Film / TV
A Closer Look at Berlinale 2024 (CreativeFuture Blog)
The Berlin International Film Festival, known as the Berlinale, will take place for the 74th time from February 15-25, 2024. During the first week of the festival, filmmakers will ... More
A Closer Look at Keywords Studios in Japan
Guillaume Hansali, Country Manager for Japan at Keywords Studios, chats about Keywords in Tokyo, their vision for the future and offers tips for developers seeking to access the Ja... More
Globo Takes Globoplay Originals Releases to the Berlinale (TTV)
Globo will be present at the Berlinale, one of the biggest events in the European audiovisual industry, with its main releases. Globoplay Originals such as The End, The Brazilian M... More
ZDF Studios, China Media Group to Co-produce New, Two-part Documentary Focused on ‘Time’
ZDF Studios and Film, Drama and Documentary Programming Center of China Media Group have announced their first ever co-production partnership, an ambitious two-part documentary on ... More
How De-aging Technology is Changing Hollywood, the Future of Filmmaking (Respeecher Blog)
Characters in movies and TV series live according to particular laws of space and time. When the audience is shown a scene from the hero's childhood, the director normally casts a ... More
Spain Executives ITV Studios Iberia Appoints Miguel Vila as Creative Director (TTV)
ITV Studios Iberia announced the incorporation of Miguel Vila as the company’s new creative director, a position in which he will oversee the creative aspect of the formats produ... More
NFTS Launches Sean Connery Talent Lab for Cinematographers, Editors (TVBE)
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is launching the inaugural Sean Connery Talent Lab as part of the expansion of NFTS Scotland. The 12-month programme is aimed at deve... More
ITV Studios and Fusebox Renew Deal for ‘Love Island The Game’
ITV Studios and Fusebox Games announced a renewed deal to expand the mobile game Love Island The Game for another three years. With over 25 million downloads worldwide, the game ha... More
BBC Studios Unveils New Content Slate Ahead of Showcase 2024 (TTV)
BBC Studios announced the titles it will present to the international market at its annual Showcase, to take place February 26-27. Highlights include Douglas is Cancelled, The Jett... More
The Growing Demand for Captions and Subtitles in Today’s Media Landscape (VITAC Blog)
Though there are many reasons for this increase in caption viewing – advances in technology, societal expectations, changes in the way programs are broadcast, simple viewing pref... More
Ampere: Content Spend to Grow 2% in 2024 (BTN)
As broadcasters and streaming services revive postponed productions a steady flow of content is expected to push global content into mild growth. Ampere’s forecasts estimate that... More
ZDF Studios Commissions First Major Factual Series From Canadian Indie Go Button Media
The highly respected German producer/distributor has commissioned its first major factual series from the Canadian indie and will also be responsible for its global distribution (e... More
Could 2024 be the Biggest Year Yet for Animation? (The Quorum Blog)
This year animation has the chance to rule the roost. No fewer than six upcoming films have the chance to end the year in the top 10, which has only happened once (in 2016) over th... More
EditShare Implements News and Sport Archive for MTV Oy
MTV Oy, the leading commercial television company and production house in Finland, recently relocated to a new centre in the suburbs of Helsinki, seizing the opportunity for a majo... More
Dubformer Dubs W4tchTV YouTube Docs (Advanced Television)
Dubformer, the AI-driven dubbing service for broadcast media, has localised 16 YouTube documentaries by W4tchTV using in-house solutions. The first project included seven titles, t... More
ZDF Studios and Disney Strike Their First Deal for the Balkans, Bulgaria
ZDF Studios is partnering with the Walt Disney Company for the first time for Bulgaria and the Balkans with a deal that includes two pre-sales and 34 hours of primetime drama. Disn... More
LucidLink, Magicbox Create Live Virtual Production Workflow
Real-time collaboration specialists LucidLink and mobile virtual production studio firm Magicbox have joined forces to create innovative virtual production workflows for motion pic... More
Prime Video Nets Wimbledon Rights in Germany, Austria (Advanced Television)
Prime Video has secured the rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament in Germany and Austria in a 4-year deal from 2024 to 2027.... More
Italy: Co-productions are Fundamental for Foreign Circulation of Italian Audiovisual Titles (Senal News)
The average values for the three-year periods 2017-2019 and 2020-2022, there was a 51% increase in the number of works made together with foreign producers, with a significant incr... More
Work Finally Begins on Liverpool’s Littlewoods Film Studios (TVBE)
The work will pave the way for main contractors to move in, with two new 20,000 sq ft studios set to be the first to be constructed on the neighbouring land.... More