Vice Media Group announced the completion of its US$350 million sale to a consortium of its former lenders, which consists of funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital.
The BBC commissioned more original content in this year than the year before, and continued to drive its ambitions across the UK, significantly growing TV commissioning spend in the Nations and English regions.
The agreement with the "Boiling Point" producers consists of an investment in the Ascendant Fox’s development slate and also gives BBC Studios a first look agreement on distribution rights on projects.
Banijay UK announced its investment in Rabbit Track Pictures, the London based TV & Film production company co-founded by film, TV and stage actor James Norton and scripted executive Kitty Kaletsky.
Given its increasing emphasis on originals and heavy investment, the share of viewing actually going to Netflix’s original titles seems surprisingly low, according to a new analysis from Omdia of PlumResearch data.