Business
UPDATED: Netherlands government announces three-week lockdown
The three-week partial lockdown restrictions include the rule that only 1,250 people can attend indoor events
coronavirus
Business
Mediapro seeks €230 million bailout from Spanish government
Company is reportedly unable to meet payments on a €920 million loan it originally secured in 2018
Business
EY: Increasing resilience is M&E sector’s top priority post-pandemic
EY surveyed over 100 global industry executives to look at how recent events have impacted their businesses
Business
Maintaining the business balance
Kevin Hilton talks to Three Media, Lawo, Blackmagic Design and Symbox about the issues driving commercial policy during the pandemic
Business
Production & Post
BFI: Spending on high-end TV production topped film in 2020
The BFI reports the industry started to see recovery in final quarter of 2020 with £1.19 billion spent, the second highest three-month spend on...
Media Delivery
Surviving the post-Covid OTT churn
Maciej Czekała, product owner, Insys Video Technologies, takes a look at how the SVoD market might be impacted once lockdowns ease
Business
What does lockdown 2 mean for the TV industry?
TVBEurope talks to analyst Alex DeGroote about the impact England's return to lockdown could have on commercial broadcasters
Live Production
How Europe’s Public Service Broadcasters came together to cover the pandemic
Liz Corbin, EBU deputy media director and head of news discusses how the organisation has helped broadcasters deliver reliable, trusted news to audiences during...
IP Migration
Cinema tech developer Christie granted patent that lets cinemas stream films to the home
Christie's system could support delivery options from compressed H.265 streams at 4Mbps to uncompressed 8K at 120Hz at 100Gbps.
Business
Channel 5 ‘may pass on investing in Freeview’ due to Covid-driven ad crisis
According to reports, Channel 5 can not justify the cost of joining the Freeview Play consortium during the coronavirus crisis
Production & Post
Screen Scotland launches hardship fund for screen sector workers
Open to sole traders and PAYE freelancers and also offers support to those operating under a personal service company structure, who will be able...
Production & Post
How the EastEnders production team returned to a Covid-safe Albert Square
Philip Stevens investigates the production processes put in place to bring EastEnders back to BBC One
Production & Post
dock10 welcomes back A Question Of (socially-distanced) Sport
Social distancing was maintained "from the first minute to the last minute" says executive producer, Gareth Edwards.
Business
DPP report offers guide to for companies rebuilding for uncertain future
Design for Tomorrow: Key Design Principles report offers guidance for companies rebuilding after a tumultuous 2020
Live Production
Pandemic isn’t the end of live sports, but it has created the perfect storm for esports
By Dhaval Ponda, global head of media and entertainment services, Tata Communications
Features
Production & Post
Television Centre welcomes back audiences
First facilitation of a studio audience at one of BBC Studioworks’ three facilities since Covid-19 lockdown measures were implemented earlier this year
Business
RTL reports streaming growth during H1 2020, but profits hit hard
Company blames the impact of the coronavirus impact
Production & Post
Amazon donates £1.5 million to Film and TV Charity’s Covid-19 fund
"It is essential for us to help community through this pandemic," said Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke
Production & Post
‘We should not move back to the way things were just because we can’
New Production Guild of Great Britain CEO Lyndsay Duthie talks to TVBEurope about how the production industry can recover from the impact of coronavirus,...
Production & Post
Comcast ‘shelves’ NBC Sky World News
Company is said to had decided the launch is "unviable"
Business
Carolyn McCall: ‘This has been one of the most challenging times in the history of ITV’
Broadcaster has announced its earnings for the first half of 2020
Business
CES cancels 2021 physical show
Organisers says it's not safe to convene in Las Vegas in early January
Production & Post
Cartoni introduces UV disinfection device for video equipment
The UV-C Boxer can be used on cameras, batteries, lenses, Steadicam and accessories
Business
Three quarters of media tech companies admit Covid-19 has impacted business
Survey of media tech companies finds the pandemic has led to 70 per cent of companies re-focusing their business
Audio
New Covid-19 guidelines for safe audio production released
Trade group AudioUK has released a 15-page document with COVID-19 guidelines for safe audio production during the pandemic
Business
DPP: ‘Nothing to suggest’ remote working was good for media business
DPP publishes report Will Covid-19 Change the Way We Work?
Business
Dutch media companies receive cash boost from the government
RTL Nederland, NEP Media and ITV Studios among companies who benefited from the support
Business
BBC plans extra 520 job cuts in news
Redundancies are separate to the 450 job cuts in the BBC’s regional news units announced last week
Media Management
Cloud platform Iatakoo reports 300 per cent increase in broadcaster usage during pandemic
Company said during June, its broadcast clients streamed 293 per cent more minutes of footage compared to June 2019
Business
Analysts: Silver linings to be found in Covid-19 impact on TV industry
Enders Analysis releases report 'Silver linings for TV' looking at the impact of coronavirus on the industry and the positives that can be found...
Business
DPP launches project to support media industry recovery
In-depth look at the key principles that the DPP thinks will increase resilience and growth in the post coronavirus media economy
Business
Mediapro secures €120 million to weather coronavirus storm
Includes €55 million from Deutsche Bank
Production & Post
Catchphrase will be first ITV entertainment show to resume filming
Filming will resume without a studio audience
Production & Post
EBU Members respond to Covid-19 content crisis
EBU Members help each other fill empty schedules brought about by the pandemic
Media Consumption
Formula One Virtual Grand Prix Series reaches 30 million viewers
Races reached 21.8 million viewers on digital platforms, with another five million watching on TV
Production & Post
Getting back on the Street
Philip Stevens learns how Corrie is coping with Covid-19
Business
BBC Studios extends freelancer furlough scheme until 31st August
Around 600 FTC and PAYE freelancers were working on productions paused by the coronavirus pandemic
Business
Discovery ‘reviewing production costs’ after saving money during lockdown
Broadcaster saved $300K per hour of content shot at home
Media Management
Comment: “It’s how we’ve always done it” is no longer enough
Marc Risby, group CTO at DigiBox, looks at the media tech industry's Apollo 13 moment
Production & Post
Making music at a distance
Philip Stevens discovers how social distancing has been implemented for Later...With Jools Holland
Business
UK government appoints commissioner for cultural recovery
Neil Mendoza has been tasked with advising the government on how film, theatre, galleries and entertainment venues can recover from coronavirus lockdown
Media Consumption
Changing TV habits in the era of Covid-19
Analyst Paolo Pescatore takes a look at the current situation for TV and streaming services