Web
NewsPlease enter a web search for web results.
News
WebMultiChoice SA’s Simon Rexworthy takes up senior strategy role at Channel 4
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (229+ words) Former MultiChoice South Africa executive Simon Rexworthy has been appointed as chief strategy and corporate development officer at UK public service broadcaster Channel 4 (C4). He starts his role later this month reporting to CEO Priya Dogra and will also join the…...
BBC drops Claudia Winkleman chatshow after host admits she was ‘too nervous’
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (198+ words) UK public service broadcaster the BBC has cancelled talkshow format The Claudia Winkleman Show after just one season. Produced by Graham Norton’s prodco So Television, the show ran for seven episodes on BBC One between March and April this year....
Bell Media sets first-look development pact with Pluribus producer Bristol Circle
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (264+ words) Bristol Circle produces Apple TV+ drama Pluribus Canadian entertainment group Bell Media has struck a first-look development deal with Bristol Circle Entertainment, the US-based production company led by former Sony Pictures Television Studios president Jeff Frost. Bristol Circle, which is…...
UK streamer Amavizion launches SA-set sitcom Shambles as first microseries
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (304+ words) Shambles follows three chaotic flatmates in Cape Town UK-based pay-per-view streaming platform Amavizion has launched a raunchy micrositcom set in South Africa, marking its first commission as part of its vertical originals initiative. Shambles launched on July 15 and is described…...
ITVX acquires Anchor, Blumhouse crime docuseries Look Into My Eyes
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (157+ words) ITVX acquires Anchor, Blumhouse true crime docuseries Look Into My Eyes C21media ITVX acquires Anchor, Blumhouse crime docuseries Look Into My Eyes UK broadcast VoD platform ITVX has acquired true crime documentary series Look Into My Eyes to launch next month....
ITV joins Jeff Pope’s ETTA Pictures for drama highlighting dangers of social media
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (273+ words) UK commercial broadcaster ITV has teamed up with Jeff Pope’s ITV Studios-backed ETTA Pictures on a drama designed to highlight the impact of social media on children. The as-yet-untitled project examines the extent to which technology companies are able to…...
SkyShowtime lines up original thriller inspired by Spanish politician’s murder
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (194+ words) (L-R) María Vázquez, Gerardo Olivares, Javier Gutiérrez and Isak Férriz European streamer SkyShowtime has commissioned Spanish original drama Death in Llanes (Muerte en Llanes), based on a complex real-life murder investigation. The limited series, from prodco K 2000 in collaboration with…...
Glassriver adapts Icelandic book series in copro with ZDF Studios’ Network Movie
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (237+ words) Icelandic prodco Glassriver and Network Movie, a subsidiary of Germany’s ZDF Studios, are coproducing a TV adaptation of Lilja Sigurðardóttir’s book series An Áróra Investigation. Network Movie has optioned all five novels for adaptation as an investigative drama series. Set…...
Rogan Productions’ Mark Hedgecoe named creative director at STV Studios Factual
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (345+ words) Rogan Productions executive Mark Hedgecoe has been appointed creative director at Scottish unscripted prodco STV Studios Factual. His job at the Glasgow-headquartered outfit starts in October, and he will report directly to STV Studios CEO David Mortimer. Hedgecoe joins from…...
ChaiFlicks picks up Kiwi comedy Kid Sister for US, UK and Australia
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (134+ words) Kid Sister debuted in 2022 Jewish content streamer ChaiFlicks has acquired the exclusive SVoD rights to both seasons (10×20’) of Kiwi comedy series Kid Sister for the US, UK and Australia. Created, written, exec produced by and starring Simone Nathan (Our Flag…...