Barcroft’s former chief creative officer Alex Morris has resurfaced at the social media group LADbible. Morris becomes director of its production arm LADstudios and is tasked with building the commercial and creative opportunities across the business’s original video IP, channels, show brands and branded entertainment offerings. He will also increase the size of the department […]
UK factual outfit Barcroft Studios has rebranded as Future Studios and upped Al Brown to VP. Brown is now responsible for overseeing internal development and commissioning and distribution at the company. He previously oversaw its factual output for Channel 4’s True Stories brand as executive producer, reporting into CCO John Farrar, who took the helm earlier this year. […]
ITV axes ‘The X Factor’ UK comcaster ITV has confirmed that it currently has no plans for another series of music talent show The X Factor. Produced by Fremantle-owned Thames and Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, the series debuted in the UK in 2004, with the last full series of the show aired in 2018, and […]
A+E seeks lost Amazon gold A+E Networks UK has acquired the documentary series Curse Of Akakor, which will be retitled as Curse Of The Lost Amazon Gold, for broadcast on Sky History in the UK and The History Channel in Sweden, Benelux, Italy, and Germany. The deal for the 6 x 60-minute series was struck […]
Barcroft Studios chief creative officer Alex Morris is leaving after 13 years with the company, to be replaced by the producer’s creative director John Farrar. Farrar, who joined from UK prodco Nerd TV in 2019, will oversee Future-owned Barcroft Studios and continue to lead Future Studios, which creates video content for the publisher’s array of brands. Morris […]
BBC adds Bates Motel & Steve McQueen docs The BBC in the UK has ordered two new documentaries that originated from director Steve McQueen while he was working on the Small Axe anthology. Black Power, which is being produced for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, is described as “a searing account of the Black Power movement” […]
Pluto TV expands in Lat Am ViacomCBS has rolled its AVOD service Pluto TV into Brazil. It offers 27 channels, including three pop-up services specially developed for year-end and Christmas, that offer curated content in Portuguese, with a further three channels launching next week. By the end of 2021, the service aims to have more […]
Beyond takes Barcroft’s Sex Unlimited global Beyond Rights has struck a deal to distribute a set of films that look at the unorthodox side of people’s sex lives, produced by Future-owned producer Barcroft Studios. Sex Unlimited (5 x 60-minutes, working title) follows a variety of characters and explore how their unconventional approach to sex enhances […]
Alex Morris, chief creative officer at the UK’s Future plc-owned Barcroft Studios, is taking over the day-to-day running of the company, following the exit of founder and CEO Sam Barcroft and COO Caspar Norman. Morris will also lead Future Studios and take responsibility for its company’s new “video centre of excellence” as he seeks to […]
Media publisher Future plc has wholly acquired Sam Barcroft’s award-winning production group Barcroft Studios for £23.5m ($30m). The deal will enable the business to grow its pipeline of series, and will see CEO Barcroft staying on to oversee day-to-day operations of the Barcroft Studios brand under Future plc’s ownership, alongside chief operating officer Caspar Norman […]
