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BBC, HBO co-produce drama from Baby Reindeer’s Gadd

Tthe BBC and HBO are co-producing the a drama series from creator and executive producer Richard Gadd, on the heels of his surprise breakout hit, Baby Reindeer, which he wrote and starred in. The new series, with the working title of Lions, sees Niall’s estranged brother Ruben arrive at his wedding, leading to an explosion […]

June 27, 2024

HBO Harry Potter series reveals writer & director

HBO, in association with Warner Bros Television, has named Francesca Gardiner (Succession, His Dark Materials, Killing Eve) as writer, showrunner and executive producer, and Mark Mylod (Succession, Game of Thrones, The Last of Us) as executive producer and director of multiple episodes of the upcoming original Harry Potter series. The series, coming to Max, will […]

June 26, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Stuff the British Stole set for international heist caper adaptation

Stuff the British Stole, the hit documentary series highlighting the controversy around cultural artefacts taken during the height of the British Empire, is being re-imagined as a major international heist drama series to be produced by award-winning production companies, Wooden Horse (The Clearing, Mother & Son) and Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) Australia (The […]

June 25, 2024

House of the Dragon drives record Max viewership

The HBO Original drama series, House of the Dragon, saw record-breaking weekend viewership numbers on Max and, on June 16th, led the platform to its largest single day audience to date.  In anticipation of the second season, Season 1 saw strong viewing the week leading up to Season 2 premiere, tallying an audience of 1 […]

June 19, 2024

Max live in France, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium

Max is now live and available to watch in France and Poland, completing Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) first wave of European launches that began in May. Following these latest launches, Max is available in 25 countries in Europe, spanning Iberia, France, Benelux, Nordics, and Central and Eastern Europe and 65 countries and territories in total […]

June 11, 2024By Nik Roseveare

The Penguin coming to Sky, NOW

Sky has announced that The Penguin, a drama series starring Colin Farrell which continues the The Batman crime saga which started with filmmaker Matt Reeves’ blockbuster movie in 2022, will be coming exclusively to Sky and streaming service NOW. This eight-part Warner Bros Television and DC Studios drama series stars Farrell as the title character, […]

May 28, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Max begins European rollout

Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Max, streaming service is now officially live in 20 countries across the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe. The countries include Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Max offers subscribers an […]

May 21, 2024

HBO & Max doc NASTY arrives on Max

The original bad boy of tennis, Romanian player Ilie Năstase is the subject of NASTY, a new documentary that chronicles his life and outstanding career of achievements. The co-production for Max between HBO Documentaries Europe and Romanian Libra Films, will be released in 23 territories in the week of the Max streaming platform’s launch across […]

May 15, 2024

The Iron Claw on Max in May

The Iron Claw movie, written and directed by Sean Durkin, will make its streaming debut on Max on May 10th. The film will be available on HBO and will make its linear debut in the US on May 18th. The film tells the true story of the Von Erich brothers, who made history in the […]

April 22, 2024

Touch Inflight Solutions partners with Parrot Analytics

Touch Inflight Solutions, a provider of next-generation inflight entertainment (IFE) solutions, has announcde an expanded partnership with Parrot Analytics, a specialist in entertainment analytics. This collaboration, combining Touch’s proprietary data on inflight passenger content preferences with Parrot Analytics’ platform and capabilities, will enable Touch to deliver unique, data-driven content strategies to its airline partners. This […]

April 16, 2024