All Television articles – Page 8
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NewsFremantle acquires majority stake in Israeli documentary firm Silvio Productions
Israeli company is behind documentaries including ‘Shadow Of Truth’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Buried’.
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NewsFremantle snaps up majority stake in UK-based Wildstar
The indie’s blue-chip credits include BBC1’s Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.
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NewsA24 to produce ‘Shuggie Bain’ series for BBC
The acclaimed novel, set in working-class Glasgow in the 1980s, will be adapted by its author Douglas Stuart in his first television series.
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NewsChris Rock to become first person to perform live on Netflix
Entertainer’s comedy special heading to platform in early 2023.
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NewsIsabel Hund to head Legendary and Tobis’ German TV joint venture
Hund has been leading Studiocanal’s German production and acquisition operation for the past decade.
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NewsSee-Saw boosts film and limited series team with trio of new hires (exclusive)
Three new execs will develop their own film and TV slates.
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News‘Boiling Point’ TV series to be made with original creative team for the BBC (exclusive)
The five-episode series will pick up six months from the end of the film.
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NewsBanijay CEO: global streamers’ approach to rights is "not fair"
“If you want to continue to create value, it is smart to leave part of the value creation to the talent and producer.”
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NewsFrance TV Distribution’s French teen drama ‘About Sasha’ sells to Disney+ EMEA (exclusive)
The series is about an intersex teen dealing with a new high school.
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FeaturesDrama Republic’s Greg Brenman on making a US story called ‘The English’ in Spain
Emily Blunt stars in the series which is set in the American West in the 1890s.
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FeaturesBanijay’s Lars Blomgren on why he believes the TV drama market is maturing and becoming more risk-averse
The head of scripted at global production giant Banijay oversees a whopping near 140 projects a year.
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NewsUpgrade Productions appoints Caroline Kusser head of series
The Los Angeles company is developing local-language series and films.
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FeaturesHow Junior Okoli and Chas Appeti made their drill musical series ‘Jungle’
The two music creatives have parlayed their skills into a series for Amazon, ‘Jungle’.
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NewsBanijay to buy producer and distributor Beyond International
Deal is super indie group’s biggest since acquiring Endemol Shine Group in 2020.
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NewsUK’s Film & TV Charity snaps up former BBC News production head
Anna Mishcon will help drive the charity’s mental health resource the Whole Picture Toolkit.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery’s Gehard Zeiler underlines commitment to theatrical releases
“We believe in exclusive windows for feature films,” says international chief.
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NewsTrio of departures at Sky Studios scripted team
Drama commissioners Gabriel Silver and Liz Lewin and production head Amanda Wilkie-Sweeney are leaving.
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NewsSearchlight Television strikes first-look pact with ‘Nomadland’ director Chloe Zhao
Writer-director makes first foray into television.
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NewsNew UK culture secretary pledges ‘evidence-based’ review of Channel 4 sale and BBC licence fee
Donelan described herself as “somebody that listens” and decides policy “based on evidence”.
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NewsBBC TV drama department hit by departure of three senior executives
Acting head of drama Ben Irving, senior commissioner Manda Levin to leave, while development head Tom Lazenby has deparated.