Amazon Prime Video has pledged £10M ($13.3M) on UK training initiatives over the next three years to help with the local skills pipeline.
Amazon Prime, Banijay & Others Boarded For UK Apprentice Scheme; Viaplay Sets Mikael Håfström Feature – Global Briefs
10.02.2022 - 12:29 / deadline.com
Amazon Prime, Banijay & Others Boarded For UK Apprentice Scheme
UK training body ScreenSkills is partnering with Amazon Prime Video, Banijay UK and a host of other big players to manage 40 apprentices, funded by an injection of government investment. Lime Pictures, Sky and APX Content Ventures are also part of the scheme, which is one of 15 being funded by £5m worth of UK government money. Helped by ScreenSkills, the partners will take on Production Assistants, Production Accountants, Production Co-ordinators and Production Managers, roles in short supply due to a skills crisis that has hit the UK film and high-end TV industry in recent months as a multitude of high-end shows have entered production. The news comes a day after Amazon revealed it will be taking studio space at Pinewood’s Shepperton Studios in a multimillion pound 10-year deal. The first wave of apprentices will start in May and the second in September. “This country has a rich history of being a creative leader on the world stage, exporting talent and high-quality programming across the globe – and it is right that apprentices should lead the charge,” said UK Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.
Viaplay Sets Mikael Håfström Feature
Evil creator Mikael Håfström is producing the latest original film for NENT streamer Viaplay, a historical feature dramatizing the massacre of 100 Stockholm nobles and civilians in the 16th century. Stockholm Bloodbath follows Anne and her foster sister Freja as they seek revenge on the men who murdered their family at Anne’s wedding. Håfström is currently directing Hollywood sci-fi thriller Slingshot starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne and previous credits include Oscar-nominated Evil and Stephen King
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BBC Studios & Sky Deutschland Strike Factual Deal; Ofcom RT Probe; French Foreign Legion Series; ‘Take A Hike’ Sales – Global Briefs
BBC Studios And Sky Deutschland Strike Factual Content Deal
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28.02.2022 / 18:53
Australia’s Seven Network Sets ‘Police Strike Force’ – Global Bulletin
Naman Ramachandran Seven Network in Australia is this week to begin broadcasting “Police Strike Force,” a documentary series made in close partnership with the New South Wales police. The 6×60 minute series is produced by WTFN and licensed internationally by Fred Media.
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28.02.2022 / 13:55
‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 6 Premiere Sets Series Launch Record In UK
The highly-anticipated Season 6 premiere of period gangster epic Peaky Blinders was watched by 3.8 million viewers in the UK on Sunday, according to overnight figures. That makes it the biggest launch for the Shelby clan ever, coming in above the Season 5 debut’s 3.7 million overnight average. It also ties the series record previously set by the Season 5 finale in September 2019. The market share was 21.8% on Sunday with a peak of 4.1 million viewers. The episode faced strong competition from the season finale of ITV drama Trigger Point which ended up winning the 9pm slot.
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28.02.2022 / 10:03
Viaplay Sets Debut Dutch Drama Duo From Saskia Noort And Liesbeth Strik
EXCLUSIVE: NENT streamer Viaplay has unveiled its debut duo of Dutch dramas as it prepares to launch in The Netherlands tomorrow, Deadline can reveal.
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22.02.2022 / 13:19
ITV Studios Strikes CBC Content Deal; Disney+ ‘Find Me In Paris’; Nippon & Envision Debut Project; Chalkboard Creative Director; Vienna Blood Season Three – Global Briefs
ITV Studios Strikes Major CBC Content Deal
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21.02.2022 / 13:59
Andrew Neil Handed C4 Politics Show; Italian ‘The Split’ Remake; Rapid Blue Departure; Red Production Co Hire – Global Briefs
Andrew Neil Handed Channel 4 Politics Show
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17.02.2022 / 14:21
Disney+ ‘Nautilus’ Casting Complete; Brazilian Legends Behind Football Doc; ITV Black Filmmaker Strand; Fremantle Cinecittà SpA Deal – Global Briefs
Disney+’s ‘Nautilus’ Rounds Off Cast; Cameras Roll In Australia
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16.02.2022 / 13:23
Channel 4 Buys ‘Hitler: A Life In Pictures’; ITV Studios Signs Drama DoP; EOne ‘Newsreader’ Sales – Global Briefs
Channel 4 Pre-Buys ‘Hitler: A Life In Pictures’
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11.02.2022 / 13:23
BritBox Tells Story Of Modern British Cinema; Fremantle Signs Red Arrow Sales Exec; BBC Three Young MasterChef – Global Briefs
BritBox Tells Story Of Modern British Cinema
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10.02.2022 / 11:43
Amazon Prime fees could rise to £90, experts warn
Amazon Prime has become many people’s go-to for getting almost anything delivered the next day.
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10.02.2022 / 00:29
Lionsgate Picks Up Thriller Feature ‘Escape The Field’, Sets Multiplatform Release
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has taken North American and UK rights to Emerson Moore’s feature film directorial debut Escape the Field, Deadline can tell you first.
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09.02.2022 / 21:10
Focus Features Moves ‘Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris’ To Midsummer
Focus Features has pushed Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris from May 6 to July 15.
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09.02.2022 / 19:22
First Look At Thriller ‘Righteous Thieves’; Agnieszka Holland To Helm Kafka Pic; Uncork’d Boards ‘After The Pandemic’; Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Chief Departing; Aniventure Hire – Global Briefs
‘Righteous Thieves’ First Look
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09.02.2022 / 12:21
Amazon Prime Video Signs Multimillion Pound Shepperton Studios Deal
Amazon Prime Video has signed a multimillion pound deal with Pinewood’s Shepperton Studios to take facilities for the next decade, and will therefore be producing projects next door to Netflix.
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09.02.2022 / 11:34
Amazon Pacts With Pinewood to take U.K. Studio Space at Shepperton
Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video has signed a multimillion-pound long-term deal with the Pinewood Group’s Shepperton Studios for exclusive use of new production facilities.The move is ahead of Amazon launching several U.K. original series in 2022 and 2023.
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08.02.2022 / 13:56
First Virtual Production Course AT UK’s NFTS; Viaplay Boost Subscribers; Sky Crime Murder Doc Series – Global Briefs
UK’s NFTS Welcomes First Virtual Production StudentsEXCLUSIVE: The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has welcomed 15 participants selected to join its inaugural part-time Virtual Production Certificate course, kicking off with a workshop on February 5. The adoption of virtual production – the use of digital tools to mimic and replace live-action production paradigms – gathered momentum throughout the pandemic while international travel was restricted.
