Schitt’s Creek Executive Producer, Andrew Barnsley, has announced his company Project 10 Productions has partnered with by coastal, the Sylvia Beirnes-run production and marketing agency based in Toronto, for a for a first look development deal. Both companies will work together to develop scripted, unscripted and reality television projects leveraging by coastal talent. The first […]
Lionsgate and Runway have entered into a partnership centered around the creation and training of a new AI model, customised on Lionsgate’s proprietary catalogue. Fundamentally designed to help Lionsgate Studios, its filmmakers, directors and other creative talent augment their work, the model generates cinematic video that can be further iterated using Runway’s suite of controllable […]
Untold numbers of people dream of working in the film industry. To many people, though, this seems like an elusive dream. Only the rich and already famous seem to be reasonable candidates for the industry. Particularly in a big, glamorous city like London, many people probably believe that an exciting career in film is probably […]
Total UK television production sector revenues fell by £392 million (€463.9m), down 8.4 per cent, to £3.61 billion in 2023, the 2024 edition of the annual Pact Census reveals. This decline is especially compounded when high inflation is taken into account, however total revenues remained well above pre-pandemic levels. A number of factors including smaller […]
Sky Up Academy Studios Elstree has launched, opening the doors to thousands of students each year who will get the chance to see behind the curtain and witness a working film and TV studio. Its location in Sky Studios Elstree makes it the first facility of its kind to be opened in an operational film […]
Total spending on European original works (excluding news and sports rights) amounted to €22 billion in 2023, reflecting a slower growth after the post-pandemic rebound, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory. For the purpose of the report, titled Audiovisual services spending on original European content, Europe refers to EU27, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, […]
Sony Corp is taking a major bet on a multibillion-dollar push into producing more original content, as part of a “creation shift” it says should bring it a greater share of the $3 trillion entertainment industry. Chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida told the FT that Sony needed to shift its focus from distribution to the creation […]
US-based Filmustage, an AI platform that enhances the film pre-production phase, has announced a $1.5 million (€1.37m) seed funding round led by UK-based VC fund Raw Ventures with US-based Geek Ventures among other investors. Filmustage reduces the time and effort required for manual breakdowns by 90 per cent, allowing production teams to operate more efficiently. […]
Grass Valley, a specialist in live production solutions, has announced a new, multimillion-dollar strategic partnership agreement with Diversified, a technology solutions provider. Grass Valley says it will now leverage Diversified’s extensive integration and services expertise to enhance its offerings and deliver comprehensive solutions to broadcasters, content creators and media organisations. Tim Banks, Chief Revenue Officer […]
Vizrt, a specialist in real-time graphics and live production for content creators, has announced several new senior appointments which aim to enhance customer security, experience, and its channel business. Having invested heavily in growing the capabilities and competences of its IT team, Vizrt is expanding its security offering and introducing enhanced customer and partner portals […]