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Newen Studios Buys ‘The Gryphon’ Producer & Consolidates In Germany Newen Studios has made a big play in Germany, taking a majority stake in Amazon Prime Video’s The Gryphon producer Dog Haus and consolidating its activities under a new outfit, Spark Studios. Spark will be run by CEOs Martin Heisler…

‘Clarkson’s Farm’ First-Look & S3 Release Date Unveiled Amazon Prime Video has unveiled images and a May release date for the upcoming Clarkson’s Farm. Pics show the ever-controversial host return to his Diddly Squat farm with compatriots facing daunting challenges. The crops are failing in the…

ITV Spent $68M On Diverse Shows In 2023 ITV invested £54.2M ($68M) of its Diversity Commissioning Fund last year on shows made by or about people from under-represented backgrounds such as Lenny Henry’s Three Little Birds. The fund was launched in 2022 with £80M to be spent across three years to…

Hit Bollywood Movie ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ Remade As TV Series Mansoor Khan’s hit Bollywood movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak has been remade as a TV series by BBC Studios India for Viacom 18 network Colors. Starring Karamm Rajpal and Trupti Mishra and launching today, the Romeo and Juliet-esque show…

​​Viggo Mortensen To Attend Glasgow Film Festival  Filmmaker ​​Viggo Mortensen is among the guests set to attend this year's Glasgow Film Festival. Mortensen will take part in a live 'In Conversation' session at Glasgow where he will discuss his life and career followed by the UK premiere of his new…

Omid Djalili Launches Production Outfit British actor-comedian Omid Djalili has launched a TV, film and podcast production company. The star of The Infidel is forging Tiny Speck Productions with Infidel producer Shahin Sobhani and his “family of creatives” including producers Ara Devine, Isabella…

Jonathan Ross To Host ITV UK Oscars Coverage Jonathan Ross is to host the UK coverage of the Oscars as the world’s biggest movie awards ceremony shifts to ITV for the first time. ITV has unveiled its coverage for the 96th Academy Awards, with Ross hosting an Oscars party on March 10 from 10.30 p.m…

‘Ghosts’ Producer Developing TV Version Of Podcast About Prolific British Con Woman Ghosts producer Monumental Television is developing a TV version of a Global podcast about one of the most prolific fraudsters in British history. The indie has secured rights to Filthy Ritual, which is about Juliette…

UK’s Jack Thorne-Backed TV Access Project Finds New Lead The UK’s TV Access Project (TAP), which counts Jack Thorne amongst its founders and is fighting for improved access for disabled talent, has a new project lead. Heloise Beaton joins from her role as Disability Lead at thinkBIGGER!, where she…

‘The Repair Shop’ Outfit Ricochet Signs Damon Pattison The Repair Shop outfit Ricochet has signed up British indie vet Damon Pattison as its Creative Director. Reporting to MD Joanna Ball, Pattison will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres for the…

Max Unveils Unscripted originals In Spain Naked Attraction, Naked and Afraid and a revamped Peking Express will make up the first tranche of unscripted Max originals in Spain. The rebranded Warner Bros. Discovery streamer will launch in Spain in the spring replete with the trio of series. Peking Expre…

Directors UK Hires Industrial Relations & Public Affairs Bosses To Lead Negotiations Directors UK has signed an industrial relations boss alongside a public affairs and policy lead. Paul Evans, who has spent 10 years working as a trade union official in the film and TV industry, will lead on the…