Greenbird Flies To New Owner
Scotland’s Stv Studios has acquired the 15 companies operated by “Lego Masters” company Greenbird Media for £21.4 million ($27.3 million). Israel’s Keshet International acquired 60% of Greenbird five years ago. Stv Studios has now acquired 100% of Greenbird, including Keshet’s stake.
Greenbird founders, Jamie Munro and Stuart Mullin, will join the Stv Studios board in the roles of chief commercial officer and finance and integration director respectively, working alongside COO, Paul Sheehan, and under the leadership of MD, David Mortimer.
The deal boosts the number of labels within Stv Studios from nine to 24. As a result of the acquisition, Stv Studios now has expanded bases in Glasgow and London, as well as offices in Cardiff, Belfast, Brighton and Manchester.
Hit shows made by the producers in Greenbird’s cluster include: “Lego Masters” (Tuesday’s Child for Channel 4/Fox) and “The Hit List” (Tuesday’s Child for BBC One...
Scotland’s Stv Studios has acquired the 15 companies operated by “Lego Masters” company Greenbird Media for £21.4 million ($27.3 million). Israel’s Keshet International acquired 60% of Greenbird five years ago. Stv Studios has now acquired 100% of Greenbird, including Keshet’s stake.
Greenbird founders, Jamie Munro and Stuart Mullin, will join the Stv Studios board in the roles of chief commercial officer and finance and integration director respectively, working alongside COO, Paul Sheehan, and under the leadership of MD, David Mortimer.
The deal boosts the number of labels within Stv Studios from nine to 24. As a result of the acquisition, Stv Studios now has expanded bases in Glasgow and London, as well as offices in Cardiff, Belfast, Brighton and Manchester.
Hit shows made by the producers in Greenbird’s cluster include: “Lego Masters” (Tuesday’s Child for Channel 4/Fox) and “The Hit List” (Tuesday’s Child for BBC One...
- 7/6/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Just as the Primetime Emmys recognize a slew of categories during a weekend devoted to celebrating the Creative Arts, so too do the BAFTAs. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards honor various achievements across 20 different categories. An even dozen of these are devoted to fictional programming, another six to factual, and four are in combined fields. Winners of these awards were handed out in a ceremony on Sunday, April 23, three weeks before the main event. (Here’s the full list of BAFTA TV Awards nominations.) Scroll down for the complete list of BAFTA TV Craft Award winners.
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”
X – “The Essex Serpent”
“The English”
Director (Fiction)
Dearbhla Walsh, “Bad Sisters”
Hugo Blick, “The English”
Lucy Forbes, “This is Going to Hurt”
X – William Stefan Smith, “Top Boy”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Andor”
“Slow Horses”
X – “This is Going to Hurt”
Emerging Talent...
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”
X – “The Essex Serpent”
“The English”
Director (Fiction)
Dearbhla Walsh, “Bad Sisters”
Hugo Blick, “The English”
Lucy Forbes, “This is Going to Hurt”
X – William Stefan Smith, “Top Boy”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Andor”
“Slow Horses”
X – “This is Going to Hurt”
Emerging Talent...
- 4/23/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Just as the Primetime Emmys recognize a slew of categories during a weekend devoted to celebrating the Creative Arts, so too do the BAFTAs. The BAFTA TV Craft Awards honor various achievements across 20 different categories. An even dozen of these are devoted to fictional programming, another six to factual, and four are in combined fields. Winners of these awards will be revealed during a ceremony on Sunday, April 23. That’s three weeks before the main event. (Here’s the full list of BAFTA TV Awards nominations.)
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”
“The Essex Serpent”
“The English”
Director (Fiction)
Dearbhla Walsh, “Bad Sisters”
Hugo Blick, “The English”
Lucy Forbes, “This is Going to Hurt”
William Stefan Smith, “Top Boy”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Andor”
“Slow Horses”
“This is Going to Hurt”
Emerging Talent (Fiction)
Jack Rooke (writer), “Big Boys”
Lynette Linton (director), “My Name is Leon...
