Planning approval has been granted for the expansion of Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s film and TV studio, financed and developed by L&G. The approval, which would allow a further 10 stages to the complex in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, unlocks development that is expected to create over 2,000 jobs and attract £2 billion (€2.2bn) of production investment to the UK […]
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), in partnership with Universal Pictures, has announced the launch of the latest Create the Card Competition, celebrating the return to Oz in Universal Pictures’ Wicked: For Good, debuting UK cinemas on November 21st – which sees Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return to screens as Glinda and Elphaba […]
From now through to July 20th, film fans in the UK can dive into a mix of hit titles all at promotional prices to help audiences build their digital libraries . The campaign runs across major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV app, Sky Store, Rakuten TV, Virgin Media and EE TV Store with […]
Members of The Digital Entertainment Group: Nordic Committee (DEGN) have announced the second edition of Mega Movie Week in 2025. Film fans across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland will be able to enjoy promotional prices on VoD across ten days (June 14th – 22nd). The latest edition of Mega Movie Week builds on the success […]
Google and Sphere Entertainment have announced a new AI technology partnership to help bring the The Wizard of Oz at Sphere to life using generative AI (gen AI). The project, which involves first-of-its-kind engineering work and thousands of creators, coders, VFX artists, and more, will mark a leap forward for the future of visual storytelling […]
Official film and high-end TV (HETV) production statistics from the British Film Institute (BFI) show that production in the UK continues to generate billions for the UK economy. Recovering from the global impact of 2023’s US SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, inward investment spend in the UK generated by film and HETV production during 2024 reached […]
Full market data for 2024 has been released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) in association with the Official Charts Company that confirms that video is officially the most popular form of entertainment in the UK. The total value of the media and entertainment industry in the UK in 2024 was £30 billion […]
The first set of figures to be released in 2025 by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) in association with the Official Charts Company (OCC) reveal the Timothée Chalamet adaptation of the magical Roald Dahl classic Wonka worked its magic for UK audiences in 2024, with 821k individual purchases or rentals of the film […]
Sky has announced its largest ever slate of new programming to be shown through 2022 and beyond, including a raft of new commissions across drama, comedy and original film. Announced at the Up Next 2022 event at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, Sky will launch over 200 Sky Original shows across all […]
Theatre discovery platform Thespie has announced the Reunited Series, bringing together more than two dozen of the UK’s top musical theatre artists for a series of filmed concerts premiering throughout December. Developed by Aimie Atkinson, Thespie’s Creative Producer and the Olivier nominated star of Pretty Woman and SIX), each concert presents ensemble music performances (filmed […]