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BlackBox Multimedia
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Charting the course of Paramount+ thriller ‘The Castaways’ from script to screen
Sun, sea, sand… and a plane crash are the order of the day in Paramount+…
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Paramount+ adds ’80s rock doc & UK original murder drama
Paramount+ has ordered music docuseries I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream, as well as…
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Opinion: What’s driving the convergence of film and TV
TV is now cinematic. From The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power mega…
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News round-up: NBC & Peacock prep duo; E! expands scripted offer; BlackBox and EO Media team up
NBC & Peacock prep duo NBC has taken comedy Lopez vs Lopez to series, while…
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How female-driven stories are opening up drama
Female-led drama has been on the rise for several years but there’s an ongoing evolution…
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Exclusive: BlackBox, Seven Seas & Dan Sefton partner to adapt Ruqsana Begum’s ‘Born Fighter’
European producer BlackBox Multimedia and UK prodco Seven Seas Films have partnered with Dan Sefton…
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Lionsgate boards Blackbox Multimedia drama ‘Costa’
US-Canadian entertainment company Lionsgate has signed on to co-produce and distribute Blackbox Multimedia’s supernatural crime…
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One Big Picture boards BlackBox & Stone Village’s ‘Frankenstein’
UK-based One Big Picture has boarded international prodco BlackBox Multimedia and US indie Stone Village…
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Blackbox’s Giuliano Papadia & Mediapro’s Stephen Johnstone share ‘58 Seconds’
With The Berlin International Film Festival underway this week and its Co-Pro Series launching today,…
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BlackBox Multimedia and Leader Produzioni partner to adapt Chilean noir novel
International prodco Blackbox Multimedia and Italy’s Leader Produzioni have teamed up to adapt novelist Luis…
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Drama round-up: ITV makes ‘Long Call’ with Silverprint; STV & BBMM partner for ‘Frankenstein’; Platform Europa+ buys from Mediaset
ITV makes ‘Long Call’ with Silverprint ITV in the UK has ordered four-part crime drama The…
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TBI Special Report Four: Learning from lockdown
Covid-19’s impact on the TV business has been immense, but not all the ramifications are…
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TBI Special Report Part One: Adapting production during lock down and beyond
Screen production has been among the hardest hit sectors from the Covid-19 pandemic, with freelance…