GroupM Motion Entertainment

Need some festive content for those cosy nights in the build-up to Christmas?   Here are a couple of new co-productions from GroupM Motion Entertainment that we’re excited about! 💫 📺 The Yorkshire Vet: A Donkey for Christmas – Tonight at 8pm on Channel 5. •Join donkey-loving vet Peter Wright and Dame Judi Dench as they spread Christmas cheer by visiting sanctuaries across the UK that rescue, rehabilitate and champion donkeys. Co-produced by Daisybeck Studios. Teaser below! 📺 An Alpine Train at Christmas – Sunday, 22nd December at 7pm on Channel 4. •Climb aboard one of the most picturesque trains in the world and take a trip on the illustrious Bernina Express. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville, you’ll be sure to experience some festive magic along the way. Co-produced by King of Sunshine Productions.

PSA: Tapped Out is heading to Channel 4’s linear channel for an exciting celebrity version, Tapped Out Prank Stars 📺 We're very excited about this as the programme was funded by Channel 4 and GroupM Motion Entertainment’s Diverse Indies Fund, which was set up to support small and medium-sized ethnically diverse-owned independent production companies to produce new projects 🎥 The new programme was created and produced for Channel 4 by Wall of Entertainment, and co-produced by our very own GroupM Motion Entertainment. Tune in to watch a group of celebrities take on outrageous challenges in front of a studio audience 👏 https://loom.ly/Mo8rSXU

Kick off the holiday season in style with CHRISTMAS IN THE SPOTLIGHT 🎄 This festive delight follows pop star Bowyn and footballer Drew as they navigate the pitfalls that game brings. With mounting pressure from the press, fans, and even their families, Bowyn and Drew’s relationship must survive its first Christmas ⭐️ CHRISTMAS IN THE SPOTLIGHT premieres Saturday, November 23rd at 8/7c on Lifetime, and begins streaming the following day 📺

We’re thrilled to introduce Lisa Squillace as the new Head of GroupM Motion Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand! Entertainment is a proven and successful way for brands to connect with consumers. Entertainment equals engagement, engagement equals attention, and attention equals action, which is why we’re expanding our capabilities in Australia & New Zealand. With over 20 years of media and entertainment experience, Lisa’s expertise in developing innovative business models and commercial concepts makes her the perfect fit to lead the Motion Entertainment division. We’re set to enhance co-funding, co-development, co-production, and distribution of premium content in Australia, which will create unique opportunities for our clients and support the local industry. Lisa will collaborate with our agencies Mindshare, Wavemaker, and EssenceMediacom and work with production companies and networks to identify and fund entertainment opportunities. Welcome to the team, Lisa! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dDFt34Mx #GroupM #MotionEntertainment #NextEraMedia Mindshare Australia & New Zealand, EssenceMediacom Australia, Wavemaker ANZ, Aimee Buchanan, Maria Grivas, Peter Vogel, Lisa Squillace, Melissa Hey

PUBLIC ENEMIES: KENDRICK VS DRAKE premieres tonight at 10:20pm on Channel 4! 📺 The brand new documentary takes a look at how Kendrick Lamar and Drake rose to the very top, and how the generational rappers and global icons got into a such a deep and personal rivalry 🎤

We’re so excited that our co-production, THE UNDERDOG: JOSH MUST WIN, won Best Reality Format at C21's International Format Awards last week🥇 Massive congratulations to our partners at Primal Media and Channel 4 for creating a brilliant reality show that changed the rules of the game. 📺

Huge congratulations to everyone involved on their recent nominations and wins at the RTS Yorkshire Awards! 🏆 We’re over the moon to have two of our co-productions win on the evening, showcasing the brilliant work that our production and broadcast partners do to bring these shows to life 📺 THE YORKSHIRE VET won the award for ‘High Volume Factual’ 🥇 PRINCESS ANNE: THE PLOT TO KIDNAP A ROYAL won the awards for ‘Animation’ and ‘Professional Excellence: Post Production’ 🥇🥇

The time has come! LAZURUS PATH premieres today across Serbia, and in select cinemas in Montenegro and Bosnia - after a brilliant run of wins at multiple film festivals! 🎥🥇 The film follows street artist Lazar who confronts life choices, overcomes societal obstacles, and challenges peculiar bureaucracy on a small island far from home 🏝️

Join Ross Kemp as he goes on a global journey to explore the historical relationship between Britain and the mafia 🌎 ROSS KEMP: MAFIA AND BRITAIN premieres tonight at 9pm on Sky HISTORY 📺

Tune in for an emotional rollercoaster with Terry McMillan Presents: Forever, starring Taye Diggs and Meagan Good. This film—produced by The Ninth House in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment—unravels the tale of Johnnie, a military serviceman who comes home to divorce papers and unexpectedly falls for Carlie, a local policewoman. 📆 Airs this Saturday (Aug 24) at 8/7c on Lifetime (A+E Networks)