3+ day, 22+ min ago   (774+ words) Larry Grimaldi explains why holiday programming is a franchise in its own right and looks at the nine Christmas movies Fox Entertainment Studios has lined up this year, as it eyes international commissions for 2027. 2016 Hallmark film My Christmas Love Fox…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (333+ words) L-R: Carlos Méndez, Cristina Miquel and David Urgell Pérez BBC Studios is expanding its presence in Iberia with the launch of a dedicated operation for its channels and streaming business, based in Madrid. The company has appointed David Urgell Pérez…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (121+ words) c21media.net Entravision launches Spanish-language news streamer The Ahora news team, L-R: Norma Ribeiro, Jorge Viera, Lourdes Del Río and Eduardo Padilla NEWS BRIEF: US Hispanic media company Entravision, an affiliate group of the Univision and UniMás television networks, has launched…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (527+ words) Around 40% of the UK’s small independent production companies are at risk of closure within the next two years, according to a new study by Indielab, the accelerator scheme for UK-based indies. The indie support network examined filings made by 203 prodcos…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (139+ words) Lizzie Borden: 40 Whacks Hearst Networks UK, producer Spirit Studios and distributor BossaNova Media are collaborating on two new true crime documentaries, Lizzie Borden: 40 Whacks and Aileen Wuornos: Damsel of Death, extending the partnership behind docudrama Ed Gein: Original Psychopath. Lizzie…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (99+ words) C21media UK’s 5 greenlights drama-inspired doc Life Support Life Support comes from Brinkworth Productions NEWS BRIEF: UK broadcaster 5 has commissioned Life Support (working title), which it describes as “a pioneering reinvention” of the hospital access documentary, offering “the emotional intensity of scripted…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (475+ words) Melinda Wearne (left) and Patricia Hidalgo Australian pubcaster the ABC and its UK counterpart the BBC have formed a historic partnership to co-develop and coproduce children’s content with Aussie and UK producers for global audiences. ABC Children & Family and BBC…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (367+ words) SBS Worldwatch in its digital form Australian news and current affairs channel SBS WorldWatch will transition from a linear TV channel to a digital-only service on the broadcaster’s free streamer next month. The SBS WorldWatch linear TV channel, which provides…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (240+ words) C21Media has unveiled the building blocks of Content Europe 2027, adding Drama and Documentary as tracks alongside Formats, Kids and the Content Trends strand. The building blocks of Content Europe 2027: Following a successful launch earlier this year, which attracted 873 delegates and 547 companies,…...