Audible and Gunpowder & Sky to Produce Series on Influential Musicians

Naman Ramachandran Italian soccer icon Francesco Totti will be the subject of a six-part Sky Original series with the working title “Speravo De Mori’ Prima – The Series About Francesco Totti.”Produced by Mario Gianani for Wildside, part of the Fremantle group, with Virginia Valsecchi’s Capri Entertainment, The New Life Company and Kwaï, the series is based on the book “Un Capitano” by Totti and Paolo Condò, published by Rizzoli Libri S.p.A.Principal photography is set to commence in Rome

Jake Kanter International TV EditorSky original drama and comedies, including David Schwimmer show Intelligence, will broadcast in Canada under a new “multi-year” output deal with Corus Entertainment.From later this year, Corus will premiere multiple Sky series, including those funded or co-produced by the Comcast-owned broadcaster’s television arm, Sky Studios.

Manori Ravindran International EditorCanadian broadcast group Corus Entertainment has picked up a wide-ranging slate of comedies and dramas from Sky Studios.Sky Original dramas and comedies such as “Intelligence,” “Devils” and “Bulletproof” will land on Corus’s roster of channels and platforms, which includes national network Global Television, following the multi-year pact between Corus Entertainment and NBCUniversal Global Distribution, which absorbed the Sky Vision distribution banner in

The journey of “Snowpiercer” making its way to TV screens is almost as treacherous as the actual story of the train and its inhabitants in the series. After many delays, switching networks multiple times, and behind-the-scenes creative turmoil, the small screen adaptation of the French graphic novel and the Bong Joon Ho film was finally released and became pretty popular on TNT earlier this year.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorThe 1986 World Series-winning run by the New York Mets will get multi-part documentary treatment by ESPN in a project under the 30 for 30 banner whose executive producers include Jimmy Kimmel.ESPN Films said Thursday the series would chronicle the team’s exploits on and off the field.

Jumanji: The Next Level , Little Women, Bad Boys for Life and Peter Rabbit 2 . The arrangement between the two parties also extends across other Sky services, including the Sky Store, Sky X and NOW TV Cinema and Entertainment.

Comcast-owned Sky and Sony Pictures Television have struck a new long-term content partnership across the U.K. and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorSky and Sony Pictures Television have signed a new “long-term” partnership that will give the Comcast-owned pay-TV operator access to Sony’s movies across the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.The deal builds on an agreement signed in 2016 and means new Sony Pictures Entertainment releases, including Jumanji: The Next Level, Little Women and Bad Boys For Life, will be carried by Sky Cinema.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentEuropean pay TV operator Sky has taken 100% ownership of Love Productions, the producer behind “The Great British Bake Off.” Sky previously owned a 70% stake in the company, founded by Richard McKerrow.Jane Millichip, Sky Studios’ chief commercial officer, said: “Love Productions is a world-class production company that has continued to create popular, thought-provoking and award-winning factual and factual entertainment shows since Sky first

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s European broadcaster Sky has taken full control of Love Productions, the producer behind Channel 4 hit The Great British Bake Off.Sky took a 70.41% stake in Love Productions in 2014, and now the pay-TV operator has acquired the remaining 29.59% of shares in the Richard McKerrow-founded outfit, as it continues to build its production empire.Jane Millichip, Sky Studios’ chief commercial officer, said: “Love Productions is a world-class

Sky Rompiendo, Billboard can confirm.Formerly signed to Warner Chappell Music, the hitmaker joins Sony's roster as his career is on the rise. "This is a new challenge," Sky said about the deal.

Naman Ramachandran Sky, the Comcast-owned pay-TV operator in the U.K., has come out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after it emerged that U.K. public service broadcaster the BBC had ruled that presenters and guests would not be allowed to wear Black Lives Matter badges on air.“Sky Sports is committed to doing more to tackle racism, highlight racial injustice and support communities impacted by racism,” the company said in a statement Thursday.

If you thought BBC Dad was a pandemic mood, wait until you meet Sky News Mom!

Production company Gunpowder & Sky recently inked a multi-project development and production deal with Audible to expand the audio company's "Words & Music" musical storytelling initiative. Influential artists including St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson and Alanis Morissette will tell the stories of their long-spanning careers in their own words and lyrics.

Brave New World is the new streaming service Peacock's flagship launch show. It's an expensive dystopian sci-fi drama series with prestigious source material (Aldous Huxley's classic 1932 novel), a cast that features movie stars past (special guest star Demi Moore) and present (Solo's Alden Ehrenreich), and copious HBO-style sex.

Alex Henry Foster has shared the cinematic new video for ‘Lavender Sky’.