BBC boss Tim Davie has issued a dire warning over the future of public service broadcasting globally. “It’s scary. It’s really problematic,” he said. “I mean not ‘marginally troublesome.’ I would say it’s a red alert situation in many many markets.” Davie warned the situation
Dana Strong, CEO of Comcast-owned Sky Group has promised customers of the U.K. media conglomerate will continue to receive Warner Bros Discovery content on Sky platforms, saying that discussions with the studio to extend their content agreement are ongoing. “We’ve been a partner with Warner
GOAL The U.K. National Theatre‘s hit production of play “Dear England” will return to its Olivier theater venue from March 10 – May 24, 2025, followed by a four-week run at its Theatre Nation partner, The Lowry in Salford, from May 29 – June 29,
Ridley Scott Associates has hired Anna Murphy as its first creative director for unscripted. Murphy, who joins from Oscar-winning production company Grain Media, will work alongside global head of unscripted Dominic Crossley-Holland, global MD Kai Hsiung and Rich Nicholas, global CFO and COO. Murphy joined
Exactly one month after Star Wars Day, the newest “Star Wars” series has finally arrived. “The Acolyte,” which takes place 100 years before the franchise’s prequel trilogy, will begin streaming on Disney+ on June 4 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. Set during
Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis is getting into a new ring: Unscripted TV. Lennox and executive producer Eric Van Wagenen are developing a boxing-related competition that “aims to bring boxing back to its roots as fighters from across the country are
Amazon has announced Like a Dragon: Yakuza, a live-action television series adaptation of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios and Sega’s long-running Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) series. It will be a story centered on series mainstay Kazuma Kiryu and will follow his life in 1995 and
In Brazil, a country of overwhelming scale and opportunity, it’s fully fitting that its project pitching event at the industry heart of Rio2C is equally super-sized. Over June 5-7, the Rio2C Market will host 30 film-TV pitches, presentations from 24 startups and 12 pocket music