Two US dramas are coming to UK audiences this year, with Elsbeth, US network CBS’ second most-watched new series of the 23-24 season, and Matlock, inspired by the classic television series of the same name, joining the line up of programming coming to Sky and streaming service NOW in 2024. Elsbeth stars Emmy Award winner […]
International film and TV studio Happy Accidents has appointed Courtney Colman as its Chief Financial Officer. Working from the studio’s new Canadian office in Toronto, Colman will be responsible for the financial and tax department of the studios’ film and TV productions, corporate strategic planning, accounting, finance, budgeting and forecasting. The opening of Happy Accidents’ […]
Blue Ant Studios has reported a surge in sales and demand for true crime and mystery content in CEE. From limited series to long-running crime formats, buyers from a wide range of channels and platforms are turning to Blue Ant Studios to fill their schedules. Over 270 hours of premium series and documentaries from Blue […]
AudienceXpress, the Comcast-owned ad buying platform, has named advertising and technology industry veteran Scott Collins as Head of US Commercial Sales and Operations. In this role, Collins will oversee all aspects of AudienceXpress’ US business, including management of advertising sales and revenue, business operations, and inventory optimisation. He will be based in New York and […]
More than 1,800 Viasat-enabled flights around the world took to the skies on February 11th, and passengers on board had the best seats in the house – streaming the SuperBowl LVIII game live to their seats at 35,000 feet in the air. While the total number of passengers might only be measured as a few […]
Paramount has commenced layoffs with US-based employees affected by the cutbacks set to be notified immediately. A memo from CEO Bob Bakish did not disclose numbers, but Deadline reports an estimated 800 staff will be axed. Bakish had confirmed the planned cutbacks at a Bob Live town hall event in January. At the end of […]
It seems like we’ve been waiting for ‘the other shoe to drop’ and someone to buy Paramount for a long time. Even the group’s own CEO holds staff ‘town halls’ openly discussing likely bids while enjoining them to concentrate on their jobs and his own growth plans. That will be a good trick, if they […]
Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming infrastructure, has announced that the Recording Academy will once again use the Bitmovin Player to deploy and launch content to its global community of music fans for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. The Bitmovin Player will be integrated with Nomad Media’s CMS to live stream one of the music […]
Sky has announced that hit US drama Fire Country Season 1 is set to launch on Sky Witness and NOW on January 24th. Starring and executive produced by Max Thieriot (SEAL Team), Fire Country tells the story of a young convict, Bode Donovan, who seeks redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison-release […]
Bob Bakish, head of Paramount, told an audience at MIPCOM that suggestions the Hollywood strikes had saved his company was ‘wildly overstated’. Bakish allowed that “the strike is accretive to cash in 2023 and that is true for the industry [as a whole]… We are playing the hand we were dealt,” he said at a […]