Channel 4 Chief Executive David Abraham and Director of Film4 David Kosse have announced a major boost to the corporation’s commitment to film, increasing the funding budget of Film4 from £15 million to £25 million in 2016 – with the ambition of maintaining similar increased levels of Film4 funding in future years. The announcement was […]
Britain is ignoring true FTTH solutions which are available now without going through BT, according to a report from Anglo-Italian cable manufacturer and global supplier Tratos. The Report – Britain’s Broken Broadband – presented to MPs – points out how Britain could solve its broadband connectivity and download speed problems now. Working around BT/Openreach, Tratos […]
Parrots, microwave ovens and the King of Scotland feature in the list of implausible excuses for not having a TV Licence given over the last year. Many from the list have been turned into animations by five of the UK’s leading animation universities in a bid to win a national competition. All areas of the […]
Britain’s place at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution is at risk through lack of Government planning for a world class digital infrastructure according to the body representing UK manufacturers. The warning was made by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation on the back of a survey showing that companies increasingly view Internet access as critical […]
The government has worked with Openreach – BT’s local access network business – and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on an agreement which aims to deliver superfast broadband connectivity to new build properties in the UK. The new deal will see fibre based broadband offered to all new developments either for free or as part […]
Sky has invested £0.3 million (€0.396m) in mobile fan engagement and sports marketing company InCrowd. The investment in the UK-based company follows a series of Sky partnerships with pioneering technology companies in the US, helping to accelerate innovation. InCrowd, formed by the team behind the world’s leading sports data company, Opta, specialises in developing mobile […]
In advance of its move from a linear channel to online, with switchover set for February 16th, BBC executives have revealed details of new and continuing content on the service. The new service will feature brand new original British comedy, contemporary British drama, innovative entertainment, thought-provoking documentaries and distinctive current affairs programming all made for […]
African mobile entertainment and Internet TV company, iROKO, has agreed multiple deals totalling $19 million, both in content development and in capital funding. French media giant Canal+, together with existing investor Kinnevik AB, are investing in addition to iROKO’s own cash flow to give the leading African tech & entertainment company the platform to scale […]
Sky has invested $10 million (€9.25m) in DataXu, a provider of programmatic marketing analytics, data management and media activation software. According to Sky, the investment is the latest example of the company taking equity shares in innovative companies, bringing new ideas, insight and services into its business. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, DataXu partners with advertisers […]
The BBC Trust is arguing that a proper process for setting the BBC’s funding should be built into the new Charter for the first time. To protect the BBC’s independence, the Trust believes the process needs to be fairer, more transparent, and more accountable, and give the public a formal say in setting the BBC’s […]