ITV has announced a new diverse-led production companies development pilot, Amplify: The Companies. Supported through ITV’s Diversity Commissioning Fund, ten companies – either People of Colour or Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent-owned or led – have been matched with an ITV genre commissioner from Drama, Entertainment, Factual, Reality or Current Affairs. The aim of the pilot […]
See-Saw Films has announced the creation of a new label ‘fanboy’ from Emmy Award winner and Heartstopper EP Patrick Walters. fanboy is a new destination for the creative talent to tell fresh and original stories that celebrate unique, underdog perspectives. fanboy aims to produce high-end drama exploring worlds and genres that feel refreshing and original […]
ITV has announced the launch of BE Studio – a full service creative studio to produce Ad Funded Entertainment (AFE). BE Studio will serve to help brands build connections with ITV’s audience through the co-creation of new formats. AFE has grown significantly with shows across genres including Cooking with the Stars with M&S, DNA Journey […]
On the sixth anniversary of the tragic death of British camera operator Mark Milsome, The Mark Milsome Foundation and Bectu have released the findings from a survey of film and TV crew about current views on health and safety training and protocols on British sets. Alarmingly, nearly three quarters of respondents said they have felt […]
Toronto-based film and television production company, Wildling Pictures, has launched its new TV division featuring a varied slate of high-profile IP and scripted series. The production company has produced a range of original feature films including Young Werther starring Alison Pill, Douglas Booth, Iris Apatow, and the hit thriller See For Me starring Kim Coates […]
Shot of Tea, the London-based TV and film production company, has announced its new collaborative production model with Break Away Casting, founded by casting director Jennifer Presser. In the partnership, Presser will step into the role of Creative Producer on Shot of Tea projects, marking a rare venture where a production company integrates casting expertise […]
Qvest has developed a new, future-proof production environment for Thai News Network (TNN) in the heart of Bangkok. The international Qvest team was responsible for the overall project management and technology consulting, which led to the start of operation of the new broadcasting facilities with its unique design concept.The project’s scope for Qvest regarding the […]
ITV has announced that Tatiana Jezierski, formerly Strategy Director at Mother, will join ITV Creative later this November as Head of Creative Strategy. She is reunited with Niki Garner, Director of ITV Creative, on the leadership team of ITV’s in-house creative agency; Garner was also formerly at Mother. The Head of Creative Strategy is a […]
Brighton-based production company Studio Crook has acquired the rights to develop the first of Helen Black’s Lilly Valentine legal book series, Damaged Goods, into a returning television drama series Valentine (6×60’). Black, an ex-lawyer, became known for her popular crime novels based on her own experiences before turning to script writing including co-writing season 2 […]
PacketLight Networks, a provider of DWDM and OTN equipment, today announced that its 200G devices now support native 12G-SDI service for the transport of 4K video. Both the PL-2000M 200G Single Wavelength Muxponder and the PL-2000ADS 2x100G ADM/Muxponder for Short Haul networks transport a mix of data, storage, voice, and video services over data centre […]