The Film and TV Charity’s second Money Matters report – examining the financial resilience of industry workers – uncovers that the UK’s film, TV, and cinema industry is becoming increasingly unsustainable for far too many of the people who keep it running. Drawing on more than 2,000 responses from industry workers, the report reveals a […]
Salla Kozma, founder of Pig & Horse Productions, has announced the launch of Naru Force Studios, a new Monaco-based media and technology company that will build social-first formats, owned platforms, and AI-assisted content ecosystems. Naru Force Studios will develop unscripted formats and IP designed specifically for new first-party streaming apps, creator platforms, and social media […]
Fremantle UK has partnered with Flowstate, the newly launched creative agency founded by Eberechi Eze, the England and Arsenal footballer, to develop and produce entertainment, factual and brand-funded content across TV digital and streaming platforms. The partnership fuses Fremantle UK’s production knoweldge with Flowstate’s creative vision. Together, the companies intend to deliver a diverse slate […]
Hayu – the all-reality streaming service from NBCUniversal – and UTAS UK Productions have announced that filming has begun on Season 2 of The Real Housewives of London. The new season follows the strong debut of the reality streamer’s first original series in 2025, driving fan engagement in the UK and across Hayu’s other 44 […]
iwot studios, a transmedia entertainment company creating content based on the epic sci-fi/fantasy universe The Wheel of Time, and the visual effects studio Framestore, have announced the formation of an AI Joint venture (JV). The new company will build a platform for premium entertainment franchises that will enable studios to unify their production environments across film, […]
Research from Ampere Analysis shows that scripted TV commissioning in North America continued its recovery in 2025, with total commissions up 3 per cent year-on-year — marking the second consecutive year of growth. First-run scripted commissions grew even faster, rising 7 per cent year-on-year, underlining renewed momentum in the region as international commissioning volumes declined […]
Research from Futuresource Consulting reveals that home studio content creation is maintaining its mainstream behaviour, shaping demand across audio and production technology markets. The firm estimates the home studio market captured 55.3 per cent of total studio and broadcast revenues in 2025, reflecting a structural shift rather than a temporary pandemic distortion. Based on a […]
Beakus (Big Lizard, Yakka Dee!, Olobob Top), the UK animation studio founded by Steve Smith, and Canada’s Big Bad Boo Studios (The Bravest Knight, Galapagos X, Judge Jodhi), the animation production and distribution company founded by Shabnam Rezaei and Aly Jetha, are combining their considerable – and multi-award-winning – skills to co-produce two new animated […]
Finite Films & TV and Shoni Productions have announced a television adaptation of Conny Palmkvist’s non-fiction bestselling, The Elsinore Crossing (Sundets Röda Nejlikor), as limited series The Sound. Award-winning filmmaker Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch, The Possession, 1864) will create and develop the script drawing from the book’s real events to blend 1940-43 occupation history with a 2010 present-day frame where lived memory challenges fiction in its impact. […]
Lionsgate Studios has reported third quarter results for the quarter ended December 31st 2025. The company reported Q3 revenue of $724.3 million (€614m), operating income of $36 million and net loss from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of $46.2 million. Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to shareholders in the quarter was $3.9 million. […]