Banijay Studios France, Shine Fiction rebrand as sole premium series entity
Dominique Farrugia to run new structure. Shine Fiction’s French series Carême was Series Mania opening series.
‘Fighter’ directors on making their CPH:DOX title available in two formats
‘Fighter’ will play at CPH:DOX as a film and Series Mania as a series.
UK Oscars coverage peaks at 1.1m viewers, down on previous year
Viewing figures still significantly higher than Sky’s tenure.
Film industry figures among 450+ signatories of letter supporting BBC Gaza doc
Actors Riz Ahmed and Ruth Negga and directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh among those calling for it to be returned to iPlayer.
‘Carry-On’ most viewed film on Netflix in second half of 2024; ‘Emilia Pérez’ way down the list
Ten of the top 25 films viewed from July to December were animation.
Bafta Film Awards 2025 viewership sticks at 3 million
David Tennant’s return as host picked up the same number of UK viewers as his first stint.
Series Mania 2025 to open with France's ‘Carême’; includes 26 world premieres
French TV festival runs March 21-28 in Lille.
Shu Qi, Alice Ko, Renee Liu lead Netflix’s 2025 Chinese-language slate
Five drama series include ‘I Am Married…But!’ and ‘Forget You Not’.
‘Devil’s Diner’ set as first Vietnam drama series to stream globally on Netflix (exclusive)
Ham Tran’s supernatural horror series will be available in more than 190 countries.
Mixed FilmLA report shows Q4 production growth, overall drop in 2024
Feature film, television drama are bright spots.
Roland Emmerich reveals plans for Sudan-set ‘Exodus’ feature and Lawrence of Arabia series
The US-based German director is also preparing the second season of ‘Those About To Die’, starring Anthony Hopkins.
WBD stock jumps as company plans separate linear, streaming & studios divisions
New structure expected to be implemented by mid-2025.
Sky, Warner Bros Discovery thrash out deal for Max UK launch
As part of the deal, the legal matters between the companies relating to the Potter series have been settled.
