“The market is saturated and no one would deny that,” the BBC’s natural history boss admitted today, as she explained how she is combatting this with Game of Thrones-style series Kingdom.
Sreya Biswas said the “pretty bad downturn” has hit “expensive” natural history landmarks as much as other genres in production ecosystems around the world.
Commissioners and program makers therefore need to keep thinking about how to reinvent the wheel, she added at the Creative Cities Convention.
“Production costs are huge so we need to think about what a landmark is, how we want to make it and how to interrogate new technology and stories,” said Biswas. “We need to be clever about how we think about what to make next.”
Coupled with the downturn and rising costs, Biswas pointed to the issue of natural history lacking ‘bingeability’, which can be a turn off for the streamers or VoD platforms like BBC iPlayer.
Sreya Biswas said the “pretty bad downturn” has hit “expensive” natural history landmarks as much as other genres in production ecosystems around the world.
Commissioners and program makers therefore need to keep thinking about how to reinvent the wheel, she added at the Creative Cities Convention.
“Production costs are huge so we need to think about what a landmark is, how we want to make it and how to interrogate new technology and stories,” said Biswas. “We need to be clever about how we think about what to make next.”
Coupled with the downturn and rising costs, Biswas pointed to the issue of natural history lacking ‘bingeability’, which can be a turn off for the streamers or VoD platforms like BBC iPlayer.
- 4/24/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Vladimir Putin’s Run-In With Greenpeace & Paul McCartney To Be Spotlighted In BBC Documentary Series
Exclusive: Vladimir Putin’s 10-year-old battle with a group of Greenpeace protestors that attracted the attention of none other than Paul McCartney is to be spotlighted in a BBC documentary series.
Curve Media’s On Thin Ice: Putin V Greenpeace (working title) is being positioned as the BBC’s latest box-set series and will break with tradition by airing via bitesized half-hour episodes.
The series will follow what happened when a group of climate activists on a daring mission to disrupt Russia’s Arctic oil production unwittingly sailed into a pivotal moment in Putin’s relationship with the West in 2013.
Known as the Arctic 30, the group had wanted to film a protest and discourage an international Arctic oil rush, but they were arrested and incarcerated in a brutal Russian prison. Russian security services had been monitoring their activities and word came from the very top: the protestors would be made...
Curve Media’s On Thin Ice: Putin V Greenpeace (working title) is being positioned as the BBC’s latest box-set series and will break with tradition by airing via bitesized half-hour episodes.
The series will follow what happened when a group of climate activists on a daring mission to disrupt Russia’s Arctic oil production unwittingly sailed into a pivotal moment in Putin’s relationship with the West in 2013.
Known as the Arctic 30, the group had wanted to film a protest and discourage an international Arctic oil rush, but they were arrested and incarcerated in a brutal Russian prison. Russian security services had been monitoring their activities and word came from the very top: the protestors would be made...
- 3/14/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Streaming
Prime Video India has revealed a blockbuster lineup of Indian and international titles ahead of Prime Day 2023 on July 15 and 16. The lineup includes the Hindi-language version of “Ponniyin Selvan 2,” starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, “Babylon,” headlined by Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, Gerard Butler thriller “Kandahar” and Nawazuddin Siddiqui‘s Hindi-language drama-comedy “Tiku Weds Sheru.”
Hindi-language original horror series “Adhura,” headlined by Rasika Dugal, the final season of hit series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” Tamil-language superhero film “Veeran” and Telugu-language family entertainer “Anni Manchi Sakunamule” are also part of the lineup as are Tamil-language series “Sweet Kaaram Coffee” that captures the journey of three women and Telugu-language Young Adult series “Hostel Days.”
The second season of the hit original series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” completes the lineup.
During this time, Prime members are eligible for discounts up to 50% discount when purchasing add-on subscriptions from the 18 streaming services available on Prime Video Channels.
Prime Video India has revealed a blockbuster lineup of Indian and international titles ahead of Prime Day 2023 on July 15 and 16. The lineup includes the Hindi-language version of “Ponniyin Selvan 2,” starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, “Babylon,” headlined by Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, Gerard Butler thriller “Kandahar” and Nawazuddin Siddiqui‘s Hindi-language drama-comedy “Tiku Weds Sheru.”
Hindi-language original horror series “Adhura,” headlined by Rasika Dugal, the final season of hit series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” Tamil-language superhero film “Veeran” and Telugu-language family entertainer “Anni Manchi Sakunamule” are also part of the lineup as are Tamil-language series “Sweet Kaaram Coffee” that captures the journey of three women and Telugu-language Young Adult series “Hostel Days.”
The second season of the hit original series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” completes the lineup.
During this time, Prime members are eligible for discounts up to 50% discount when purchasing add-on subscriptions from the 18 streaming services available on Prime Video Channels.
- 6/28/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The life and work of Hans Zimmer, the Oscar-winning composer of “The Lion King” and “Dune: Part One,” will be celebrated in BBC Two documentary “Hans Zimmer – Hollywood Rebel.”
