All TV Production articles – Page 2
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: The Buccaneers
Girls with money, men with power. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the stiff upper lipped London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash in Apple TV series The Buccaneers, reports Adrian Pennington.
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Andrew Morrissey, Michael Parke Launch BBC Studios Label River Pictures
BBC Studios has announced the creation of a new scripted production label called River Pictures.
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US Actors’ Union Reaches ‘Tentative Deal’ with Hollywood Studios
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has struck a “tentative deal” with Hollywood studios to end their long-running strike.
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WBD Max European Launch Set for 2024
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is to launch its Max streaming service in 22 European countries in Spring 2024, followed by launches in France and Belgium later in the year.
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BBC Blames Soap Cancellation on ‘Super Inflation’ in Drama Production
The BBC has cancelled daytime soap Doctors after 23 years on air, blaming ‘super inflation in drama production.”
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Video
Virtual Production: World Premiere case with Sony & Plateau Virtuel
IBC2023: Discover how a Sony state-of-the-art 90m2 Crystal LED display combined with Venice camera capture technology are being used to create stunning near natural backgrounds for premium film, commercial and TV productions in studios near Paris.
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Eight European Broadcasters Launch New8 Drama Collaboration
Eight European public service broadcasters have teamed for a joint TV drama commissioning initiative called New8.
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Competition and Markets Authority Probes Hiring of TV Production Crew
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating suspected anti-competitive behaviour relating to the hiring of freelance TV crew by the BBC, ITV and a number of indie production companies.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: Special Ops: Lioness
Paul Cameron is a distinguished cinematographer who is now making a move into the director’s chair. IBC365 spoke to him about his latest project, Special Ops: Lioness, a military drama for showrunner Taylor Sheridan.
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Federation Studios Hires Cattleya’s Marco Chimenz as Co-Managing Director
Paris-based production and distribution group Federation Studios has hired Marco Chimenz as Co-Managing Director.
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Global Streamer Content Spend Up 7% to $42bn
The major global streaming platforms will invest $42bn in original and acquired film and TV content in 2023, according to research by Ampere Analysis.
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A+E Networks Names Mark Garner Head of FAST
A+E Networks has promoted Mark Garner to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Head of Global FAST Channels.
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Asylum Backs Launch of Airey, Hall and Lindsay’s Moon&Back Media
Leading UK executives Dawn Airey, Nigel Hall and Russ Lindsay have launched production company Moon&Back Media backed by Asylum Entertainment Group.
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Disney+ EMEA Scripted Boss Johanna Devereaux to Join Apple TV+
Disney+ EMEA Vice President of Scripted Johanna Devereaux is to join rival streamer Apple TV+’s UK-based scripted team under European Creative Director Jay Hunt.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: Rugby World Cup
France has one standalone sporting spectacle this year in hosting the Rugby World Cup France 2023 and anticipation of a possible home triumph is building, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Bectu calls for AMPTS financial support for UK crews
Broadcasting union Bectu has called on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTS) to do more to support UK crews who are struggling to find work as a result of the actors and writers’s strikes.
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Amazon Studios’ Scripted Head of Production Frank Murray to launch UK-US indie
Frank Murray, Amazon Studios’ UK & Pan-English Scripted Head of Production, is leaving his post after two years to launch a new cross-Atlantic film & TV production venture.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Ralph Lee - Global Storyteller
BBC Studios Productions is the jewel in the crown of the commercial arm of the BBC, making everything from Doctor Who to Dancing With The Stars. Michael Burns speaks to CEO Ralph Lee ahead of his appearance at the IBC2023 Conference.
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Fremantle Teams with IBI Investment House for €150m Scripted Fund
Global content producer and distributor Fremantle has formed a strategic alliance with Israeli based IBI Investment House, which will launch an €150m fund to finance a portfolio of scripted television and film projects.