All articles by Tim Dams – Page 3
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NewsChannel 4 sale up in the air after Boris Johnson resignation
Plans to privatise UK broadcaster Channel 4 are in doubt following the collapse of Boris Johnson’s government.
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NewsElon Musk abandons $44 billion Twitter bid
Elon Musk is abandoning his $44 billion bid for Twitter, alleging that the social media company had failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts on its service.
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NewsAmazon and BBC break BT Sports’ exclusive hold over Champions League
BT Sport has lost its exclusive hold over coverage of the UEFA Champions League, with streaming service Amazon securing 17 games and the BBC airing highlights for the first time.
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NewsFremantle launches Jamie Oliver FAST channel
Fremantle and Jamie Oliver have launched a FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) channel dedicated to the chef’s cooking shows, The Jamie Oliver Channel.
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NewsEBU re-elects president and vice-president, confirms Noel Curran as DG
Delphine Ernotte-Cunci and Petr Dvořák have been re-elected to serve a second two-year mandate as president and vice-president of the executive board at the European Broadcasting Union, while UA:PBC’s Mykola Chernotytskyi and BR’s Dr Katja Wildermuth have taken up vacant positions on the board.
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NewsLondon’s 3 Mills Studios embarks on £6 million upgrade
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has begun a £6 million renovation and modernisation project to upgrade several of the buildings at its 3 Mills Studios in east London.
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NewsNFTS and University of West of England dominate RTS Student Television Awards
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has crowned the winners for the national RTS Student Television Awards 2022, sponsored by Kinetic Content.
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NewsUrgently needed: 21,000 more UK film and high-end TV crew (by 2025)
Film and high-end television production in the UK could be worth £7.66 billion by 2025 and requires nearly 21,000 more crew, according to research commissioned by ScreenSkills.
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Executive InterviewsNetflix lays off 300 employees after subs drop
Netflix has laid off 300 employees, its second round of job cuts in a matter of weeks.
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NewsParamount+ to order 150 international originals by 2025
Streamer Paramount+ has announced plans to commission 150 international originals by 2025.
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NewsDNEG and Sports Ventures call off SPAC deal
Visual effects and animation firm DNEG has called off plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp.
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NewsAlbert launches ‘climate storytelling’ tool for programme makers
BAFTA-owned UK film and television sustainability organisation Albert has unveiled a new tool to help those working in editorial in TV and film to bring climate storytelling into their programmes.
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NewsAVOD platforms grow faster than SVODs in the US
Ad-supported streaming services (AVOD) are seeing adoption at a faster rate than subscription-based services (SVOD) in the United States, according to newly published research.
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NewsTexas set for $267m virtual production, TV and film studios
Hill Country Group has announced plans to build Hill Country Studios, a virtual production, television and film studio in San Marcos, Texas.
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NewsSquid Game 2: Netflix confirms second season of global hit
Netflix has officially greenlit a second season of its breakout success Korean drama Squid Game.
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NewsGlobal ad spend to rise 8.4% in 2022, says GroupM
Global advertising spend will keep growing in 2022, despite challenging economic conditions, rising inflation and war in Ukraine, according to predictions from WPP’s media buying unit GroupM.
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NewsITV acquires Plimsoll Productions
ITV has agreed to acquire a majority interest of 79.5% in Plimsoll Productions, the world’s largest independent producer of natural history programmes.
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NewsFilm and TV Charity incentivises industry to overcome ‘survey fatigue’
The Film and TV Charity has urged the industry to participate in its 2022 Looking Glass mental health survey.
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NewsStranger Things and Obi-Wan Kenobi smash streamer records
Netflix and Disney+ both claim to have broken their own streaming records for new releases with the respective launches of season 4 of Stranger Things and Star Wars spin-off Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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NewsArri Alexa 35 4K camera launched – the smallest fully-featured Arri
Arri has launched the Arri Alexa 35, a 4K Super 35 camera which incorporates the first new sensor in 12 years from Arri.
