Advanced Television

Future Today announces Fawesome original content

Future Today, a specialist in CTV ad-supported solutions, has announced plans to launch original competition based TV series and movies on its Fawesome channel at the 2024 IAB NewFronts in New York. For the first time, Future Today is creating original programming featuring stories and themes that resonate with Fawesome’s audience which is young and […]

May 3, 2024

EITB launches Makusi for Basque children

Makusi, the new digital platform in Basque designed for children and younger audiences, created by EITB and developed by Mediapro, has gone live. Entertainment is the primary focus of this new digital community, where viewers can enjoy online experiences in a safe environment. Younger members of the family will have the opportunity to immerse themselves […]

May 3, 2024

Scotland’s rocket launch gets closer

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has sent the first stage of its rocket (RFA-ONE) to its Scottish launch site at SaxaVord in the Shetland Islands in readiness for its first ‘hot fire’ test. The Augsburg, Germany-based aerospace business is very much focussed on building high-performance but low-cost rockets “in order to make space more accessible than […]

May 3, 2024

Prime Video orders The Girlfriend to series

Prime Video announced that it has ordered The Girlfriend to series. Golden Globe winner Robin Wright is currently set to star in and direct. Olivia Cooke , Laurie Davidson and Waleed Zuaiter are also currently set to star. The series is based on Michelle Frances’ novel of the same name. The Girlfriend will premiere exclusively on Prime Video […]

May 3, 2024

Northern Ireland’s Women’s Premiership on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL), have announced DAZN as the new home of live action from Sports Direct Women’s Premiership. In a first commercial broadcast rights agreement for football in Northern Ireland, the top division of female football in the NI Football League will exclusively partner with DAZN […]

May 3, 2024

WPBA events on Billiard TV

Billiard TV, the 24/7 television channel devoted to the sports of billiards, has partnered with the Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA) to stream up to 12 events a year. With the WPBA partnership in place, Billiard TV now streams more than 1,000 hours of live events each year. The partnership will kick off on May […]

May 3, 2024

Channel 4.0 commissions Boss Pitches

Channel 4.0, Channel 4’s digital brand, has announced the commission of new series Boss Pitches hosted by Nella Rose and GK Barry. TV presenter and online personality/YouTuber Rose and podcaster and TV personality Barry have a combined social media following of 6.3 million on TikTok and Instagram. In this six-part series produced by BBC Studios Entertainment, […]

May 3, 2024

ITV partners with Mecca Bingo to launch Loose Women scratchcards

ITV has partnered with Mecca Bingo to create an exclusive series of seven Loose Women themed digital scratchcard games.  The new scratchcards, the first of which – Loose Change – has just launched, have been developed for Mecca by leading digital scratchcard and slot supplier G Games. The cards will feature on the homepage of Mecca Bingo and […]

May 3, 2024

New free media school in Manchester

Global Academy, a media school founded by Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, has launched a new alternative to University for young creatives in Manchester who want to pursue a career in the creative industries. The course is based in Global’s North West broadcast centre and is free for school and college leavers aged 18. […]

May 3, 2024

Refugee athletes to be backed by a new home crowd at Olympics

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is calling on Olympic fans across Europe to come together to pledge their support for the Refugee Olympic Team by creating a new ‘Home Crowd’ as the athletes prepare to compete in Paris this summer.  The Refugee Olympic Team was first created for Rio 2016 by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President […]

May 3, 2024