Nico Franks

2 weeks ago | c21media.net | Nico Franks

UK pay broadcaster Sky has confirmed the forthcoming 20th season of long-running sports comedy panel show A League of Their Own will be its last. CPL Productions will begin filming its farewell season in Manchester this August, in front of its largest live audiences to date, ahead of its airing on Sky Max and streamer Now later this year. Romesh Ranganathan will return to host the season, alongside team captains Jamie Redknapp and Jill Scott and series regular Micah Richards.

2 weeks ago | c21media.net | Nico Franks

Research into what broadcasting policy in the UK would look like if governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were given their own responsibilities is set to begin for the first time. There is growing pressure from political parties in the devolved nations for broadcasting powers to be devolved, most recently in the Plaid Cymru and Scottish National Party manifestos for the 2024 General Election.

2 weeks ago | c21media.net | Nico Franks

Brazil’s Globo is gearing up to launch the first Latin American version of hit French format The A Talks. The show, which sees a celebrity or politician face a group of neurodivergent people who ask surprising, unpredictable, sometimes funny or poignant questions, will launch on Globo this weekend. The format, created by Quad+TEN and Kiosco.TV for France 2, is distributed by London-based Can’t Stop Media.

2 weeks ago | c21media.net | Nico Franks

Arte, All3Media International, Oxford Scientific Films and Aranya Parva Creations have teamed up for a documentary in which wildlife filmmaker Sugandhi Gadadhar follows the lives of an otter family in India. My Otter Diary (1×60′) has been shot over five years and follows Gadadhar as she gets to know a playful and resilient otter family living in one of India’s most rapidly changing waterways, the Cauvery River, also known as the Kaveri.

2 weeks ago | c21media.net | Nico Franks

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)-owned general entertainment channel Nove in Italy has commissioned a local version of Banijay Entertainment’s music format Starstruck. It marks the seventh international version of the format, which was originally created by Banijay UK’s Remarkable Entertainment. Banijay Italia will produce the show for the Italian cable network.