ITV Makes Drama Commissioning Appointments

ITV MAKES DRAMA APPOINTMENTS

Helen Ziegler has been appointed as U.Okay. broadcaster ITV’s senior commissioning editor. She is going to take up the position at ITV Drama in January 2024, following her maternity go away. She is presently director of tv at award-winning producer Mammoth Display and has credit together with Peter Bowker’s “World on Fireplace” for BBC One, latest Agatha Christie diversifications by Sarah Phelps for the BBC One and Hugh Laurie’s “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans” for BritBox UK.

ITV additionally introduced that Helen Perry is becoming a member of as commissioning editor, drama, in January 2023, for a fixed-term yr contract, to additional assist the expanded slate. She joins from the BBC, the place she is presently an assistant commissioner in BBC Drama. Earlier than becoming a member of BBC drama commissioning Perry was a script govt at Dangerous Wolf.

Becoming a member of too in January 2023 is Callum Dziedzic, who will grow to be assistant commissioner, drama and comedy. He strikes to the position from Patrick Spence’s studio, the place he’s presently a growth govt.

SHANGHAI DISNEYLAND CLOSES AGAIN

The Shanghai Disneyland theme park has closed as a consequence of pandemic prevention and management measures in China’s greatest metropolis. The associated retail web site Disneytown and Wishing Star Park, in addition to the resort’s two accommodations stay open. The park’s closure got here lower than per week after it had reopened and was the third time this yr that it has been closed as a consequence of anti-COVID measures. Whereas the Chinese language central authorities has mentioned that it’s recalibrating its COVID-Zero insurance policies, the financial influence is mounting. Different exhibits and conventions are being canceled. On Wednesday Frankfurt Messe halted its Automechanika conference which had been set to run Dec. 20-23 in Shanghai.

SHORT VIDEO BOOM

China’s Bilibili noticed its shares surge by greater than 20% on Tuesday, following third quarter outcomes that underlined the continuing shift in utilization patterns in direction of quick video. The corporate’s revenues elevated by 11% to $815 million within the three months from July to September. Web losses had been down 36% to $241 million as month-to-month common consumer numbers climbed by 25% to 333 million. Paying subscribers elevated by 19% to twenty-eight.5 million. These stand in distinction to the flat figures reported by long-form video firms iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku, the place monetary enchancment are coming by means of cost-cutting.

BYE BYE EARTH ANIME COOPERATION

Sony Footage Leisure, Crunchyroll (the anime streaming platform owned by Sony) and Japanese pay-TV platform Wowow have joined forces for the event and manufacturing of anime collection “Bye Bye Earth.” The present is derived from an action-fantasy novel by Tom Ubukata (“Ghost within the Shell: Come up”) and, when accomplished, will display screen on Wowow in Japan and Crunchyroll internationally.