepted the position of Chair of the albert News Consortium. The group, which formed in January 2021, was set up to support the broadcast and production community specifically engaged in news television. Members of the group currently include: ITN (producers of ITV News, Channel 4 News and 5 News), BBC, ITV, Sky […]
ITV Studios is strengthening its entertainment production base with James Fox and Dom Waugh who will join later in the year to launch Rollercoaster Television, a new entertainment label to create and produce new formats for the UK and global markets. Currently heading up the entertainment division of Remarkable as Managing Director and Director of […]
Film4 has teamed with global film distributor Park Circus to offer UK cinemas a programme of six classic Film4 productions to encourage UK audiences back to the big screen this summer. The season will be supported by an on-air promotional campaign running across the Channel 4 portfolio of channels and a paid digital campaign, both […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced applications opening across the UK and US for BAFTA Breakthrough 2021, BAFTA’s flagship talent support initiative in partnership with Netflix. The initiative, previously known as Breakthrough Brits, has been running in the UK since 2013 and in the US and India since the global […]
Michaela Coel became the first person in BAFTA history to win awards in the key categories of Leading Actress, Writer, Director and Mini-Series for her BBC drama, I May Destroy You. Coel picked up Leading Actress and Best Mini-Series at the BAFTA TV ceremony in London on June 6th. Last month, she won writing and […]
UK film and television body BAFTA has announced plans to expand the work it does to find and support new talent in the UK and globally. In 2022, the charity plans to relaunch its year-round learning and talent development programme, engaging over 10 million learners online and equipping 80,000 people a year with the tools […]
Dolby Laboratories has announced that Ray Dolby’s legacy will be reflected in BAFTA’s redevelopment of its famed headquarters at 195 Piccadilly, London including the transformation of The Princess Anne Theatre and the naming of the Ray Dolby Room. The redevelopment will enable BAFTA to dramatically expand its year-round work to find and support new talent, […]