‘Philomena’ Author Martin Sixsmith Units Subsequent Mission
Philomena author Martin Sixsmith and We Are Girl Elements’ Raisah Ahmed are forging a TV adaptation of Sixsmith’s novel Ayesha’s Present. The six-part detective thriller is about within the wake of the premature loss of life of British businesswoman Ayesha Rahman’s father, who apparently dedicated suicide whereas visiting household in Pakistan. Nonetheless, with sturdy cause to consider her dad was the truth is murdered and having had no assist from the UK or Pakistani authorities, Ayesha takes issues into her personal palms and she or he approaches Sixsmith, an investigative journalist, who additionally wrote the e book that turned Stephen Frears film Philomena, wherein he’s performed by Steve Coogan. Ahmed will write and EP alongside Sixsmith. She wrote on Channel 4’s award-winning comedy We Are Girl Elements and can be creating a debut function with Film4. Channel 4-backed Freedom Scripted is producing Ayesha’s Present. “Embarking with Ayesha on the seek for her father’s killers set us at loggerheads,” stated Sixsmith. “The decision of the mysteries behind our particular person losses introduced us solace, self-knowledge and a shared hope of redemption from grief. Now I’m extremely excited to see how this story performs out on display screen.”
Canal+ Drives Vivendi Income Progress
Canal+ proprietor Vivendi posted barely improved Q1 revenues of €2.3B ($2.5B) right this moment, which it put down primarily to Canal+ Group development. The France-headquartered conglomerate elevated turnover by 3.3%, with Canal+ including €32M for the quarter, whereas Studiocanal grew by 13.6%. “This evolution needs to be thought of in mild of the excessive comparability base of the primary quarter of 2022, linked to the rebound in exercise following the Covid pandemic,” stated a Vivendi assertion. The outfit put the Canal+ development all the way down to the launch of a number of movies plus its cope with Apple TV+, for which the SVoD has grow to be obtainable to all Canal+ subs in France and different French-speaking territories. The outcomes sign an enchancment after Vivendi posted a full yr lack of $1.07B in March, which it linked to the deconsolidation of its Telecom Italia stake.
Sky Germany Witnesses ‘Automotive Park Homicide’
Sky’s German arm has ordered a true-crime doc in regards to the loss of life of millionaire Charlotte Böhringer, who was discovered crushed to loss of life in her penthouse flat above a parking lot in Munich. Her nephew Benedikt Toth was later imprisoned for all times for the homicide regardless of solely circumstantial proof tying him to the killing. Automotive Park Homicide (working title) comes from Bavaria Fiction, it incorporates the most recent findings and developments within the case. This morning, Toth was launched from jail in Germany. He maintains his innocence and doubts over the responsible verdict stay, and is interviewed for the doc. Bavaria’s Emanuel Rotstein and Sky’s Christian Asanger and Nico Gammella are government producers, Philipp Klees is producer, Astrid Holz is line producer for Bavaria Fiction and Alexander Vexler is Director of Images. NBCUniversal International Distribution has worldwide distribution.