The 60-minute film looks back at Zimmer’s 40-year journey from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty. It will seek to reveal the musical secrets of Zimmer over a career that includes scores for films “Rain Man,” “Pirates of The Caribbean,” “Gladiator,” “No Time To Die,” “The Dark Knight,” “Batman Begins” and “The Thin Red Line” plus the music he created for BBC Studios Natural History films, including “Planet Earth II,” “Blue Planet II” and “Frozen Planet II.”
The film also features interviews with Ron Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Levinson, James L. Brooks, Gore Verbinski, Steve McQueen, Stephen Frears and Tim Bevan.
Zimmer said: “I’m honored to be sharing this insight into my career and life with the BBC audience.
The 60-minute film looks back at Zimmer’s 40-year journey from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty. It will seek to reveal the musical secrets of Zimmer over a career that includes scores for films “Rain Man,” “Pirates of The Caribbean,” “Gladiator,” “No Time To Die,” “The Dark Knight,” “Batman Begins” and “The Thin Red Line” plus the music he created for BBC Studios Natural History films, including “Planet Earth II,” “Blue Planet II” and “Frozen Planet II.”
The film also features interviews with Ron Howard, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Barry Levinson, James L. Brooks, Gore Verbinski, Steve McQueen, Stephen Frears and Tim Bevan.
Zimmer said: “I’m honored to be sharing this insight into my career and life with the BBC audience.
- 10/4/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Discovery has come on board as the global broadcast partner for Prince William’s The Earthshot Prize. The deal includes a five-part series featuring Prince William and David Attenborough, The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet, in early October and will culminate in the Earthshot Prize Ceremony on October 17.
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet series launches on discovery+ on October 3 in the U.S, with a global rollout to follow. In addition, all five episodes of the series will air on Discovery in the U.S. on October 16 beginning at 4 pm Et, just prior to the award ceremony streaming on Discovery’s Facebook page on Sunday, October 17, and available on discovery+ later this year.
Launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in October 2020, The Earthshot Prize aims to discover, celebrate and scale innovative solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing our planet. The Prize is centered on five Earthshots...
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet series launches on discovery+ on October 3 in the U.S, with a global rollout to follow. In addition, all five episodes of the series will air on Discovery in the U.S. on October 16 beginning at 4 pm Et, just prior to the award ceremony streaming on Discovery’s Facebook page on Sunday, October 17, and available on discovery+ later this year.
Launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in October 2020, The Earthshot Prize aims to discover, celebrate and scale innovative solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing our planet. The Prize is centered on five Earthshots...
- 9/17/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hulu and BBC Three are set to co-produce a documentary series in which actress, model, and singer Cara Delevingne explores issues of sexual and gender identity.
Deadline can reveal that Hulu is on the brink of finalizing a deal to board the six-part BBC series, with Belisa Balaban, vice president of original documentaries, leading on the Disney-owned streamer’s involvement.
Working titled Planet Sex, the show is being produced by Fremantle’s British label Naked Television, which was founded by former Fox executive Simon Andreae. Naked makes the UK version of Lifetime reality show The Rap Game for BBC Three.
Billed by sources as a “high-end” documentary series, Delevingne will explore big questions about human sexuality, examining issues including relationships, sex appeal, and the popularity of pornography.
It is a highly personal project for the star of Amazon’s Carnival Row given that she identifies as pansexual, meaning that...
Deadline can reveal that Hulu is on the brink of finalizing a deal to board the six-part BBC series, with Belisa Balaban, vice president of original documentaries, leading on the Disney-owned streamer’s involvement.
Working titled Planet Sex, the show is being produced by Fremantle’s British label Naked Television, which was founded by former Fox executive Simon Andreae. Naked makes the UK version of Lifetime reality show The Rap Game for BBC Three.
Billed by sources as a “high-end” documentary series, Delevingne will explore big questions about human sexuality, examining issues including relationships, sex appeal, and the popularity of pornography.
It is a highly personal project for the star of Amazon’s Carnival Row given that she identifies as pansexual, meaning that...
- 8/24/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: BBC Four and PBS are co-producing a special documentary on the mission to revive the Notre Dame de Paris after it was devastated by a fire on April 15, 2019.
Rebuilding Notre Dame: Inside The Great Cathedral Rescue (working title) will be produced by British production company Windfall Films and will broadcast to mark a year since the inferno destroyed large parts of the iconic building.
The film, which will air in the U.S. as part of PBS and Wgbh Boston’s science series Nova, will follow the collaboration between architects, scientists, archaeologists and engineers in their efforts to restore Notre Dame.
“To spend...
Rebuilding Notre Dame: Inside The Great Cathedral Rescue (working title) will be produced by British production company Windfall Films and will broadcast to mark a year since the inferno destroyed large parts of the iconic building.
The film, which will air in the U.S. as part of PBS and Wgbh Boston’s science series Nova, will follow the collaboration between architects, scientists, archaeologists and engineers in their efforts to restore Notre Dame.
“To spend...
- 3/27/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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