New Culture Minister Ian Murray has carried out his first official visit since being appointed to the role by travelling to Pinewood Studios to formally open its new Independent Film Hub. The hub, which incorporates sound stages, production offices and workshop spaces, is designed to support lower budget, independent filmmakers. It has been set up […]
StudioCanal has announced the appointment of Paul Gilbert as the Senior Vice President of English-Language Series. He will be based in London and reporting to Managing Director of Television M-K Kennedy. Gilbert will spearhead the development and production of a bold slate of premium series hailing from the UK and US, which StudioCanal will produce […]
Eutelsat and SoFast, a player in the creation, playout and monetisation of FAST and linear channels, have partnered to distribute the channel Baywatch TV, subtitled in Arabic. The iconic channel, based on the cult Baywatch series, will be available to audiences across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from the region’s leading 7/8° West […]
Prime Video has announced an additional 20 regular-season games for the 2025-26 NBA on Prime schedule, tipping-off at primetime for viewers in the UK & Ireland. These Sunday evening games complete the schedule of 86 regular-season games, bringing the total to 29 primetime matchups, available exclusively to Prime members in the UK & Ireland at […]
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has signed a new agreement with Sport en France, which will see 10 major PSA Squash Tour events shown live by the free-to-air broadcaster during the 2025-26 season. The agreement follows a successful partnership in the second half of the 2024-25 campaign and is part of a broader initiative by […]
Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced the AI transformation of its Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP). The new AI capabilities are available immediately. This integration introduces a new NMS-MCP, which acts as a gateway between the NMS and AI agents. The NMS-MCP supports […]
Sir David Jason will return to the U&Gold channel for Open All Hours: Inside Out – a feature-length retrospective that celebrates one of Britain’s most celebrated sitcoms, and also includes a new short scene, penned by original writer Roy Clarke. In it, Jason once again steps into the role of Granville for a final time, […]
Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.6 million UK homes (69.7 per cent) had access to a SVoD service in Q2 2025. This is an increase from 20.1 million UK homes in Q1 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 17.6 million […]
Amazon Ads and Netflix have announced a partnership that provides advertisers using Amazon DSP with direct access to Netflix’s premium ad inventory. The offering will be available in the UK, the US, France, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Germany and Australia, providing availability for marketers using Amazon DSP in these countries. The new integration […]
InterDigital, a mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, has been awarded a preliminary injunction against Disney by a court in Brazil. The 7th Corporate Court of the Judicial District of the Capital of Rio de Janeiro ruled that InterDigital is entitled to a preliminary injunction over Disney’s infringement of two InterDigital patents […]