Icelandic film and TV production company Glassriver have announced its new original series Hot Stuff, a co-production with Romania’s Idea Film. Icelandic media company SÝN has commissioned the series for their Channel 2 and Oble has picked up global distribution rights. Hot Stuff is a comedy-drama set in 1979, following a group of Icelanders who […]
The AVMSD Directive could be reopened in 2026, and is the subject of a Netflix appeal in Belgium, but it is being implemented in 14 countries, according to French public funding organisation CNC. All implementations are similar to the voluntary French regulation which became the first to be enacted in 2020. Revealed at Series Mania […]
US and UK based production company ATS and UK-based Nest Productions are joining forces for a new transatlantic development and production partnership. The partnership will foster collaboration and boost entertainment production partnerships between the US and UK. The initiative will see the legacy companies bringing together their experience in US and UK on unscripted coproductions […]
Studio Lambert, producers of acclaimed comedy drama Boarders, BAFTA winning Three Girls and The Nest, has optioned the exclusive TV rights to Hallie Rubenhold’s new book, Story of A Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen. Award-winning screenwriter Amanda Coe is adapting the book for Studio Lambert for television. Amanda’s work includes Black Narcissus for FX starring Gemma Arterton, […]
Women in Film and TV (UK) (WFTV) has announced the launch of the 2025 Julie Burnell Scholarship: WFTV Production Management Programme, supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions. This initiative underscores WFTV’s ongoing commitment to empowering women in Production Management and advancing their careers within High-end TV […]
NEP Europe, a provider of media services and part of NEP Group, has announced its delivery of innovative facilities and solutions for TV production company, Workerbee, supporting production of the Celebrity Bear Hunt reality series on Netflix. Tasked with providing a full range of custom-built solutions to endure some of the world’s most challenging environments […]
The BBC has announced new drama The Cage, written and created by BAFTA nominated Tony Schumacher (The Responder) and starring Bafta award-winner Sheridan Smith (Cilla, The C Word, Mrs Biggs) and Michael Socha (The Gallows Pole, Showtrial). Produced by Element Pictures, a Fremantle Company (Poor Things, Normal People), for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, The […]
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 […]