Kinetic’s Love is Blind watched by 30m households in first 4 weeks

22 April 2020

Netflix has released viewing figures for global hit series Love is Blind, produced by Kinetic Content, in their Q1 2020 statement. A projected 30 million member households watched the first season of the breakthrough unscripted dating show in its first…

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Reelz picks up new Friends Speak special from Kinetic

22 April 2020

REELZ in the US has announced new programming for May 2020, including a new original Friends Speak special from Kinetic Content. Natalee Holloway: Her Friends Speak will premiere on Sunday, May 31 at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT. Centred on the…

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44 Blue’s Pit Bulls & Parolees nominated for Rockie Award

22 April 2020

Award-winning unscripted series Pit Bulls & Parolees, produced by 44 Blue Productions and Rive Gauche Television for Animal Planet, has been nominated for Best Docusoap and Docuseries at the Banff World Media Festival's 2020 Rockie Awards. Recognizing excellence in television and digital…

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Hilary Bevan Jones extends contract with Red Arrow as Managing Director of Endor Productions

22 April 2020

Red Arrow Studios has announced that Hilary Bevan Jones, founder and Managing Director of its acclaimed UK scripted producer Endor Productions, has agreed to a multi-year extension of her contract. Hilary Bevan Jones’s Endor Productions, which became part of Red…

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Half Yard’s The Big Fat Wedding Walk to premiere on Lifetime

21 April 2020

Half Yard Productions has produced new event series The Big Fat Wedding Walk for Lifetime. The 3-episode limited series premieres Wednesday April 22 at 11 pm ET/PT on Lifetime, with episodes two and three on April 29 and May 6.…

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Gravitas acquires Sweetness In The Belly starring Dakota Fanning

20 April 2020

Gravitas Ventures has acquired US rights to Sweetness In The Belly starring Dakota Fanning, in the story of an English child abandoned in Africa. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, and will be available on demand from…

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Oxygen renews Accident, Suicide or Murder from Dorsey Pictures

17 April 2020

Oxygen in the US has recommissioned Dorsey Pictures to produce a second season of true-crime show Accident, Suicide or Murder. The series, which unravels the truth behind mysterious deaths, premieres Saturday May 9 at 6pm ET/PT. Each hour-long episode takes…

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Studio71 to launch new original podcast Bob Saget’s Here for You on April 20

17 April 2020

Studio71 in the US is to launch a new, original podcast hosted by Bob Saget, the Grammy-nominated comedian, director, actor and New York Times bestselling author. The podcast series, called 'Bob Saget’s Here For You,' will be released on Monday,…

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Matt Lucas to helm new Channel 4 commission from Nit TV

16 April 2020

Channel 4 has greenlit new fast turnaround entertainment series Reasons To Be Cheerful with Matt Lucas, produced by Nit TV - a co-venture between CPL Productions and Harry Hill - to keep the nation entertained whilst they are at home.…

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Redseven’s Balls to Dare to premiere on ProSieben

16 April 2020

ProSieben in Germany has announced that new entertainment show Balls - für Geld mache ich alles (international format title: Balls to Dare) produced by Redseven Entertainment will premiere on May 5. Balls to Dare pits 50 contestants against each other…

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