Jimmy Fox has been promoted to the role of President, Content and Strategy at Fremantle. In the role, Fox will be given a broadened creative mandate designed to accelerate Fremantle’s continued evolution across new forms of content, innovative partnerships, and emerging growth opportunities Reporting directly to CEO Jennifer Mullin, Fox’s broadened creative mandate is designed […]
Netflix has announced the opening of its global production and innovation studio, Eyeline Studios, in Hyderabad, expanding its presence in India. The streaming giant says the launch aligns with its global strategy “to expand its production innovation infrastructure and positions India as a core node in global production pipelines, embedding advanced visual effects, virtual production, […]
Media and entertainment powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, has announced that Authentic Prod, part of Banijay France, is developing an eight-part historical series Lady Liberté, and has started filming a two-part limited contemporary drama À La Vie (To Life) for TF1 distributed by Banijay Rights. Created by Marion Festraëts and Arnaud Malherbe, Lady Liberté unfolds in 1880s […]
Sky and Canal+ have announced a co-commissioning partnership to develop English language scripted content. Sky and Canal+ will work together to develop a minimum of two projects per year over an initial three-year term, co-financing green-lit projects. Drawing on the capabilities of StudioCanal and various independent producers, the partnership will provide a stage for both […]
Gravity Media, a specialist in production, content, media services and facilities, has deployed a remote production gallery to support ITV Studios’ MultiStory Media programming at its new Covent Garden facility in London. The solution will enable the production and broadcast of 900 hours of live daily programming each year across three flagship shows: Lorraine, This […]
Netflix has announced the acquisition of InterPositive, the filmmaking technology company founded by Hollywood actor and director Ben Affleck that develops AI-powered tools built by and for filmmakers. Netflix said that InterPositive’s mission — to use emerging technology in ways that protect and expand creative choice — is “deeply aligned” with its own long-standing belief […]
The Whisper Group, a global production company, has announced that Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is divesting its 30 per cent shareholding, after a sustained five-year period of growth and delivery, culminating in record revenues and profits for Whisper in 2025. Whisper will return to private ownership, using external finance to deliver its strategy, create an employee […]
Banijay Group and RedBird IMI, the joint venture backed by RedBird Capital Partners and Abu Dhabi-based IMI media group, have entered into a strategic partnership to merge Banijay Entertainment and All3Media. The new company will be known as simply Banijay. The new production company, producer of titles including The Traitors, Big Brother, Survivor, Peaky Blinders, […]
See-Saw Films have won the rights to adapt Dr John Grant’s internationally bestselling series of Lovejoy novels following a competitive bidding war. Published under the nom de plume Jonathan Gash, the 24-book series of novels carved out a niche in British detective fiction. Featuring a charismatic antiques dealer with an almost mystical knack for spotting […]
One thermostat cannot handle a podcast studio, a video-editing bay, and a server closet at the same time. Multi-room media environments create different heat levels in every space, yet many facilities still rely on a single temperature setting. Flexible climate control keeps creativity flowing while protecting expensive equipment. Studios today are dynamic, tech-heavy spaces. Items […]