All TV Industry articles – Page 5
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NewsFremantle UK CEO Simon Andreae to Step Down
Fremantle UK chief executive Simon Andreae has stepped down from his role.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery looks to reboot Harry Potter as TV series
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is close to a deal to produce a Harry Potter TV series.
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Industry TrendsRace for Space: One Giant Leap for Entertainment
Firing William Shatner into space was just the curtain raiser to a new era of shooting stars in orbit, as the race for extra-terrestrial entertainment takes off, reports Adrian Pennington.
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Industry TrendsRTS Award 2023 Winners: Genre Defining Programming
The Royal Television Society (RTS), has announced the winners of the annual RTS programme awards, honouring production achievements that Chair of the awards, Kenton Allen described as a “genre-defining programming from the past year.”
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NewsFremantle Appoints Marco Tombolini as CEO of Italian Division
Fremantle has promoted Marco Tombolini to CEO of Fremantle Italy.
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NewsRed Planet Pictures’ Alex Jones Appointed Pact Vice-Chair
UK producers’ alliance Pact has elected Red Planet Pictures joint managing director Alex Jones as its new vice-chair. He takes up the post with immediate effect.
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NewsThis is Going to Hurt, The Responder Lead Nominations for Bafta Television Awards
BBC dramas This is Going to Hurt and The Responder have emerged as the front runners at the Bafta Television Awards with six nominations each.
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Daily NewsSTC’s Intigral selects ThinkAnalytics for streaming services
Intigral, the media arm of Saudi Telecom Company (STC), is using ThinkAnalytics’ Think360 personalised content discovery and viewer engagement platform for its stc tv and Jawwy TV streaming services.
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NewsUK Reforms Film, TV Tax Relief, Introduces Expenditure Credits
The UK government is to overhaul audio-visual tax reliefs and introduce expenditure credits for film, high-end TV and video games.
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NewsRevenues Rise at Indy Production Giants Banijay and Fremantle
Banijay and Fremantle, two of Europe’s largest production and distribution groups, have both posted strong financial year-end revenues.
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Industry TrendsBehind the Scenes: Blue Lights
The ‘anti-Line of Duty’, Blue Lights is a gritty cop drama set in Belfast, but with plenty more to it than initially meets the eye, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Daily NewsSynamedia study finds comedy is most pirated genre
Synamedia unveiled research analysing the impact of sports and entertainment piracy across seven countries and the potential revenues that would result from converting pirate viewers to legal subscribers.
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NewsNetflix extends password sharing crackdown to four more countries
Netflix is extending its crackdown on password sharing to four more countries: Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain.
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NewsMBC Studios appoints Christina Wayne as managing director
Middle East broadcasting group MBC has appointed Christina Wayne as the new managing director of its production arm, MBC Studios.
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NewsMediawan teams with Entourage Ventures for €100m TV series investment fund
France-based Mediawan Group and TV has teamed up with TV and film financier Entourage Ventures on a €100 million co-investment deal for the financing of TV series.
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NewsAnton hires Desai and Doole to drive TV production expansion
London-based production and financing outfit Anton has hired Fremantle alumni Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to launch a fully-fledged TV production arm.
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NewsRuth Berry to lead both ITV Studios global commercial divisions
ITV Studios is merging its global distribution and global entertainment teams under a single leadership team, led by Ruth Berry, currently Managing Director, Global Distribution.
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NewsDutch competition authority blocks merger of RTL Nederland and Talpa Network
The Dutch competition authority ACM has blocked the proposed merger of RTL Nederland and Talpa Network, the TV group controlled The Voice creator John de Mol.
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NewsAria Studios opens in North Wales
Aria Studios, a 20,000 square foot facility, has officially launched in Anglesey in North Wales.
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