Red Arrow Studios International Promotes Tim Gerhartz to President and Managing Director – Global Bulletin

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the BBC unveils “Dodger,” a new Dickens-inspired drama series with an all-star cast; U.K. comedy royalty recognizes Jenna Al as the head of the next generation of writer-performers with the Screenshot award; Keshet Productions in Israel and Twickenham Film Studios in the U.K.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Coldplay to open Brit Awards show; Channel 4 drama “Screw” sets cast; NATPE and Banijay Rights appoint senior personnel; and Red Arrow Studios International and TV Asahi set co-development partnership.A performance by Coldplay, one of the world’s biggest bands with over 100 million album sales worldwide to date, will open this year’s Brit Awards show on May 11.The awards will take place at London’s The O2 arena, exclusively broadcast on ITV and ITV

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “Line of Duty” finale dashes decades-old TV records in the U.K.; Netflix embarks on production of “1899” from the creators of “Dark”; and Purin Pictures announces 2021 funding recipients in Southeast Asia.RATINGSBBC’s “Line of Duty” finished its sixth season with a record-breaking viewership performance of 12.8 million overnight viewers for a 56.2% share.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, HBO Max commits to 100 original productions in Latin America over the next two years; SPT launches a new Creative Diversity Fund for its TV production companies; YouTube Originals commissions “Terms and Conditions 2”; Atresmedia picks up remake rights to Nippon TV’s “Mother”; and Sheffield Doc/Fest unveils the lineup for this year’s Rhyme & Rhythm strand.Two months after unveiling its first original series lineup for HBO Max out of Latin America, WarnerMed

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has named veteran talent producer Chantel Sausedo to the new position of managing director of artist relations.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, BT Group puts soccer rights holder BT Sport on sale; Czech Republic welcomes back international productions; film curator and archivist June Givanni wins BIFA jury award; Universal Music reveals Malaysia appointments; and MTV sets music superstars series.U.K.

Manori Ravindran International EditorITV Studios is growing its sizeable global footprint with a new Spanish scripted production company that extends one of the super-indie’s most recognizable banners.Leading Italian producer Cattleya, the makers of “Gomorrah,” “Suburra” and “ZeroZeroZero,” will expand into Spain with Cattleya Producciones.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky commissions supernatural thriller “The Rising” and Channel 4 and Peacock wage “The Undeclared War”; The Garden, BBC Studios Productions and Constantin Film Development reveal senior appointments; Rakuten TV expands AVOD offering; and Disney India picks up kids series “Dr Tenali Rama HMKD” from Cosmos-Maya.COMMISSIONSSky original series, supernatural crime thriller “The Rising,” is the first series produced entirely in-house from Sky Studios,

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “Line of Duty” season 6 pulls staggering ratings for its penultimate episode; Venice picks another winner in “Nomadland”; All3Media and SPT strike catalog content deals with Filmzie and Sinema TV respectively; Far East Film Festival reschedules hoping for eased COVID restrictions; Fremantle appoints Uber’s Matthew Wilson to head its legal teams; and Abacus Media Rights (AMR) deals Nike doc in key territories.The Venice Film Festival has joined the rest of

East Ayrshire residents could be the happiest amongst the UK, according to an online mortgage advisor’s findings into working from home complaints. Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a new set of challenges, but for East Ayrshire residents it seems they were more than happy to roll out of bed, switch on the laptop and get to work.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have switched management, signing with Guy Oseary after more than 20 years with Q Prime. Oseary is a founder of Maverick, the collective of managers launched in 2014, and represents Madonna and U2.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky announces production for “Devils” season two; Keshet 12 commissions season two of “Line in the Sand”; ITV News’ Robert Moore revisits the Jan.

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin YouTube Originals sets England soccer team manager Gareth Southgate documentary; Firebird options debut novel “Wahala”; Vice Distributions sells programming to streamer Pluto TV; and the BBC’s women’s representation 50:50 Project proves successful.“Raise Your Game with Gareth Southgate,” a feature documentary on England soccer team manager Gareth Southgate, will launch in June as part of YouTube’s Originals series, ahead of the Euro 2020 soccer

Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin, BAFTA reveals TV awards hosts; Banijay acquires French animation company Monello Productions; Amazon Prime Video and Fremantle launch Italian docuseries “Veleno”; Wag Entertainment, Half Yard Productions announce appointments; and Cartoon Network plots Asian voyages.Presenter, comedian, writer, actor and director Richard Ayoade (“Submarine”) will host the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards for a second year on June 6, while actor,

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, BAFTA announces the jury for BAFTA’s Breakthrough India initiative; BFI Southbank outlines several seasons for its reopening; the Iron Throne is heading to Leicester Square in London; and Tony Orsten and Charlie Caminada launch Grand Scheme Productions.JURYBAFTA and Oscar-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) is the jury chair for the BAFTA’s Breakthrough India initiative.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “Agatha Christie’s Sven Hjerson” takes top honors at MipTV’s MipDrama; ScreenSkills launches an ambitious unscripted training program in the U.K.; San Sebastian opens the call for its Europe-Latin America co-production forum; We Are Parable plans 18 months of events to celebrate Black filmmakers in the U.K.; WarnerMedia commits ($344,650) to Sam Mendes’ Theatre Artist Fund; Channel 5 announces four new historical unscripted specials; and NewImages

Red Arrow Studios International, the distribution arm of German TV giant ProSiebenSat.1's Red Arrow Studios unit, has promotedTim Gerhartz to the position of president and managing director, effective immediately. The company announced the new role for Gerhartz, who has served as senior vp global sales atthe company's Munich office, on Thursday.

Moscow International Film Festival Unveils PlanThe Moscow International Film Festival is set to run as a physical event in the Russian capital from April 22 to 29, making it one of the first international film festivals to take place in physical form this year. The event will run on site for the Russian public and virtually for international delegates.

Red Arrow Studios International, the sales house behind Bosch and Vienna Blood, has promoted global sales SVP Tim Gerhartz to president and managing director.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, “Love Island” comes to Czech Republic and Slovakia; Kan 11 plans an Israeli version of “The 1% Club”; Amazon Prime Video make India “LOL”; All3Media represents “Eating with your Enemy” on the global market; and Key Buyers Event: Digital teams with WEMW on a new co-pro initiative.ITV Studios’ super-format “Love Island” has continued its global roll-out with a new local version commissioned by TV Nova in Czech Republic and Markiza in Slovakia for the SVOD