Canal+ has unveiled Canal+ Signature, a programme unit focused on the development and production of new formats. Reporting to Lyes Boudechiche, Director of Programmes at Canal+, this unit will focus on creating innovative entertainment, new writing and identifying emerging talents. It has already produced a number of Créations décalées (‘offbeat creations’), as well as streaming […]
Action for Freelancers (AfF), the newly-created, pan industry collaboration supporting freelancers within the UK television industry, has appointed freelance executive producer, Sarah Swingler, to the role of Project Lead. Action for Freelancers will bring together expertise from across broadcasters, streamers, producers, freelancers, trade bodies, and other industry organisations, to take a coordinated approach in delivering […]
Icelandic film and TV production company, Glassriver, has optioned the crime thriller book series Elma, from global bestselling author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, for a series adaption. The first book in the Elma series is The Creak on the Stairs which is being adapted by screenwriter Karen Björg Eyfjörð Þorsteinsdóttir. The books have been translated into […]
At a Premier League Shareholders’ meeting, clubs have unanimously agreed that the Premier League will establish a new in-house media operations business. Launching for the start of Season 2026/27, the Premier League will bring all international media content production and distribution in-house. Since 2004, this service has been provided in partnership with IMG, operating as […]
The world of television, especially production, is extremely fast-paced and changeable. The industry is notorious for its long hours, early mornings, late nights, pressure and high-stress environments. We know that rates of depression in the TV industry are higher at 64 per cent in comparison to 42 per cemt in other work environments. One in […]
Beach House Pictures, a Fremantle Company, has announced the appointment of Abram Sitzer as Head of Content reporting to co-founders Donovan Chan, Creative Director and Jocelyn Little, Managing Director effective immediately. In the newly created role Sitzer will be focused on the development and sales of documentaries, factual entertainment and branded content deals in key […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer used the Government’s first Autumn Budget on October 30th to confirm an increase in the UK’s tax incentive for spending on Visual Effects (VFX) in the UK. The Chancellor confirmed proposals, first raised in the March 2024 Budget, that from April 1st 2025, VFX costs in the UK will attract […]
Foundation Media Partners has announced a partnership with Rose Byrne’s production company, Dollhouse Pictures, for the adaptation of the bestselling novel Wolf Girl by Australia’s Anh Do. The project is a major upcoming release from HarperCollins Children’s Books and set to hit the US market in March 2025. Wolf Girl is already a runaway success in […]
Specialist film and TV PR consultancy Percy & Warren has revealed the findings of its pre-budget survey of UK film and television producers. Across the sector there is concern and uncertainty mixed in with a degree of hope for the future for the production industry ahead of the October 30th budget. The survey results shed […]
Two Circles, the data-driven sports and entertainment business, has announced an agreement to acquire Spring Media Group, adding new products and solutions to Two Circles’ fan-marketing services. Spring Media has more than doubled in scale over the last three years. This growth has been driven by an innovative approach to full-cycle media rights management, sales […]