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Sky Studios
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Sky & Banijay’s Groenlandia team for Italian drama from Sydney Sibilia
European pay-TV giant Sky has ordered Someone Killed Spiderman – Accidentally Famous (working title), the…
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Sky Studios hires Boffola Pictures’ head of development Emily Allen as commissioner
Sky Studios has hired Boffola Pictures’ head of development Emily Allen as a commissioning executive…
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Sky restructures Sky Studios & Content teams under Cécile Frot-Coutaz
Sky is overhauling its Sky Content and Sky Studios teams in the UK under a…
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Starz snags Sky drama ‘Mary & George’ for North America as AMC bows out
Starz has snagged rights to Mary & George, the upcoming Sky Studios show that had…
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Sky Studios & Cattleya developing ‘Romanzo Criminale’ & ‘Gomorrah’ prequels
Sky Studios and ITV Studios-owned scripted label Cattleya are in development on prequels to both…
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Sky Studios int’l scripted exec Jason Simms named MD at Cineflix’s Connect3
Connect3 (C3) Media, the Canadian production company behind Good Morning Chuck and Kings Of Coke,…
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Sky UK reveals cut in scripted & factual programming hours
European pay-TV giant Sky expects to commission fewer hours of scripted and factual programming in…
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Sky orders “morally complex” doc from Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse
European pay-TV giant Sky has ordered Tell Them You Love Me, a documentary feature about…
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Sky Studios UK comedy chief Jon Mountague to step down after more than a decade
Jon Mountague is to leave UK-based Sky Studios after more than a decade overseeing its…
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Sky Studios hires BBC scripted exec Rebecca O’Connor as director of production
Sky Studios has hired BBC drama exec Rebecca O’Connor as its director of production. O’Connor,…
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Sky Studios hires BBCS alum Tobi de Graaff to lead co-pro & NBCU distribution partnerships
Sky Studios has appointed former BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Tobi de Graaff to the new…
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Asylum Entertainment hires Sky Studios alum Rob Siegel to lead M&A charge
Endeavor-backed LA prodco Asylum Entertainment has hired London-based Rob Siegel to oversee its M&A activity….
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TBI Weekly: Making sense of an eventful Series Mania 2023
Record attendances, a juggernaut of top European and international execs, plus protestors’ running battles with…
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Sky Studios eyes more deficit financing as US streaming market cools
Sky Studios is looking to deficit finance more scripted projects without a US partner, as…
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Tiger Aspect ups drama chief to MD, hires Sky Studios’ ‘Chernobyl’ producer
Banijay UK scripted label Tiger Aspect has upped head of drama Lucy Bedford to managing…
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Sky Deutschland makes double drama commission
Sky Deutschland has commissioned two new scripted series – Garten Eden, about a bipolar star…
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Sky greenlights Facebook & Mark Zuckerberg doc among 12 new originals
Sky is adding to its unscripted slate with a dozen new originals, including a feature…
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All3 lands duo incl Sky Studios exec as German scripted push expands
All3Media in Germany has hired execs from companies including Sky Studios as it looks to…
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Sky Studios hires Ink Factory exec as director of commissioning
Sky Studios has expanded its drama team by hiring The Ink Factory’s creative director to…
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Unscripted round-up: Sheffield DocFest names new MD; Three brings ‘Blow Up’ to NZ; Sky preps ‘Lockerbie’ doc
Sheffield DocFest names new MD Annabel Grundy has joined Sheffield DocFest as managing director, following the return…
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ITV, TikTok, Sky Studios, Banijay & DAZN join Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit
The Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit is fast approaching! This brand new event will give…
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TBI Weekly: Six key takeaways from MIA Market in Rome
Rome has been a hotbed of discussion for the international TV industry this week, as European and…
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Sky Studios inks first-look deal with podcast firm Tortoise Media
Sky Studios has inked an exclusive multi-year first look deal with UK-based podcast firm Tortoise…
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Ben Stephenson’s Poison Pen recruits Sky Studios exec as creative director
Poison Pen Studios, Ben Stephenson’s soon-to-launch ITV Studios-backed transatlantic scripted label, has appointed Sky Studios…
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Sky Studios Deutschland appoints Warner Bros exec to oversee originals
Sky Studios, Sky’s original programming arm across Europe, has appointed Oscar-nominated Warner Bros. exec Tobias…
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BAFTA names former Sky Studios content chief Jane Millichip as new CEO
BAFTA has named Sky Studios’ former chief content officer Jane Millichip as its new CEO. She…
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Sky unveils UFA apocalypse drama among German slate & orders Drama Republic’s ‘The Lovers’
Sky has unveiled three new German dramas, ranging from a show from Deutschland 83 producer UFA…
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Sky Studios poaches CBS exec to oversee original drama
Sky Studios has appointed CBS exec Meghan Lyvers to the newly created role of director…
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Exclusive: Comcast & Paramount seek SkyShowtime head of content
Comcast and Paramount’s soon-to-launch streamer SkyShowtime is on the look-out for a head of content…
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Sky hires Pinewood & Shepperton alum for soon-to-open Elstree studio
Pinewood and Shepperton Studios alum Noel Tovey has been appointed to become MD at Sky…