Fiction
Costume Design
“The Crown”
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”
“The Essex Serpent”
“The English”
Director (Fiction)
Dearbhla Walsh, “Bad Sisters”
Hugo Blick, “The English”
Lucy Forbes, “This is Going to Hurt”
William Stefan Smith, “Top Boy”
Editing (Fiction)
“The Crown”
“Andor”
“Slow Horses”
“This is Going to Hurt”
Emerging Talent (Fiction)
Jack Rooke (writer), “Big Boys”
Lynette Linton (director), “My Name is Leon...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Paul Whitehouse was asked if he had any advice for John Cleese following the news that the Monty Python star was reviving his hit Seventies sitcom, Fawlty Towers.
Earlier this month, Cleese announced that he and his daughter Camilla Cleese would be writing and starring in the reboot.
Fellow veteran comedic actor Whitehouse was asked about the revival by Andrew Marr on his eponymous Lbc talk show on Tuesday (21 February).
“You think I'm going to give Cleese advice? Don’t do it, John! Get someone younger in!” Whitehouse joked.
Marr then asked the Harry and Paul star about the state of comedy and the acceptability of jokes made years ago.
“Things you could say last year, you have to reevaluate now and you have to tread very carefully,” the 64-year-old replied.
“There’s a zeal about it – of addressing, perhaps, issues that have gone unaddressed in the past,” Whitehouse said,...
Earlier this month, Cleese announced that he and his daughter Camilla Cleese would be writing and starring in the reboot.
Fellow veteran comedic actor Whitehouse was asked about the revival by Andrew Marr on his eponymous Lbc talk show on Tuesday (21 February).
“You think I'm going to give Cleese advice? Don’t do it, John! Get someone younger in!” Whitehouse joked.
Marr then asked the Harry and Paul star about the state of comedy and the acceptability of jokes made years ago.
“Things you could say last year, you have to reevaluate now and you have to tread very carefully,” the 64-year-old replied.
“There’s a zeal about it – of addressing, perhaps, issues that have gone unaddressed in the past,” Whitehouse said,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Paul Whitehouse was asked if he had any advice for John Cleese following the news that the Monty Python star was reviving his hit Seventies sitcom, Fawlty Towers.
Earlier this month, Cleese announced that he and his daughter Camilla Cleese would be writing and starring in the reboot.
Fellow veteran comedic actor Whitehouse was asked about the revival by Andrew Marr on his eponymous Lbc talk show on Tuesday (21 February).
“You think I'm going to give Cleese advice? Don’t do it, John! Get someone younger in!” Whitehouse joked.
Marr then asked the Harry and Paul star about the state of comedy and the acceptability of jokes made years ago.
“Things you could say last year, you have to reevaluate now and you have to tread very carefully,” the 64-year-old replied.
“There’s a zeal about it – of addressing, perhaps, issues that have gone unaddressed in the past,” Whitehouse said,...
Earlier this month, Cleese announced that he and his daughter Camilla Cleese would be writing and starring in the reboot.
Fellow veteran comedic actor Whitehouse was asked about the revival by Andrew Marr on his eponymous Lbc talk show on Tuesday (21 February).
“You think I'm going to give Cleese advice? Don’t do it, John! Get someone younger in!” Whitehouse joked.
Marr then asked the Harry and Paul star about the state of comedy and the acceptability of jokes made years ago.
“Things you could say last year, you have to reevaluate now and you have to tread very carefully,” the 64-year-old replied.
“There’s a zeal about it – of addressing, perhaps, issues that have gone unaddressed in the past,” Whitehouse said,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Russell T. Davies’ Channel 4 series “It’s a Sin” led the field at the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and the British Academy Television Craft Awards with 11 nominations, while Will Sharpe’s Sky show “Landscapers” followed with seven. Both shows stream in the U.S. on HBO Max.
Nominations for “It’s A Sin” include for Director: Fiction, Editing Fiction, Make-up & Hair Design, Scripted Casting, Writer Drama, Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Mini-Series and Supporting Actor, while “Landscapers” scored in the Director: Fiction, Editing Fiction, Original Music, Photography & Lighting Fiction, Production Design, Leading Actor and Mini-Series categories.
