Synchronicity Films (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Mayflies, The Cry) and Big Light Productions (Leonardo, The Man in the High Castle) are partnering on Blue Mountain, an ambitious character-driven drama created by writer Anita Vettesse (Grantchester, This Thing of Darkness, River City). The series, a Scottish neo-Western and epic family saga, follows multiple families locked in […]
Finnish production company Whatever Pictures has unveiled its slate of scripted series ahead of MIPCOM, featuring the action-driven crime thriller series Transporter (6×45’). Iceland’s Glassriver has boarded the series as co-producers and broadcaster Síminn has commissioned the series for Iceland. MTV has acquired the series for Finland. The growing slate of scripted series follows the […]
Yellow Film Studios, the independent studio in the Nordics and parent to Yellow Film & TV Finland, 255 Pix, and Newgrange Pictures in Ireland, has announced a strategic merger with Danish sales and financing studio REinvent. Together, they are launching Reinvent Yellow, a unified hub for production, sales, financing, and innovation. The new group brings […]
Singapore-based content creators Empire of Arkadia (EOA) and Mocha Chai Laboratories (MCL) have partnered with Japan’s public media organisation NHK and production house TV Man Union (TVU) in creating Lost and Found – an adventure drama series inspired by real events, targeting Gen Z audiences around the world. Shot in both Japanese and English, on […]
Sky has announced new Italian Sky Original series Gucci – Fine dei Giochi (working title) – a modern family epic about the power of a name, the price of fame, and the allure of success and money – lots of money. Filming will commence in spring 2026 and the series will be directed by Gabriele […]
NEP Group, the media technology solutions partner for content creators, has announced its acquisition of Seven Production, the Dubai-based film and broadcasting independent production company. The acquisition reinforces NEP’s investment and presence in the GCC region, building on years delivering live sports and entertainment including UFC, ILT20 UAE Cricket League, Asian Tour International series, LIV […]
Whatever Pictures has announced its launch following the merger of Finnish scripted independent production companies – Whatevergroup and Mutant Koala Pictures. The two Finnish scripted indies form a new scripted studio headquartered in Oulu. Whatever Pictures’ slate spans thrillers, mysteries, dramas, comedies and high-end documentaries, and it will aspire to collaborate with top-tier writers, directors, and creative […]
Secuoya Studios announces the appointment of Andrés Zamora to lead its Global Pre-Sales and Distribution division, a strategic move that further consolidates the company’s international positioning in the content market. With this addition, the studio advances the execution of its global roadmap, aimed at bringing productions developed in Spain, Europe and Latin America closer to […]
Media Cymru’s latest campaign, Fuelling the Future, highlights the impact that research, development and innovation (RD&I) investment has had in Wales, playing a significant role in driving productivity, growth and innovation in local and regional economies. Media Cymru’s latest economic analysis (2023 data) shows an economically valuable, yet fragile, creative industries that support more than […]
Channel 4 has acquired Scottish Indie Firecrest Films through the newly launched Creative Investment Fund. The investment marks the first majority investment from the new Fund, which was announced in May, as part of the channel’s twin-track approach to IP ownership under its Fast Forward strategy. Firecrest Films is based in Glasgow and was founded by […]