FilmSharks Acquires Sales To 'The Convent'  FilmSharks has picked up world sales rights to The Convent. The film narrates the story of a convent located in the South of Spain, where a sect of unholy nuns served as a coven to find the perfect womb for the son of the devil to make his entry on…

Andrew Lincoln ITV Drama ‘Coldwater’ Heading To Canada’s Crave Andrew Lincoln-starring ITV drama Coldwater is heading to Canada via a deal struck between Bell Media and distributor ITV Studios. Bell has also taken Paris Lees adaptation What it Feels Like for a Girl and The Gathering as part of…

Ewan McGregor To Be Feted At BAFTA Scotland  Ewan McGregor will receive the honorary award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television at the BAFTA Scotland Awards ceremony in Glasgow on Sunday 16 November. McGregor has previously been recognized by BAFTA Scotland, winning awards for his…

Sky Acquires Elizabeth Banks & Matthew Macfadyen Comedy Sky has acquired The Miniature Wife, a U.S. comedy-drama starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen, ahead of MIPCOM. The show will air on Sky and NOW in 2026. The series synopsis reads: Marriage gets hilariously complicated in The Minia…

Tilda Swinton Set For London Critics' Circle Honor  The London Critics' Circle will fete veteran actor Tilda Swinton with its honorary Rose Bowl for Distinguished Service to the Arts award. Swinton will be handed the award on October 17th at a celebratory luncheon held in her honor. Since its…

Prime Video To Explore Moonies Cult Prime Video UK is to explore the controversial Moonies cult that was famed for its mass weddings. The Amazon streamer has bought The Moonies: Married to the Cult from Hunting the Yorkshire Ripper producer Story Films and All3Media International, which will…

Dakota Johnson To Receive Zurich's Golden Eye The Zurich Film Festival will fete Dakota Johnson with its Golden Eye award for career achievement. Johnson will accept the award live on opening night and present her 2025 feature Splitsville. In Splitsville, Johnson plays the character Julie. When…

Blue Ant Makes Senior Hires Canada’s Blue Ant has appointed a Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and Chief Technology Officer following the completion of its reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media and public listing. Dervla Kelly takes on the former role and Surani Adamesco the latter…

Paramount Australia’s Daniel Monaghan Jumps To Foxtel Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)'s Daniel Monaghan is exiting for a senior role at DAZN's pay-TV giant Foxtel. Currently Senior Vice-President, Content & Programming at Paramount, he is taking on a post as Executive Director…

England Women’s Soccer Manager Joins RTS Cambridge Lineup England women’s soccer manager Sarina Wiegman will chat with YouTube’s boss in the UK at next month’s RTS Cambridge Convention. The convention has rounded out lineup with Wiegman, who has won two major trophies for the Lionesses, joining…

Nicola Coughlan Leading Next ‘I Am’ Anthology Series For Channel 4 Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is leading the next series of Channel 4’s I Am, which won Kate Winslet a BAFTA two years ago. Coughlan will front I Am Helen alongside Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole. Coughlan developed her I Am with…

BBC Studios Names New CFO After Record Results Following a set of record annual results, BBC Studios has named its next CFO as Lorraine Burgess departs. Amanda Jones, who had been doing the role on an interim basis, is taking the gig on permanently and becomes a Director of BBC Commercial, which…