US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is expanding the reach of its venture capital fund to support development of promising defence technologies in British and European markets. Lockheed Martin Ventures, the company’s startup investment arm, is opening a London office with the goal of investing at least $100 million (€87.4m) of its funding in the UK […]
According to research from Virgin Media O2 and Akamai, despite good intentions, many UK adults are finding it difficult to disconnect before they go to sleep, with more than three-quarters (76 per cent) taking their mobile phone to bed with them. More than one in four (29 per cent) Brits say their mobile negatively impacts […]
A Scottish charity representing people with light and screen sensitivity has warned that disabled people could be left without accessible television if the UK Government moves towards internet-only services. LightAware, based in Linlithgow, West Lothian, has joined the Broadcast 2040+ campaign, which is calling for the long-term future of free-to-air broadcast TV to be protected. […]
The BBC has announced the appointment of Poppy Dixon as its new Head of Documentaries. The appointment of a new Head of Documentaries follows changes to the senior leadership team that created two new Director roles – Director of Factual and Director of Entertainment. Dixon will report into Fiona Campbell, BBC Director of Factual, who […]
BT and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society are using 5G+ network slicing at this year’s Royal Welsh Show to help power mission-critical services, support local businesses and enable real-time content sharing at one of the UK’s largest agricultural events. From helping Welsh food and drink businesses process payments during peak trading periods to enabling reliable livestreaming and real-time […]
YouTube has become one of the world’s most powerful advertising ecosystems, now competing directly with linear TV for living-room attention. It has around 2.6 billion monthly users and annual revenue exceeding $60 billion (€52.3bn) in 2025, of which more than $40 billion is attributed to advertising, according to WARC Media. However, the platform’s ad business […]
Mediapro, the Spanish audiovisual group, is experiencing one of the most challenging periods in its history, reporting losses of €286 million in 2025 while simultaneously launching a legal complaint against three former senior executives accused of allegedly taking confidential company information before joining rival broadcaster services company NVP Sports. The legal action comes at a […]
A peak audience of 24 million watched as Argentina knocked out England in their FIFA World Cup semi-final match on July 15th across BBC One and BBC iPlayer, giving the BBC an 85 per cent share of all TV viewing. It was the most-watched live television moment of the year across all broadcasters and the […]
The Disney+ streaming service is rolling out support for 17 additional languages, bringing the total to 58 audio languages. Across the platform, the Disney+ user interface is now available in more than 30 languages, with subtitles and closed captions offered in as many as 42. This latest expansion introduces support for languages including Arabic, Croatian, […]
Channel 4 today has announced the appointment of Simon Rexworthy as Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Priya Dogra and joining its Executive Committee. Rexworthy, who joins later this July, will lead Channel 4’s corporate strategy, as well as its transformation and development agenda, helping to shape the broadcaster’s future direction. […]