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Sony strikes deal with Phil Lord and Chris Miller for ‘Spider-Man’ TV series
Oscar-winning producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have signed a five year deal with Sony…
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Matthew Butler takes over at Travel Channel
Discovery has promoted Matthew Butler to general manager of Travel Channel. Most recently VP of…
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MY and Newen hit the Dancefloor with Nigel Lythgoe
New York-based MY Entertainment has acquired US rights to format Dancefloor Date from Newen Distribution,…
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RTL Germany checks in to ‘Paradise Hotel’
Dating reality format Paradise Hotel has been licenced by RTL Germany for its streaming service…
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New projects round up: BBC4 orders Latin music series; Pegg and Frost option ‘Rivers of London’ novel series; Moonage to adapt ‘Kolymsky Heights’
Factory wins Latin American music orders from BBC4 Brighton-based Factory Films has won two commissions…
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Christensen named MD of Denmark’s Metronome
Endemol Shine Nordics has appointed Tina Christensen as managing director of its Danish label Metronome…
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Maintaining authenticity in kids’ programming
When I first started my career in the entertainment industry back in the early noughties,…
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Writer’s Room: Comedy is personal – Sarah Scheller
I have been fortunate enough to write two series of The Letdown, a very personal,…
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Netflix round up: ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ cancelled; boards South Korean fantasy drama
Netfix axes Santa Clarita Diet after three seasons Netflix has cancelled comedy series Santa Clarita…
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Amazon spent $1.7bn on content in first quarter of 2019
Amazon spent $1.7 billion on video and music content during the first quarter of this…