Scripted
Compact Pictures hires Synchronicity’s Laura McBride for expansion
Scottish producer Compact Pictures has appointed Synchronicity Films’ Laura McBride as part of the company’s plans to…
Leonine hires Sky Vision & Sonar alum to head global sales
German outfit Leonine Studios has hired former Sky Vision and Sonar exec Patrick Phelan to…
Universal Music launches Mercury Studios, led by BBC Children’s alum Alice Webb
Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched a “multi-faceted content studio” focused on music-based storytelling, which…
News round-up: ITV Studios sells 300+ hours in India; Newen Connect to distribute Italy’s ‘Christian’ and more…
ITV Studios sells 300+ hours in India Soon-to-launch streamer Discovery+, Lionsgate Play and Viacom 18…
Disney cuts swathe of senior execs as TV restructure begins
A major round of lay-offs is underway at Walt Disney’s Television Group, with many high-level…
AMC consolidates UMC & WE tv leadership; renews ‘Fear The Walking Dead’
US-based AMC Networks has brought the leadership of its UMC streaming service and WE tv…
WarnerMedia reveals HBO Max global plans, as streamer gains studio’s movie slate
WarnerMedia will roll out HBO Max into Europe and Latin America during the second half…
‘Witless’ prodco Objective Media appoints first head of comedy
All3Media-owned Objective Fiction has appointed GameFace and Witless producer Charlotte Lewis as its first head…
Amazon takes first run rights on ‘Vikings’ finale away from History
Amazon Prime Video has bagged first window rights for the final 10 episodes of historical…
VIS developing series around Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga
ViacomCBS International Studios is in development on a new scripted series depicting the life of…