Nick Bullen, one of the best-known producers of programs about the British monarchy, has launched True Royalty, a streaming service he describes as “the Netflix of royalty.” The niche service rolls out Monday in territories including the U.K. and the U.S.
Bullen produced the BAFTA-winning “The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration” and is the founder of Spun Gold, the U.K. indie that has made numerous royal specials, including the recent “Meghan Markle: An American Princess” for Fox. He has teamed with entrepreneur Gregor Angus and brand specialist Edward Mason to form Abm, the new company behind True Royalty.
After completing a funding round, the new specialty streamer has acquired about 150 hours of content at launch from the likes of All3Media, Banijay, and BBC Studios. There will be 400 to 500 hours available by the end of the first year, Bullen said. In addition to shows on the British monarchy,...
Bullen produced the BAFTA-winning “The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration” and is the founder of Spun Gold, the U.K. indie that has made numerous royal specials, including the recent “Meghan Markle: An American Princess” for Fox. He has teamed with entrepreneur Gregor Angus and brand specialist Edward Mason to form Abm, the new company behind True Royalty.
After completing a funding round, the new specialty streamer has acquired about 150 hours of content at launch from the likes of All3Media, Banijay, and BBC Studios. There will be 400 to 500 hours available by the end of the first year, Bullen said. In addition to shows on the British monarchy,...
- 6/10/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Like The Crown? Well, there will be plenty more content where that came from on True Royalty, an Svod service launching in the U.S. and UK as well as a number of international markets.
The Svod platform is being launched by Nick Bullen, founder of British production company Spun Gold, which is a specialist in producing royal programming and has scored access to the royal family for a number of projects. He hopes to take advantage of the recent boom in royal programming after 29M people in the U.S. watched Prince Harry marry Suits actress Meghan Markle.
He is rolling out the service from Monday 11 June in the U.S., UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for $5.99 per month. It will launch with titles including Prince Philip At 90, The Last Dukes, Meghan Markle: How To Be Royal, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Photos of...
The Svod platform is being launched by Nick Bullen, founder of British production company Spun Gold, which is a specialist in producing royal programming and has scored access to the royal family for a number of projects. He hopes to take advantage of the recent boom in royal programming after 29M people in the U.S. watched Prince Harry marry Suits actress Meghan Markle.
He is rolling out the service from Monday 11 June in the U.S., UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for $5.99 per month. It will launch with titles including Prince Philip At 90, The Last Dukes, Meghan Markle: How To Be Royal, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Photos of...
- 6/10/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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