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Disney shutters ‘Ice Age’ creators Blue Sky Studios

Disney is closing down US-based Blue Sky Studios, the former 20th Century Fox animation house…

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UK’s ScreenSkills establishes virtual production training standards

Screen industry-led UK skills body ScreenSkills is to develop national training standards for virtual production…

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Banijay’s ‘Lego Masters’ builds new versions in Denmark, Finland

Denmark’s TV2 and MTV3 in Finland have ordered local versions of Banijay-owned format Lego Masters. Banijay’s…

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National Geographic unveils spring factual premiere slate

National Geographic has unveiled a raft of factual premieres across its spring schedule, including science,…

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Walter Presents strikes ZDFE deal to bolster Aussie streamer Stan’s offering

Drama streamer Walter Presents has picked up a raft of shows from Germany’s ZDF Enterprises…

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Entertainment One rejigs EMEA sales, with Dan Gopal departing

Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has rejigged its sales team in Europe, the Middle East and…

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200 million in US ‘using free AVOD services each month’

Almost 200 million Americans are using AVOD services on a monthly basis, a new report…

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News round-up: All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’; UKTV tunes in to ‘Whose Line…’; Federation Ent’ expands doc slate

All3Media shops ‘Extraordinary Escapes’ All3Media International has acquired distribution rights to factual series Extraordinary Escapes…

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Fox greenlights Ancient Greek adult animation from ‘Rick & Morty’ creator Dan Harmon

Fox has given a straight-to-series order to a new adult animated comedy from Rick & Morty…

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NBC reinvents ‘The Wheel’ for the US

US broadcaster NBC has ordered a local version of UK format The Wheel. The 10-part…