The international category nominees feature a roster of global heavy hitters including “Call My Agent!,” “Lupin,” “Succession,” “Squid Game,” “Mare of Easttown” and “The Underground Railroad.”
The British Academy Television Craft Awards will take place on Apr. 24 and the Television Awards on May 8.
British Academy Television Awards Nominees
Comedy Entertainment Program
“The Graham Norton Show” – Graham Norton,...
Nominations for “It’s A Sin” include for Director: Fiction, Editing Fiction, Make-up & Hair Design, Scripted Casting, Writer Drama, Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Mini-Series and Supporting Actor, while “Landscapers” scored in the Director: Fiction, Editing Fiction, Original Music, Photography & Lighting Fiction, Production Design, Leading Actor and Mini-Series categories.
The international category nominees feature a roster of global heavy hitters including “Call My Agent!,” “Lupin,” “Succession,” “Squid Game,” “Mare of Easttown” and “The Underground Railroad.”
The British Academy Television Craft Awards will take place on Apr. 24 and the Television Awards on May 8.
British Academy Television Awards Nominees
Comedy Entertainment Program
“The Graham Norton Show” – Graham Norton,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Russell T Davies’ Channel 4/HBO Max drama It’s a Sin scooped the coveted Best Drama and Best Writer prizes at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards, while the BBC/Amazon’s A Very British Scandal took home Best Drama Mini-Series and Best Actress for Claire Foy.
Red Production Company’s show about a group of friends during the Aids epidemic was nominated in six categories and won two, with Davies beating off competition from the likes of Time’s Jimmy McGovern and A Very British Scandal’s Sarah Phelps.
The latter show won Best Drama MIni-Series while The Crown star Foy was handed Best Actress, with Stephen Graham taking Best Actor for his performance in McGovern’s BBC prison drama Time.
The BBC was very much the big winner, also taking Best Documentary Series for Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution, although Disney+ scooped its first ever Bpg...
Red Production Company’s show about a group of friends during the Aids epidemic was nominated in six categories and won two, with Davies beating off competition from the likes of Time’s Jimmy McGovern and A Very British Scandal’s Sarah Phelps.
The latter show won Best Drama MIni-Series while The Crown star Foy was handed Best Actress, with Stephen Graham taking Best Actor for his performance in McGovern’s BBC prison drama Time.
The BBC was very much the big winner, also taking Best Documentary Series for Blair & Brown: The New Labour Revolution, although Disney+ scooped its first ever Bpg...
- 3/25/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Channel 4’s “It’s A Sin” and the BBC’s “A Very British Scandal” have won the top honors at the annual Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) Awards.
“It’s a Sin” won best drama series and its creator, Russell T. Davies won best writer. “A Very British Scandal” was voted best drama mini-series and its star Claire Foy won best actress.
Stephen Graham won best actor for his performances in Channel 4’s “Help” and BBC’s “Time.” Peter Jackson’s Disney Plus series “The Beatles: Get Back” was voted best documentary mini-series. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse won the best entertainment award for the third time with BBC’s “Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing,” while the best comedy award went to “Alma’s Not Normal” (BBC).
Jon Snow of Channel 4 News won the Harvey Lee Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting. The Bpg breakthrough award went to the actor and writer of BBC’s “Starstruck,...
“It’s a Sin” won best drama series and its creator, Russell T. Davies won best writer. “A Very British Scandal” was voted best drama mini-series and its star Claire Foy won best actress.
Stephen Graham won best actor for his performances in Channel 4’s “Help” and BBC’s “Time.” Peter Jackson’s Disney Plus series “The Beatles: Get Back” was voted best documentary mini-series. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse won the best entertainment award for the third time with BBC’s “Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing,” while the best comedy award went to “Alma’s Not Normal” (BBC).
Jon Snow of Channel 4 News won the Harvey Lee Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting. The Bpg breakthrough award went to the actor and writer of BBC’s “Starstruck,...
- 3/25/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Michaela Coel’s BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You was the big winner at the UK’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards on Friday.
