The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report provides positive news for the UK advertising ecosystem with forecasts expecting the UK ad market to grow faster than expected. The positive news is attributed to an economic boost from Brexit certainty and a vaccine rollout scheme.
Bridgerton has amassed nearly 62 million viewers in the first month alone. Over a hundred locations in the South and West of England feature in the first series.
For the first time in its history, the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has elected joint co-presidents to guide the network. The Location Guide speaks to the newly elected EUFCN Co-Presidents Pavlina Zipkova (Czech Film Commission) and Mikael Svensson (Southern Sweden Film Commission) who will take over from Truls Kontny, Head of Film Commission Norway after twelve years of outstanding service to the network.
The 2021 Awards are now open for entries. The full jury includes more than 180 advertising and marketing leaders from 30 different countries.
Peaky Blinders first came to screens in 2013 and quickly became one of the BBC’s most successful dramas and reaches a global audience on Netflix. Shooting for the sixth and final series faced delays in March 2020 due to Covid-19 but cameras have started filming as UK government tightens lockdown measures.
The half-hour comedy series from Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo Reservation Dogs follows four Native teenagers in rural Oklahoma who spend their days committing crime and fighting it. The pilot filmed in Oklahoma in September 2020, and has since been ordered to series by FX.
The second series from Tall Stories Pictures returns to Morecambe, a coastal town in Lancashire whose scenic vista takes in the Lake District peaks and the Irish sea. As the titular character of the crime series, the dramatic nature of the bay plays an important role throughout.
Crime & Justice is part of Showmax's expanding investment in Africa. The South African streamer's localisation strategy competes with established international VoD platforms for the region's audiences. Showmax has also recently announced its first Nigerian Original I Am Laycon, a reality series following the most recent Big Brother Naija winner.