Mercury Studios

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Nutopia hires BBC alum Steve Condie as exec producer on Tom Hanks-led WW2 docuseries

Nutopia, the UK prodco behind Limitless With  Chris Hemsworth,  has hired former BBC exec Steve…

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News round-up: Paramount+ creates ‘Mixtape’; AI to lead Kartoon Studios film expansion; The CW & Roku ‘Fight To Survive’ together

Paramount+ creates ‘Mixtape’ Paramount+ has commissioned Mixtape, a documentary exploring how the creation of mixtapes…

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Newen Connect names Mercury & BBCS alum to lead UK & North America distribution

French distributor Newen Connect is increasing its focus on English-language markets with the hire of…

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BBC Studios & Universal Music’s Mercury forge development pact

BBC Studios (BBCS) and Mercury Studios, the Universal Music Group (UMG) content studio, have struck…

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Universal Music’s Mercury Studios links with Yungblud for song-based drama

Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios has partnered with UK singer Dominic Richard Harrison (aka Yungblud)…

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Mercury Studios hires new content & development leads

Universal Music Group’s UK-based Mercury Studios has appointed Steve Condie as SVP of content and Raw…

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Will Smith fitness doc tops YouTube originals slate

Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced a new originals slate including one scripted and five…

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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…