The limited series, about a woman piecing together the events of her sexual assault, won Best Drama Series, beating competition from the likes of BBC/Hulu series Normal People and Sky’s I Hate Suzie. Coel also walked away with Best Actress and Best Writer.
Collecting her gongs, Coel said: “Receiving this from the Broadcasting Press Guild is particularly meaningful to me, because this is awarded by journalists, the best of which scrutinize the topic, their opinion of it, and interrogate both the world and themselves, as writers within it. I can identify with this, particularly because I May Destroy You was inspired by my own experiences of sexual assault.”
Elsewhere, David Tennant won Best Actor for portraying serial killer Dennis Nilsen in ITV’s Des,...
The limited series, about a woman piecing together the events of her sexual assault, won Best Drama Series, beating competition from the likes of BBC/Hulu series Normal People and Sky’s I Hate Suzie. Coel also walked away with Best Actress and Best Writer.
Collecting her gongs, Coel said: “Receiving this from the Broadcasting Press Guild is particularly meaningful to me, because this is awarded by journalists, the best of which scrutinize the topic, their opinion of it, and interrogate both the world and themselves, as writers within it. I can identify with this, particularly because I May Destroy You was inspired by my own experiences of sexual assault.”
Elsewhere, David Tennant won Best Actor for portraying serial killer Dennis Nilsen in ITV’s Des,...
- 3/12/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC dramas “Normal People,” “I May Destroy You,” and “Small Axe” and ITV dramas “Quiz” and “Des” lead the nominations at the 47th edition of the U.K.’s Broadcasting Press Guild (Bpg) TV and streaming Awards.
“Normal People” is nominated for best drama series (5+ episodes), and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal as best actor and actress and for the ‘Bpg breakthrough award.’ “Small Axe” receives nominations for best drama series (5+ episodes), best writer, best actor (Shaun Parkes), best actress (Letitia Wright) and the breakthrough award (Amarah-Jae St. Aubin). Michaela Coel is nominated as best actress and best writer for “I May Destroy You,” which also scores a best drama series nomination in the 5+ episodes category.
“Quiz” is shortlisted for best drama series (1-4 episodes), best actor (Matthew Macfadyen) and best writer (James Graham), while “Des” is nominated as best drama (1-4 episodes) and for best actor.
“Roald and...
“Normal People” is nominated for best drama series (5+ episodes), and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal as best actor and actress and for the ‘Bpg breakthrough award.’ “Small Axe” receives nominations for best drama series (5+ episodes), best writer, best actor (Shaun Parkes), best actress (Letitia Wright) and the breakthrough award (Amarah-Jae St. Aubin). Michaela Coel is nominated as best actress and best writer for “I May Destroy You,” which also scores a best drama series nomination in the 5+ episodes category.
“Quiz” is shortlisted for best drama series (1-4 episodes), best actor (Matthew Macfadyen) and best writer (James Graham), while “Des” is nominated as best drama (1-4 episodes) and for best actor.
“Roald and...
- 2/18/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
After shockingly being snubbed by the Golden Globes, Michaela Coel’s searing BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You has garnered a bunch of nominations for the UK’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
The limited series, about a woman piecing together the events of her sexual assault, has been nominated for Best Drama Series (5+ Episodes), while Coel herself has been nommed for Best Writer and Best Actress.
Another BBC series, Normal People, has also been recognized by journalists of the Bpg. The Sally Rooney adaptation figures in the Best Drama Series (5+ Episodes) category, while stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones feature in the acting shortlists, as well as both being nominated for the Bpg Breakthrough Award.
The Crown’s Princess Diana, Emma Corrin, is also up for the Breakthrough gong after she shot to fame in the Netflix royal drama. Small Axe’s Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn is vying for the same prize.
The limited series, about a woman piecing together the events of her sexual assault, has been nominated for Best Drama Series (5+ Episodes), while Coel herself has been nommed for Best Writer and Best Actress.
