Channel Zero


Canada’s Channel Zero opens scripted studio division

Canadian channel operator Channel Zero is launching a scripted studio division headed up by Jennifer Chen. Building on the company’s partnership with GroupM content arm Motion Content Group, Channel Zero Studios will collaborate with domestic and international partners to create global-facing programmes, with its first project expected to go into production in Q1 2020. Chen, […]

Viewpoint: The anthology strikes back

Dan Whitehead, head of drama and digital at UK consultancy K7 Media, on how anthology dramas have emerged from their slumber Like any creative industry, TV drama is not immune from the lure of a good bandwagon, but few have caught on as quickly as the current mania for anthology series, as a look at […]

Mark Burnett project launches new digital venture

Smokebomb Entertainment founders Daniel Dales and Jarrett Sherman have launched a new digital venture and have a deal in place for a project with Mark Burnett. The pair exited Smokebomb last July four years after Canadian producer Shaftesbury Films acquired the company to become its digital arm. They have now launched Digital Howard, which will […]

Mark Burnett gameshow headed for Canadian channel

Canadian channel CHCH has commissioned a local version of a new Mark Burnett-developed gameshow. Local producer Suddenly SeeMore… Productions is creating a 13-week run on Spin Off, a 30-minute “trivia and chance” series in which contestants can win thousands of dollars through the spin of a wheel. The series has already been taped and is […]