Advanced Television

Taylor Swift docuseries and The Final Show coming to Disney+

Pop megastar Taylor Swift is returning to Disney+ with two new projects that will offer access to her record-breaking The Eras Tour. A 6-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries event, titled Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era, will chronicle the development, impact and inner-workings that created the cultural phenomenon that was The Eras […]

October 13, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Starship Test #11 ready for launch

SpaceX’s massive Starship is set for its latest test flight today [October 13th], its eleventh, in the early evening Texas (CT) time. The mega-rocket is listed to launch at 7:15pm EDT (23.15 GMT) subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical considerations. Flight 11 will be the fifth Starship launch this year. SpaceX hopes to […]

October 13, 2025By Chris Forrester

wedotv partners with ZDF to launch Legacy FAST channel

wedotv, the free ad-supported streaming network, has partnered with ZDF Studios to create and distribute a FAST channel featuring the popular South African drama series Legacy. ZDF Studios represents the series globally and the single IP channel – wedotv: Legacy — is created and distributed by wedotv. Legacy transports viewers into the high-stakes world of investment […]

October 13, 2025

Sky acquires A24’s Crystal Lake series

Sky has announced that Crystal Lake, a prequel to the popular Friday the 13th franchise, will be coming to Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland in 2026. Produced by A24 and distributed by Peacock in the US, the series marks the first new project connected to the franchise since the reboot […]

October 13, 2025

Sweden: Tele2 to launch satellite IoT connectivity with Skylo

Tele2, in partnership with Skylo, is launching a new Global Satellite IoT Connectivity service in Sweden. The launch makes Tele2 the first Swedish operator to offer a commercial 3GPP-based direct-to-device satellite IoT solution. The service ensures IoT devices stay connected even when traditional mobile coverage is out of reach, providing connectivity across remote and hard-to-reach […]

October 13, 2025

PubMatic, MNTN partnership

PubMatic has announced a strategic partnership with MNTN that expands access to premium Connected TV advertising for performance-focused marketers. By supplying MNTN’s self-serve Performance TV platform with PubMatic’s direct access to top-tier streaming publishers, including Paramount, NBCUniversal, Sling, Philo, and LG Channels, the partnership is already delivering measurable results: publishers on the PubMatic platform are […]

October 13, 2025

Time Out partners with Pig & Horse Productions

Monaco and Finland-based film and TV production company, Pig & Horse Productions, has announced a partnership with Time Out – the global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city – to co-develop a slate of unscripted formats. The collaboration, revealed ahead of MIPCOM, is aimed at bringing new, globally […]

October 13, 2025

Switzerland: Sunrise launches SuperSearch

Sunrise TV in Switzerland now offers the new SuperSearch function. SuperSearch finds what the user wants across all platforms – with a simple voice command. It uses the artificial intelligence and Google Gemini Flash to do so. “With SuperSearch, we’re setting new standards when it comes to looking for media content. We’re demonstrating the convenience […]

October 13, 2025

ITV commissions Season 26 of Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders has been commissioned for a 26th season by UK broadcaster ITV and leading distributor All3Media International, meaning no one is safe in the villages of Midsomer County… The celebratyed prime time detective series is a ratings hit around the world and this 4-episode commission will bring the number of episodes available to 148. […]

October 13, 2025

WFTV 2025 Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab kicks off with fresh cohort

Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) has unveiled the 2025 cohort currently taking part in the WFTV Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab, sponsored by Diageo. Now underway at The Hurst in Shropshire – the former home of playwright John Osborne and base of the Arvon Foundation – this week-long, fully funded programme offers a unique […]

October 13, 2025