Jesse Whittock

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… Read More »Micaela Diamond Set For Jenny Lester Directing Debut (Exclusive); God’s Gang Adds To Advisory Board (Exclusive); ‘The Rest Is…’ Franchise Expands; Prime Video India Updates — Global Briefs

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… Read More »Swiss Studios Plots Streamer Assault With Debut Slate Including Oil Town Drama ‘Black Gold’ & ‘Swiss Samurai’ Limited Series

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… Read More »ProSiebenSat.1 Media Posts Familiar Q3 Results As Streaming Is Once Again High Point For A Commercial Networks Giant

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… Read More »Fremantle Dip Drags RTL’s Q3 Revenue Down 5.5% But Streaming Jumps

‘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,… Read More »Paramount+ Series ‘The Road Trip’ Gets Launch Date & Teaser; Prime Video Sets Cast For ‘Reina Roja 2’; ANICA President; Dark Horse Stages Expands; True To Nature Tracks Adventurer; S4C Names CEO — Global Briefs

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… Read More »‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Says He Lost “Eight Or Nine” Teeth Shooting Netflix’s South Korean Mega-Hit

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… Read More »International Insider: Election Reaction; AFM Latest; Netflix Taxes In Spotlight

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… Read More »Paramount Global Adds 3.5 Million Streaming Subs In Q3 But Revenues Fall 6% As TV & Film Dip

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… Read More »Warner Bros. Discovery Sees Streaming Subs Rocket To 110 Million As International Rollout Gathers Pace, But Q3 Revenues Dip With Box Office Down

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,… Read More »Luke Hemsworth Joins ‘Deadloch’ Season 2 On Prime Video

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,… Read More »Trio Of Execs Exit Netflix France’s Scripted Series Team

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… Read More »Tom Hardy To Narrate Paramount+ Series ‘Special Forces: Most Daring Missions’

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… Read More »Sony Pictures TV’s Katherine Pope Touts Return Of Broadcast “Rigor” In Streaming Era, Urges Shorter Breaks Between Seasons — MIA Market

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… Read More »CBC Stocks Streamer Gem With Euro Dramas ‘All And Eva,’ ‘Cheaters’ & ‘Families Like Ours’

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… Read More »Netflix To Adapt Dating Show ‘Love Is Blind’ In Italy

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… Read More »Amazon Completes Deal For Indian Streamer MX Player

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… Read More »Prime Video Reveals Ad-Supported UK Reach Of 19 Million In First Disclosure Of Its Kind

Toby Stephens & Umi Myers Lead Māori Gothic Horror ‘Mārama’ Toby Stephens (Black Sails, Die Another Day) and Uni Myers (Bob Marley: One Love, Dope… Read More »Toby Stephens Starring In Maori Horror Film; Netflix Indonesia Content Chief Exit; Happy Accidents’ TV Movie Slate; MIPCOM Keynotes; Turkish Dramas Readied — Global Briefs

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… Read More »Fifth Season & Roku Extend Distribution Pact For ‘Morimoto’s Sushi Master’ And More Into Lat Am & Canada

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… Read More »Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Salke, Priyanka Chopra Jonas & More Laud Role Of Women At Prime Video Event

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… Read More »Netflix Ties ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ Director Hitoshi One To Five-Year Deal

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… Read More »Warner Bros Discovery, Prime Video & Major Asian Players Talk Need For Streaming Collaboration, Anime & Why Global Models Won’t Work – APOS

Netflix is going deeper into the Nordics with the launch of a trio of originals — including the return of romantic drama series Home For… Read More »Netflix Readies Return Of ‘Home For Christmas’ After Nearly Four Years & Lines Up More Nordic Originals In ‘Synden’ & ‘Sult’

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.… Read More »Netflix’s Monika Shergill Says Supply “Not Meeting” Demand In India, Calls Oscar Contender ‘Laapaata Ladies’ “A Really Charming Gem” — APOS

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… Read More »Netflix Data Dump: Spanish-Language Titles Soar As ‘Berlin’, ‘The Asunta Case’ & ‘Society Of The Snow’ Cut Through

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… Read More »Cricket Dominates As Indian Premium Streaming Market Makes $1B In H1 2024 — Study

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… Read More »Prime Video Readies Trio Of German Docs From Beetz Brothers — Seriesly Berlin

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… Read More »Prime Video Rejigs Senior Teams In Australia, New Zealand & Canada

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… Read More »Cranked Up Films Launching Indie Horror Streamer Cranked Up TV