Creative technology firms and artists in Merseyside and the West Midlands are in line for a major financial boost, as a £13.5 million (€16.2m) investment in training, research and development funding is announced by the Culture Secretary to boost economic growth and job opportunities. Liverpool City Region’s MusicFutures cluster will benefit from £6.75 million to […]
BIMM Music Institute (part of BIMM University), a creative arts educator with campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany. It is spearheading an initiative to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into music education. Backed by almost £1 million (€1.2m) in funding from Innovate UK’s Bridge AI Grant, BIMM is partnering with six global AI innovators to […]
The North East’s reputation for space research and innovation has been recognised with the announcement of £2.5 million (€3m) from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The funding has been awarded to a consortium of academic, civic and industry partners who together will form the North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA), which is […]
Discover! Creative Careers, an England wide industry-led programme, is urging employers in the creative industries to step up their time investment in the workforce, as a growing skills gap threatens to hinder the sector’s ability to thrive. Recent findings from Skills England’s first report reveal an alarming shortage of skilled professionals across various creative fields, […]
Sky Documentaries has selected four diverse owned/led production companies – DARE Pictures, Proper Content, Zandland, and 22Summers – to take part in the newly launched Sky Development Partnership Fund. The programme will see each indie receive tailored support from Sky Documentaries and they will collaborate closely with the commissioning team over six months to work […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has welcomed Government backing for a levy on arena and stadium concert tickets to support the struggling grassroots music sector but has called for Ministers to set a clear deadline for the industry to act. The recommendation for a voluntary levy, to be […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold a short inquiry into the BBC World Service. The World Service broadcasts in 42 languages, including English, reaching an estimated 320 million people globally each week. Most of the World Service’s global audience access the World Service in its local language. BBC […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a report on direct public film funding in Europe. The purpose report provides insights into the development of European film agencies’ income and activity spend between 2018 and 2022. Insights are generated based on data samples of national and sub-national film funds. Key insights 1. National funds’ income and […]
Globalstar is the satellite operator supplying emergency SOS and Text messages for Apple’s iPhones. Apple says it wants to expand the service and will invest $1.1 billion (€1.01bn) and an equity stake to fund more satellites for Globalstar. Currently owners of recent iPhones (14, 15 and 16 versions) can access Globalstar’s satellites for emergency service […]
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has welcomed confirmation in the Budget of the government’s commitment to support the creative industries – as part of the Industrial Strategy – recognising the key role it can play in economic growth. The creative industries are worth £125 billion (€148bn) to the UK economy and were named as one […]