Clik here to view.
Sharp Entertainment Launches U.K. Arm
Reality production company Sharp Entertainment is heading over the Pond with the creation of London-based Sharp U.K. Amelia Pulsford will serve as director of content and help lead the new branch....
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.K.’s F&ME Preps ‘Streetkids United II’ (EXCLUSIVE)
RIO DE JANEIRO — Three-time Academy Award-nominated U.K. director Stephen Daldry (“Billy Elliot,” “The Hours,” “The Reader”) will godfather “Streetkids United II – The Road to Rio.” A chronicle of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Viacom Buys U.K. Free-to-air Network Channel 5 for $757 million
First U.S. media conglomerate to control British free-to-air network
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Malone’s Liberty Global Buys $824 Million Stake in U.K.’s ITV
Deal closes unhappy chapter in ownership and regulatory saga
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.K.-Ireland Box Office Rises 1.45% to All-Time High
The cinema box office in the U.K. and Ireland, one of the world’s top-five territories, rose 1.45% last year to £1.33 billion ($1.64 billion), according to comScore, the best-ever year in pound...
View ArticleRaindance Film Festival Reveals Later Fall Dates to Account for Coronavirus...
The 28th edition of the Raindance Film Festival will take place in London from Oct. 28 through Nov. 7. this year. Known as a showcase for independent cinema, the festival normally attracts some 16,000...
View ArticleU.K. Chancellor Announces Emergency Measures for Freelancers
The U.K. has finally announced an economic relief package for freelancers not in employment after much of the country’s creative industries shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chancellor of the...
View ArticleCineworld Rethinks Redundancies After Industry Backlash, Government Measures
U.K. theater chain Cineworld Group has decided not to go ahead with the planned redundancies first announced last week after all their sites, including Picturehouse screens, shuttered due to the...
View ArticleMusic Supports Two Million Jobs, Contributes $97 Billion Annually to European...
The music sector supports two million jobs and contributes €81.9 billion ($97 billion) gross value added annually to the GDPs of the 27 European Union member countries and the U.K., a new study has...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Video Launches $13 Million Film, TV Training Initiative in U.K.
Amazon Prime Video has launched a £10 million ($13 million) industry training initiative in the U.K. Titled Prime Video Pathway, the initiative has been built into Prime’s U.K. original productions...
View Article