Another BBC series, Normal People, has also been recognized by journalists of the Bpg. The Sally Rooney adaptation figures in the Best Drama Series (5+ Episodes) category, while stars Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones feature in the acting shortlists, as well as both being nominated for the Bpg Breakthrough Award.
The Crown’s Princess Diana, Emma Corrin, is also up for the Breakthrough gong after she shot to fame in the Netflix royal drama. Small Axe’s Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn is vying for the same prize.
- 2/18/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
That's a wrap on the Virgin Media 2020 British Academy Television Awards! For the occasion, actors gathered around their computers for a virtual award ceremony, hosted by the brilliant Richard Ayoade. Chernobyl bagged three awards: best actor for Jared Harris, best miniseries, and best costume design thanks to Odile Dicks-Mireaux. Stath Lets Flats also took home three awards: Jamie Demetriou for male performance in comedy program, scripted comedy, and comedy writer. The smash hit Gavin and Stacey Nessa Proposes to Smithy special won Virgin Media's must-see moment (voted for by the public) - here's hoping they don't leave us on that cliffhanger for too much longer.
Check out the full list of 2020 British Academy Television Award winners, ahead.
Leading Actress
Winner: Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth Is Missing
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve - BBC One
Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth Is Missing - BBC One
Suranne Jones, Gentleman Jack - BBC One
Samantha Morton, I...
Check out the full list of 2020 British Academy Television Award winners, ahead.
Leading Actress
Winner: Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth Is Missing
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve - BBC One
Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth Is Missing - BBC One
Suranne Jones, Gentleman Jack - BBC One
Samantha Morton, I...
- 7/31/2020
- by Angela Law
- Popsugar.com
BAFTA is today staging the industry’s biggest TV awards since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe, with Submarine director Richard Ayoade hosting a 90-minute virtual ceremony from a studio, as winners stay at home.
The event, which is being broadcast on BBC One from 7Pm local time (11Am Pt), will feature guests including Normal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal handing out prizes, while red carpet arrivals were replaced by a pre-show on BAFTA’s social channels.
Sky/HBO drama Chernobyl is on course to dominate the night after scooping a record-equalling haul of 14 nominations, and winning seven prizes at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards earlier this month. Other big 2019 hits will feature, including Fleabag and The Crown, after the delay to the awards, which were originally meant to be staged on May 17.
Elsewhere, there are eight Bame nominees in the performance categories, which is an increase of...
The event, which is being broadcast on BBC One from 7Pm local time (11Am Pt), will feature guests including Normal People stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal handing out prizes, while red carpet arrivals were replaced by a pre-show on BAFTA’s social channels.
Sky/HBO drama Chernobyl is on course to dominate the night after scooping a record-equalling haul of 14 nominations, and winning seven prizes at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards earlier this month. Other big 2019 hits will feature, including Fleabag and The Crown, after the delay to the awards, which were originally meant to be staged on May 17.
Elsewhere, there are eight Bame nominees in the performance categories, which is an increase of...
- 7/31/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Leading Scandi outfit Nordisk Film has bought film rights to Matilda Voss Gustavsson’s acclaimed 2019 book The Club detailing sexual harassment and misconduct in a cultural institution with close ties to the renowned Swedish Academy. Maren Louise Käehne (Queen Of Hearts) will pen the script based on Gustavsson’s book. Matilda Appelin (Before The Frost) will produce. In 2017, Voss Gustavsson published an article in Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyhete where 18 women detailed rape, threats and harassment centered around a prestigious club – the article brought down the Swedish Academy which had awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1901.
Mubi India has added more than 200 films to its library including titles in the Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali languages. The streamer has struck deals with local distributors including AP International, FilmKaravan, GoQuest, Matra Publications, Nfdc, Niv Arts, Shemaroo and Vista India for the movies. The additions include a collaboration with one of India’s most prolific directors,...
Mubi India has added more than 200 films to its library including titles in the Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali languages. The streamer has struck deals with local distributors including AP International, FilmKaravan, GoQuest, Matra Publications, Nfdc, Niv Arts, Shemaroo and Vista India for the movies. The additions include a collaboration with one of India’s most prolific directors,...
- 6/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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