Barclays has launched a £100 million (US$125.6 million) for fund TV production in the UK. The UK bank said the fund is designed to meet the changing needs of the production sector, notably the rise of Netflix and the SVOD players. With revenue from SVOD sales often spread over a longer period, Barclays said that […]
UK comedy indie Roughcut is backing Who’s On First, a new UK-based film production company that already has financing in place for its first project. The new prodco will be structured as a joint venture between Roughcut founder and boss Ash Atalla and the comedy producer’s former head of comedy, Dan Hine. Who’s on First […]
The BBC has commissioned Sexy Murder, a six-part comedy that spoofs true crime hits such as Making a Murderer, The Jinx and Serial. The series will play on the UK pubcaster’s online youth-skewed net BBC Three, and star Rich Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh) as a US ‘televisionary’ and ‘truth crusader’ who travels to Britain with […]
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy, Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight and director Ridley Scott (pictured) are creating an eight-part period drama for BBC One. Taboo will be produced by the UK wing of Scott Free Productions, Scott Free London; Hardy Son & Baker; and Sonar Entertainment, which will distribute the series outside of the UK. Knight, who […]
