European pay operator Sky has partnered with UK-based diversity organisation Creative Access to offer under-represented groups placements in the media industry and launched a £2m ($2.75m) scheme to drive environmental awareness. The Creative Access collaboration will offer talented TV aspirants who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background, disabled or from lower socioeconomic […]
European pay TV operator Sky has promoted Jamie Morris to become director of programmes for the UK and Ireland. Morris, who was previously director of programme strategy, will now take on a remit that includes commissioning and acquiring shows for Sky, effectively working as a deputy to MD of content Zai Bennett. The change comes […]
WarnerMedia’s streamer HBO Max will not be launched in the UK, Germany or Italy until existing output deals with European pay giant Sky run out in 2025, the company has confirmed. The US media giant recently firmed up plans to launch its new SVOD into 60 countries outside of the US this year, including 21 countries […]
Comcast-owned Sky Studios has expanded the remit of its UK chief content officer Jane Millichip, who is taking control of creative operations across Europe. Millichip will now oversee all editorial and content activities in the UK and on the continent for Sky Studios, with the division’s chiefs in Germany and Italy – Marcus Ammon and Nils […]
A+E Networks Asia is bringing dating series Married At First Sight to Japan and Korea for the first time, amid a raft of tape sales, recommissions and a new format option, inked by distributor Red Arrow Studios International. The network has acquired season six of Married At First Sight Australia, originally produced by Endemol Shine […]
European pay TV operator Sky has partnered with UK newspaper The Guardian and Wonderhood Studios on a docuseries that explores alleged sexual abuse in the modelling industry. The untitled three-part series will aim to shine a spotlight on the life-changing events experienced by models over decades, revealing not only the behaviours of prominent individuals but also how […]
UK’s Sky adds Wellington Paranormal UK pay operator Sky has picked up mockumentary comedy Wellington Paranormal. The deal comes after Fremantle recently took international distribution rights to the show, which is from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. It follows the investigations of hapless duo Minogue and O’Leary as they uncover supernatural activity on the streets of Wellington, […]
European pay operator Sky and France’s Canal+ have joined forces for a reimagining of the classic Western Django, which is being produced by ZeroZeroZero prodco Cattleya and The Eddy’s Atlantique Productions. The 10 x 60-minutes drama will be loosely based on the Sergio Corbucci feature film and will feature Matthias Schoenaerts (The Danish Girl) in the title […]
Abacus shops Liberty City Seven doc UK-based Abacus Media Rights has acquired distribution rights to documentary feature In The Shadow Of 9/11. Originally produced by Amos Pictures for Channel 4 in the UK, the doc has already been picked up by PBS’ Frontline in the US to air in August It is available in 1 x […]
HBO and HBO Max in the US and Sky Documentaries in the UK have acquired a new feature documentary about the life and career of US-born Swiss music icon Tina Turner, to air in March following its theatrical release. Produced by UK-and-US-based Lightbox Production, Tina is directed by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin and produced […]
