Rubicon TV and New Metric Media have announced a new international comedy series The Posse, commissioned by CBC (Canada) and NRK (Norway). The eight-part, 30-minute series, is slated to premiere in 2027. Created and written by the team behind Netflix Viking-comedy hit Norsemen, Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen, The Posse is an absurdist, character-driven […]
HBO Max has announced the availability of podcasts on its platform across Europe. By bringing podcasts directly onto HBO Max, the service says it is expanding the way audiences can engage with its storytelling – offering companion experiences, behind‑the‑scenes access and creator‑led conversations alongside its series and movies. The European podcast launch begins with the […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that HBO Max will launch direct-to-consumer in Vietnam on June 16th, further expanding the brand’s footprint in Asia Pacific. The SVoD service brings together popular entertainment brands, including HBO, Harry Potter, the DC Universe, Cartoon Network, Max Originals and Hollywood movies. Subscribers can stream new and returning HBO and […]
British writer/director/producer Dan Hartley, whose HBO/Sky feature documentary The Boy Who Lived was BAFTA and Emmy-nominated, has partnerd with Chris Bird, former MD of Prime Video UK, to launch CineMe, a visual development tool for filmmakers powered by proprietary AI. CineMe is an AI tool to empower content creators, enabling them to build a visual […]
NEM Dubrovnik 2026 is set to be its strongest edition to date, further reinforcing its position as one of the leading media industry gatherings in the CEE region and beyond. The event will bring together over 300 companies, more than 200 buyers from the CEE region, and over 150 exhibitors across three market areas – […]
Samba TV, a specialist in AI-driven media intelligence, has announced that media, technology and cultural strategist Katie Soo has joined its board of directors. Having served in a variety of recent executive roles, including as COO of Dice, CMO of KiwiCo, and SVP Marketing at HBO Max, Soo has turned her focus to advisory roles […]
Season e of the HBO Original drama series House of the Dragon debuts on June 21st on Sky Atlantic, and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The eight-episode season will air new episodes weekly, leading up to the season finale on August 9th. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series, […]
Brits are becoming increasingly willing to watch more ads in exchange for cheaper streaming. The research from subscription bundling platform, Bango, comes from the Subscription Signals report which surveyed 1,500 UK consumers. The findings show that more than two in five (42 per cent) of Brits would tolerate twice as many ads in streaming and […]
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Sky will bring its Original drama Chernobyl to free-to-air TV for the first time, airing nightly on Sky Mix (Freeview channel 11) as well as on Sky Atlantic from April 20th. In 2020, the series, produced by Sister, The Mighty Mint and Word Games, became […]
HBO Max, Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) streaming service,has announces a new documentary titled Paris-Roubaix, Duels in Hell will premiere on the platform across Europe ahead of the race on April 12th, alongside an array of other non-live cycling content. Paris-Roubaix, Duels in Hell is 102-minute documentary that tells the storied history of the epic Classics […]