Nicola Sturgeon kick-started a new Scottish independence campaign earlier this week with a pledge to hold a referendum by autumn next year.
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The streaming landscape is changing at a rate of knots. The biggest U.S. players are looking for new revenue streams and growth areas, and, in 2022 much of that that growth is coming from European TV. These platforms’ activity in the continent was all anyone could talk about at this year’s European TV markets, and each is rolling out swiftly across multiple territories, ordering reams of content and placing commissioners in strategically important nations. Here, Deadline has taken the eight biggest U.S. offerings — Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Discovery+, Apple TV+, Peacock and Paramount+ — and compiled a comprehensive guide to their activity in Europe, examining strategy, commissioners and, of course, the best content. Read on.
The Strategy
Netflix has been operating by far the longest in Europe and is ingrained into many country’s production sectors, almost acting as a public broadcaster in some where it is more advanced. The SVoD said it has invested billions of euros in European content over the past few years, introducing some of the biggest hits of all time such as The Crown and popularizing non-English-language belters including La Casa de Papel and Dark. Netflix has embedded itself in multiple nations. Headquartered in The Netherlands (which also houses the Arabic and African content teams), it now has offices in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Turkey and Spain, with a Polish hub set to open shortly. European content production is set to ramp up even further with the introduction of local content quotas in a number of key territories including France, where it will soon have to invest 20%-25% of its French revenue into local shows. The streamer, which now produces drama, docs and entertainment in
Nicola Sturgeon kick-started a new Scottish independence campaign earlier this week with a pledge to hold a referendum by autumn next year.
Naman Ramachandran Paramount‘s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) provider Pluto TV has launched four new channels in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television (SPT). The new channels will bring SPT content to Pluto TV across Europe and the U.K.
Harry Styles, Emma Corrin and David Dawson. The subtle teaser points to forbidden love between Style's character, Tom, a policeman, and Dawson's character, museum curator Patrick.
When Olivia Wilde jokingly called her Grammy-winning beau Harry Styles an up-and-coming young actor, she wasn’t that far off. Styles seems to be popping up more and more on the big screen.
Anna Marie de la Fuente HBO Max Latin America has unveiled a new take on the Dark Knight in the upcoming animation feature “Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios” (“Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires”) in the first ever collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation, Particular Crowd, Mexico’s Anima and “Book of Life” producer Chatrone.
Alex Rodriguez had enough kisses to go around for model Kathryne Padgett in Italy over the weekend! The former MLB star and the fitness influencer were captured sharing a smooch during a night out at Taverna Anema e Core in Capri, Italy. The same evening, the pair was spotted hitting the dance floor.
The property market remains busy with demand continuing to outweigh supply. The Land Registry's most recent UK House Price Index shows that property prices are now 9.9 per cent higher than they were this time last year.
New legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals in Scotland, England and Wales to certify fit notes has been introduced by the UK Government to ease pressure on GPs.
Coronation Street star Millie Gibson gave a glimpse of the aftermath of celebrating her recent award win. The 17-year-old actress, who plays the ITV soap's Kelly Neelan, picked up a gong at the British Soap Awards on Saturday (June 11).
Ben Croll French studio Miyu Productions and L.A.-based Modern Magic – the event animation outfit recently launched by “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” writer-director and producer Rodney Rothman and former MGM co-president of production Adam Rosenberg – will offer an international show of force as they partner on the fantasy feature “The Long Night.”Set for production in 2024, the Y.A.-skewing development project is based on an original idea by Cyril Pedrosa, a Disney trained animator turned award-winning graphic novelist; Pedrosa will also write and direct. “This film has occupied all my thoughts,” says the filmmaker.
Related: Tony awards 2022: Hugh Jackman, Angela Lansbury and MJ the Musical – in pictures It was a big night for British talent in New York, with the Broadway transfer of The Lehman Trilogy winning best play, best director and best actor in a play. “This play was written as a hymn to the city of New York but, like the Lehman brothers themselves, our show started thousands of miles away,” said playwright Ben Power, who adapted the show from Italian novelist and playwright Stefano Massini. His version made its debut at London’s National Theatre in 2018.
Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, Miley Cyrus and more have been announced on the line-up for this year’s edition of Mexico’s Corona Capital festival.The festival will run for three days across November 18-20, taking place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez race track in Mexico City. The event, which typically features alternative and rock acts, also counts Paramore, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Two Door Cinema Club and Liam Gallagher among its 85 acts.Elsewhere, on the pop front, the festival will welcome Lil Nas X, Remi Wolf and The 1975, while The Kooks, Jamie XX, Foals and IDLES will further represent the UK.
The first look photos of Harry Styles and Emma Corrin in the film My Policeman have just debuted!
Amazon today unveiled the first stills from its anticipated romantic drama My Policeman, starring pop phenom Harry Styles and The Crown‘s Emma Corrin, which will be released in UK cinemas on October 21st, arriving on Prime Video November 4th.
EXCLUSIVE: In an eye-catching acquisition, 42 has bought respected UK talent and literary agency Dalzell and Beresford, we can reveal.
nightlife businesses have seen a 26 per cent increase in their total operating costs in the last year.NTIA CEO Kill said at the time that consumers could end up paying considerably more for a night out in the future as a result.There are also concerns that clubbers could decide to cut down on the number of nights out they have in an effort to ensure they can pay their household bills amid Britain’s growing cost of living crisis.At the start of 2022, it was reported that the UK could soon be left with just 5,000 nightclubs in operation across the country. A study using data obtained from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) found that hospitality in the UK has been on the decline for a decade.The government responded with some financial assistance packages, including a £1billion support package introduced in December 2021 after the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID.
Manchester United have prioritised Jurrien Timber as their defensive target and have also held talks with Portuguese defender David Carmo.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Alice Rohrwacher, whose “The Wonders” and “Happy as Lazzaro” both won prizes in Cannes, is back at the fest with “The Pupils,” a short film that is screening during her masterclass in the “Rendez-vous With…” section.Variety is unveiling an exclusive clip (above).Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina. It features a cast comprising the director’s sister and regular collaborator, Alba Rohrwacher, actor-director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi — whose latest directorial effort “Forever Young” is competing in Cannes — and also Melissa Falasconi, Carmen Pommella, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Luciano Vergaro — aka “Catirre” — and Tatiana Lepore.