BBC World Service has announced the shortlist for the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2024 award. Now celebrating its tenth year, BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award sees an expert panel made up of current and former professionals, coaches and journalists nominate their top five players over the past year. The footballers shortlisted […]
The 15th Belfast Media Festival (BMF) 2024 entitled ‘Creativity in Motion’ will take place on November 13th and 14th at the MAC Belfast, in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Northern Ireland. Last year a record 1,500 people attended the BMF which provides students and those working in the screen industries with a unique […]
Eaglet Films has announced that PBS Distribution has acquired the North American distribution rights to Eaglet Films’ new kids 2D/CG-animated comedy series, Piripenguins about a lively group of penguin friends who have fun living together on an iceberg. Piripenguins, a 52 x 11’ series, is produced by Eaglet Films together with Red Monk Studio (Italy) and […]
The BBC and Magic Light Pictures have released a first look at their forthcoming Christmas animated adventure, Tiddler, the story of a little fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the deep wide ocean until he’s saved by his own storytelling. The trailer can be viewed here. Adapted for BBC iPlayer and BBC One from the hugely […]
The BBC has acquired the forthcoming adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel, The Last Anniversary. The six-part series is made by Blossom Films, Made Up Stories and Fifth Season for Asutralian streaming srvice BINGE, in association with the BBC. The Last Anniversary is a comedy drama wrapped in a gripping mystery about family, motherhood and […]
Viaplay Content Distribution is thrilled to bring two of its biggest series ever Stateside with the highly anticipated US debuts of Rebus and Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter this November. Based on the internationally best-selling Inspector Rebus novels by Sir Ian Rankin, the critically acclaimed new adaptation of Rebus with Richard Rankin (Outlander) in the title […]
Following BBC Cymru Wales and Media Cymru’s first Content Innovation Fund in 2022 – another funding round has launched for Wales-based production companies to research, develop and commission innovation-driven content to engage audiences with the climate crisis across Wales and beyond. Nick Andrews, Head of Content Commissioning at BBC Wales, commented: “It’s terrific to be […]
The BBC has appointed journalist and editorial leader Hayley Valentine as its new Director in Scotland. She brings a range of experience to her new role from both inside the BBC and working in the independent production sector in Scotland. Since joining the BBC in 1996, Valentine has been Executive Producer of BBC Question Time, […]
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has announced that André Renaud will join the business in November as Global Vice President Finished and Format Sales, and Revenue Generation. Based in London and reporting directly to Andrew Zein, WBITVP’s EVP Creative, Format Development and Sales, Renaud will take direct responsibility for overseeing the teams selling the […]
Fan-favourite Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators has started filming season five in Stratford-upon-Avon, with Jo Joyner, Mark Benton and Patrick Walshe McBride reprising their roles as Luella Shakespeare, Frank Hathaway and Sebastian Brudenell. The new season, produced by BBC Studios Drama Productions in Birmingham, is a co-commission by BBC Content and UKTV, and will premiere […]