Chaos launches Chaos Arena, a new tool that saves Hollywood millions of dollars by removing the biggest costs of virtual production. With Arena, artists can bypass game engines completely, using their normal pipeline to put ray-traced 3D content on LED walls in a matter of minutes. “Virtual production has been transformative, but the current process […]
VERSA Studios, the UK networks of TV and film production facilities, has announced that Sarah McGettigan has joined as Head of Sales, further strengthening the company’s ambitious growth strategy and its commitment to the TV industry. McGettigan brings over 23 years of experience, having played a pivotal role at Pinewood Television since its launch in 2001. […]
Aniplex and Crunchyroll have jointly invested in, and established Hayate. The main business of the compnay will be the planning, development, and production of anime content for Crunchyroll’s worldwide streaming service. Hayate’s staff will be made up of employees from both Aniplex and Crunchyroll, and will be led by Chairman and CEO Masanori Miyake and […]
Torfinnur Jákupsson, creator of Nordic crime series Trom, has announced the launch of Red Herring Story, a new London-based development company ahead of Series Mania. A UK affiliate of GRÓ Studios, the first Faroese film and television studio founded in 2022, Red Herring Story will develop scripted and unscripted thrillers, with an international co-production focus. […]
Sensethefuture Pictures, a broadcast-led company, is resuming the development of crime documentary series for audiences in the UK, Europe, and the US. Founder and CEO Teresa Potocka has an extensive track record in management, scaling operations, building organisations and developing new technology products from scratch, including an OTT TV prototype platform for the Benelux region. […]
Mediawan, the independent European audiovisual content studio, has announced its partnership with the UK and Australian-based independent production company See-Saw Films through the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in the company. See-Saw was founded in 2008 by Joint CEOs Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, and has produced a string of celebrated TV and […]
Lightware, a provider of innovative connectivity solutions for the professional AV industry, has announcd that it’s UK office has a new collaboration with Paragon Projection, a key player in AV rentals for live event production. This partnership will significantly enhance the UK market’s access to high-quality Lightware products, enabling event production companies to leverage advanced […]
UK-based production company Honeybird Studios has announced a new creative partnership model for content development and unveils the first roster of creative partners. The creative partnerships foster development and production of co-owned unscripted formats – by combining forces to strengthen creative propositions, or creating new cross-genre collaborations. Honeybird Studios has partnered with: FilmNova, the premier […]
HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with writer, and producer Sharon Horgan – known for the likes of Bad Sisters, Motherland and Catastrophe – and her multi award-winning production company Merman. HBO has also given a straight-to-series order for a new original comedy series, the first project under this deal, from Horgan and […]
Production company Synchronicity Films (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Mayflies, The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz, The Cry) has optioned the rights to the internationally popular Isabel Dalhousie novels from best-selling author Sir Alexander McCall Smith. Award-winning screenwriter Andrea Gibb (Miss Austen, Mayflies, Elizabeth is Missing) is attached to adapt the novels for television and All3Media […]