Film / TV
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
ZDF Studios Strikes Six First-time Deals Across CEE (BTN)
ZDF Studios, the commercial subsidiary of German public broadcaster ZDF, continues to grow its business in Central and Eastern Europe, adding six new clients to its customer base.... More
The Goldenduck, Qube Wire to Begin Operations by the End of the Year With Over 60 Locations Electronically Enabled
Qube Wire and Goldenduck have made significant progress in the roll-out of the electronic content delivery network in the Philippines just two months since the partnership was anno... More
Amdocs’ Vubiquity Support A+E Networks as it Expands VOD Entertainment Across Streaming Services, Pay TV Providers
Through this collaboration, Vubiquity’s media supply chain services and MetaVu technology platform will be used to streamline A+E Networks’ content for their portfolio of brand... More
Qube Cinema Continues Partnership as the Preferred Technical Partner for IFFI, Film Bazaar in Goa
Qube Cinema continues to collaborate with the prestigious International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and Film Bazaar in Goa as the preferred technical partner for over a decade. T... More
French Territories Snap Up Agatha Christie’s ‘Hjerson’ From ZDF Studios
ZDF Studios has concluded three deals with French speaking territories for the classic whodunnit Agatha Christie's 'Hjerson'. French Pay TV channel serieclub along with Radio-Canad... More
Sony Pictures Partners with Guardian (BTN)
The arrangement will see SPE gain exclusive first rights to the full range of the Guardian’s global journalism, with the aim of developing suitable materials for audio-visual ada... More
ZDF Studios in Development Partnership for ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’
The Kim Dotcom Story, based on the bestseller “The Secret Life of Kim Dotcom: Spies, Lies and the War for the Internet” by David Fisher, is being developed by ZDF Studios, Boog... More
EVA France Work Selected Amongst the Finalists For the French Audiovisual Documentary Translation Award
The finalists for the 2023 Documentary Translation Prize awarded by the Association des Traducteurs Adaptateurs de l’Audiovisuel have been announced, and we are proud to share th... More
UK Screen Sector Collaborates on New Skills Task Force (TVBE)
The UK’s media and entertainment union, Bectu, has announced its support for a new Skills Task Force which has been set up by stakeholders from across the UK film and TV sector, ... More