Michael Peter Schmidt (pictured), president of Sipur Studios and former chief creative officer at Red Arrow Studios, passed away on Sunday at his home in Scarsdale, New York at the ...

Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of new films for its ‘First Cut’ doc strand, Catching My Stalker and Saving Mum. Produced by Story Films, Catching My Stalker (w/t, pictured) tells ...

UK gov’t Creative Industries plan pledges three-year, £75M stimulus for film, TV production; Pact responds The UK government has released its new Creative Industries Sector Plan, which outlines ...

Blue Ant Studios brings Love Nature greenlights to Sunny Side of the Doc Production studio and rights business Blue Ant Studios will be presenting a slate of original commissions from its ...

TVFI secures multiple international pre-sales for wildlife doc “China’s Wild Secrets” Award-winning British actor, filmmaker and environmentalist Sir Stephen Fry will narrate the new natural ...

Extra: “The Traitors” heads to LatAm; BBC, PTS acquire NHK coelacanth doc The Traitors licensed for Brazil and Mexico All3Media International has made its first local format licenses in Latin ...

NATPE Budapest: Paprika Studios to represent six ITV Studios formats in CEE As NATPE Budapest kicks off on Monday (June 23), Budapest-headquartered production company Paprika Studios and global ...

Global film and TV studio Fifth Season is bolstering its international television distribution business with the hiring of Kate Laffey as SVP of acquisitions.

BBC cuts ties with Gaza doc; producers respond The BBC has withdrawn as commissioning broadcaster of the documentary Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, in the wake of the controversy the pubcaster found ...

Finnish actor and filmmaker Salla Kozma is launching her own production company with a focus on non-fiction and unscripted ...

Channel 4’s digital outlet, Channel 4.0, has ordered several new creator-led original series set to drop this summer. Hailing from Cowshed Studios (part of Cowshed Collective), The Intern sees ...

BBC Studios launches reality label led by ITV vet Peter Tierney BBC Studios Productions has appointed Peter Tierney to lead a new development label focused on reality content.