Micaela Diamond Set For Jenny Lester’s Directing Debut ‘Our Bodies & Other Shames’ EXCLUSIVE: Actor and producer Jenny Lester is making her directorial debut with Our Bodies & Other Shames, with Micaela Diamond among the […]
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EXCLUSIVE: The recently-launched Swiss Studios is readying a slate of streamer-friendly originals, including a drama series set in a German oil town and limited series about a Swiss samurai. Launched last month as a collective […]
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 posted mixed third quarter revenues and adjusted earnings almost identical to 2023’s numbers, as streaming once again proved a high point for a major commercial network group. Revenues came in at €882M, down […]
RTL Group revenues dipped 5.5% to €1.34B ($1.42B) in the third quarter, as lower turnover at Too Hot to Handle maker Fremantle dragged the figures down. Fremantle’s Q3 numbers were not revealed in the unaudited […]
‘The Road Trip‘ Teaser On The Road At Paramount+ [embedded content] First-look images (above) and a teaser trailer have been released for The Road Trip, the Paramount+ rom-com launching on the streamer in the UK, […]
Playing Squid Game can be fatal, and it making sounds almost as dangerous — at least for your teeth. The creator of Netflix‘s South Korean hit series, Hwang Dong-hyuk, laughed as told the BBC he […]
Hello Insiders. It’s been an historic week in the U.S and the implications of Trump’s election victory will be felt around the world in times to come. For now, Jesse Whittock here with the latest […]
Paramount Global posted mixed third quarter financial numbers as its TV and film divisions dipped, but bosses are pointing to solid subscription growth and profits at Paramount+ and cost reductions as signs their plan is […]
Warner Bros Discovery added more than seven million net subscribers in the third quarter of 2024 as its international Max rollout gathered pace, but total revenues and earning both dipped versus 2023 as box office […]
Luke Hemsworth has joined the cast of Australian cop comedy Deadloch‘s second season on Prime Video. The actor has been filming in his native Australia, joining leads Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama and Alicia […]
EXCLUSIVE: Free streamer Rokit Flix now has a library of nearly 31,000 hours, just 18 months after launching. The service, notable for offering free content without ads and stylized as ROKiT Flix, offers family-friendly content […]
‘Yellowstone’ & More Packed in Paramount Volume For BeIN Middle Eastern broadcast giant BeIN Media has secured the likes of Yellowstone, Frasier and Colin From Accounts through an exclusive multi-year agreement with Paramount Global Content […]
EXCLUSIVE: French sales company Free Dolphin and Nu Boyana Film Studios are teaming up to make films for ad-funded streaming markets. The plan to create five to ten films annually for the international AVOD market, […]
Two senior execs and a creative associate are exiting the Netflix France scripted series team. Senior creative execs Clementine Gayet and Jimmy Desmarais are leaving, along with Ingha Mayo, who is a creative associate. A […]
Tom is taking off the Venom mask to narrate a Paramount+ factual series about elite military forces. The three-part Special Forces: Most Daring Missions will primarily follow the UK’s SAS, exploring its operations during incidents […]
Sometimes, looking back can help with what’s coming next. That was the message from Sony Pictures Television Studios president Katherine Pope on Wednesday during a keynote interview in Rome at the Italian confab MIA, in […]
EXCLUSIVE: Canada‘s CBC is stocking its streaming service with dramas from Scandinavia and the UK. CBC Gem will launch British comedy-drama Cheaters, Scandi co-pro comedy All and Eva and Danish drama Families Like Ours in […]
Netflix is adapting Love is Blind in Italy. Love is Blind Italy is the latest version of the dating format at the streamer, with other versions running in the UK, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Brazil, […]
Amazon has finalized its acquisition of rival Indian streamer MX Player. Financial terms of the deal haven’t been announced, but numerous local press sites have pegged the deal at around $100M. This is a considerable […]
Prime Video‘s ad-supported reach in the UK is 19 million viewers, Amazon has revealed for the first time. At a UK Upfront event in London this evening attended by the likes of Priyanka Chopra Jonas […]
Toby Stephens & Umi Myers Lead Māori Gothic Horror ‘Mārama’ Toby Stephens (Black Sails, Die Another Day) and Uni Myers (Bob Marley: One Love, Dope Girls) are starring in Māori Gothic horror Mārama, which has […]
Fifth Season and Roku are extending their international unscripted pact. The pair have agreed a deal that will see Fifth Season selling Roku originals in Latin American and Canadian distribution rights. Fifth Season has also […]
Amazon MGM Studios boss Jennifer Salke, Octavia Spencer and Priyanka Chopra Jonas were among the big names lauding the role of women in TV and film at a Prime Video event today. “Women are at […]
Netflix has signed Tokyo Swindlers director Hitoshi One to an exclusive five-year deal. The agreement means Netflix will produce and distribute all of One’s upcoming series and films for the period. The offer came two […]
The APOS conference in Bali ended yesterday after a series of talks from the biggest players in Asia, and the main theme to merge was a cry for collaboration in streaming. The likes of Warner […]
Netflix is going deeper into the Nordics with the launch of a trio of originals — including the return of romantic drama series Home For Christmas. The streamer unveiled the titles at the opening of […]
Monika Shergill says Netflix has hit its “stride” in India, but warned that “supply is not meeting the demand” in the world’s most populous country. Speaking at the APOS conference in Bali, Shergill touted Netflix’s […]
Netflix‘s all-out assault on the Spanish-language content market is paying off. The latest Netflix ‘What We Watched’ data dump — or ‘engagement report’ in the streamer’s lexicon — shows seven Spanish-language TV shows, including Money […]
India‘s premium streaming market generated $1.04B in revenues in the first six months of 2024, according to research, with cricket driving the market. Driven by advertising and subscription, revenues were up 38% from the $to […]
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has unveiled plans for a trio of docs from German producer Beetz Brothers Film Productions. Here in Berlin at the inaugural Seriesly Berlin event, a November 10 launch was set for German […]
Prime Video is rejigging its teams in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. As part of a raft of changes, Hwei Loke is named Head of Prime Video Australia and New Zealand, with Hushidar Kharas exiting […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cranked Up Films, the genre film offshoot of Good Deed Entertainment, is launching its own streaming service, Cranked Up TV. This fall, transactional VOD service will debut with a catalog of horrors, including exclusive […]