As the inaugural SXSW London shines a spotlight on the future of creative industries this week, Nordic writer-producer and creator of drama series, Trom, Torfinnur Jákupsson, is adding a new voice to the ongoing UK industry debate by proposing a new Independent Premium Tier within the UK’s High-End Television (HETV) tax relief – designed to […]
MD Entertainment Tbk (IDX: FILM), Indonesia’s publicly listed film production house and a prominent player in Southeast Asian media, selected Imagine Communications’ Versio integrated playout platform to support its recently acquired channel, PT MDTV Media Television (previously known as NET TV). The Versio deployment enabled MD Entertainment to fast-track the launch of MDTV’s broadcast operations and […]
Channel 4 has set out a twin-track approach to invest in Intellectual Property (IP) ownership, incorporating a phased move into in-house production and the launch of a new Creative Investment Fund, built on the existing Indie Growth Fund. This new move is accompanied by Channel 4 committing to an increased indie quota from 25 per […]
The BBC has appointed Peaker Pattinson Auctioneers to handle an online auction of equipment from the BBC’s Maida Vale studios. The equipment includes professional monitor racks, amplifiers, graphic equalisers, speaker management systems and processors, monitor speakers and sub-woofers and flight storage cases. Also included is staging, both fixed and mobile as well as canteen equipment. […]
Fairground Entertainment, a new studio and streaming distribution service focused exclusively on AI-generated content, has raised a $4 million (€3.58m) seed round from a syndicate of investors led by Viant Technology. Fairground will roll out its first wave of original feature-length programming in Q3, developed in collaboration with a cohort of creators using advanced AI […]
Arts Alliance, the parent company of Garden Studios, has announced the launch of a new co-production initiative aimed at supporting high-quality independent feature films. The programme will provide eligible productions with a combination of equity investment and a cashflow facility, available to films shooting at Garden Studios‘ state-of-the-art facilities in central London. Targeting feature films with […]
Netflix has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, marking the start of construction for its new state-of-the-art production facility. The streamer plans to invest $1 billion to transform the 292-acre former US Army installation into a leading East Coast production hub. The development will feature 12 soundstages totaling nearly 500,000 square feet, […]
Dimension has announced a new virtual production system that uses robotic arms to enable real-time motion controlled VP. ViV – or Vectored Imaging Volume – has been created with the goal of allowing existing LED volume shoots to achieve ‘impossible’ shots, as well as bringing the significant benefits of virtual production to more people in […]
The Whisper Group, a global production company specialising in sports, documentaries, branded content, unscripted entertainment and esports, has announced that Lizzie Narey has been appointed as US-focused Director of Production, with Jamie McIntosh taking on the same role across Whisper’s Sport, Digital and Esports divisions. Both Narey and McIntosh have significant experience managing complex multi-territory productions, […]
Disney+ will commence filming this month on the second season of Rivals, based on the best-selling novel by Dame Jilly Cooper. The drama returns with an extended season of twelve episodes – and even more wit, desire, and dramatic twists. As power struggles escalate and rivalries deepen, ambition drives every move, pushing loyalties to the […]