All articles by John Elmes – Page 21
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NewsMood indie Bonafide Films strikes BBCS deal
Development and distribution pact emerges as outfit adds The Walk-In’s Tom Dunbar
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NewsAmazon launches MGM-bolstered distribution arm
Originals including The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Hunters to be sold to third-parties
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NewsOctober Films signs Pulse Films exec as US development head
Mohammed Adnan takes up New York-based role to grow indie’s Stateside business
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NewsA+E Networks EMEA sets director of streaming and launches on Freevee
Ex-Disney and Apple exec Alastair Upham to oversee SVoD, FAST, YouTube and Amazon Channels businesses
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NewsAmpere: US faces 20% scripted shortfall in 2024
Ongoing decline in commissioning rates forecast to lead to fewer new titles on offer by early next year
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NewsAmazon Freevee takes Mock the Week to the US with Trevor Noah
Angst format looks to emulate success of predecessor Whose Line is it Anyway?
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NewsVice Media Group to file for bankruptcy - report
US media group exploring insolvency amid ongoing search for a buyer
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NewsLady Boss producer Lizzie Gillett heads to McQueen indie Misfits
Passion Pictures exec becomes indie’s head of documentary
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NewsHeppinstall report analysis: barrister calls for review
Perception of conflict of interest key to Richard Sharp’s departure
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NewsRichard Sharp resigns as BBC chair
Independent report concludes Sharp breached public appointment governance rules
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RatingsKarl Lagerfeld fashions 500,000 for BBC2
WEDNESDAY: Finestripe’s profile on par with C5’s cannibal single
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NewsNetflix UK seeks identity beyond The Crown and Bridgerton
Local content chief Anne Mensah targets “more inclusive programming strategy” focused on breadth
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NewsSony Pictures Television snaps up Big Talk’s Matthew Justice
Long-standing managing director to join studio giant in UK and European production chief role
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NewsNetflix ups UK investment to £5bn
Streaming giant greenlights Sister and Left Bank dramas off back of 50% annual increase of funding to UK creative economy
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The Broadcast InterviewCatherine Reitman: Workin’ hard
As Workin’ Moms kicks off its final series, its creator reflects on how a primarily female team helped capture motherhood in all its messy details
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NewsFremantle ups Jens Richter to lead commercial activity
Distribution chief to spearhead super-indie’s digital efforts in expanding FAST and social platforms landscape
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NewsObamas’ indie adds ex-Showtime docs chief as president
Vinnie Malhotra to oversee TV and film at Higher Ground as Tonia Davis moves to head of motion pictures
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NewsPassion Distribution launches digital media business UpStream Media
Sales house’s head of YouTube Channels Joe Elliott will lead subsidiary aimed at exploiting digital growth in ad-supported, FAST and YouTube arena
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NewsKeshet International expands unscripted footprint in US
Scripted outfit Keshet Studios launches non-fiction division with ex-Banijay execs Rebecca Mayer and Benjamin Long
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NewsFulwell 73 joins forces with Satisfaction Group
The Late Late Show producer and French giant form joint venture to co-create unscripted content