According to Kantar’s global 2020 Media Trends & Predictions report, technology will continue to redefine the media landscape in 2020, creating opportunities and challenges for marketers. As ad spend on social and tech platforms continues to grow; technology innovations will also enable a renaissance in real-world engagement. Kantar believes that marketers and media owners will […]
Sky is to invest in building a new 32-acre, state-of-the-art TV and film studio at Elstree, just north of London, home to the world-renowned Elstree Studios. The proposed development represents a significant new investment in the UK and European creative economy and will be made with the backing of Sky’s new owner Comcast and in […]
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset is planning to increase its offer of free-to-air thematic channels, with the launch of Cine 34, dedicated to Italian movies. The new channel will début on January 20th 2020, to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of celebrated Italian film director Federico Fellini. The first day of broadcasting will […]
Any chance of there being a follow-up to Academy Award-winning film The King’s Speech was effectively ended by Netflix’s production of The Crown, according to the 2010 movie’s executive producer Paul Brett. Participating in a panel discussion at Video Exchange Streaming in London on the topic of the relationship between rightsholders and distribution platforms in […]
It seems everything is now firmly off the table as far as any discussions are concerned between Mediaset and Vivendi, and with the additional risk that Mediaset’s plans for its ‘MediaForEurope’ platform are now also in jeopardy. Widespread report are that discussions between the two media giants have collapsed with the attempts at conciliation having […]
Law enforcement authorities from 18 EU Member States and third parties in a joint investigation with Europol and the US National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Centre, facilitated by Eurojust and INTERPOL, have seized over 30,506 domain names that distributed counterfeit and pirated items over the Internet during operation IOS X. These included counterfeit pharmaceuticals and […]
Starting immediately, Vodafone Together customers will receive Apple TV 4K with unlimited broadband and unlimited data. Customers can enjoy unlimited streaming both in and out of the home with superfast broadband, unlimited mobile data and Apple TV 4K in one package. Customers receiving an Apple TV 4K will also enjoy a limited time offer of […]
Miss Scarlet and the Duke, a 19th century crime drama co-produced by A+E International and Element 8 Entertainment, has been acquired by UKTV’s Alibi channel and will premiere in early 2020. The six episode series will also make its US debut around the same time as a MASTERPIECE presentation anticipated release on PBS. It has […]
BritBox, the SVoD service created by the BBC and ITV, has begun a month of Christmas celebrations, featuring a collection over 100 Christmas TV specials from years past on the site. A different special will be highlighted daily in the run up to Christmas Day in a nostalgic digital advent. Highlights from the Britmas collection […]
Half of small businesses in the creative industry say technology helps them compete with larger organisations – and levels the playing field in a fiercely competitive industry – according to findings by Vodafone. The research, which surveyed 500 creative industry small businesses in the UK, revealed that 40 per cent produce their best ideas and […]