Sky has unveiled a new clean energy system for film and TV production. The system uses a hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and sodium battery solution to create a reliable, quieter and zero-emission mobile power source. Developed by Sky’s own engineers and production experts, the new unit can do everything a diesel generator can, but without […]

The debut season of Celebrity Traitors may have caught the nation’s attention, but legacy favourite Strictly Come Dancing remains the UK’s most read-about reality TV programme, according to data from Taboola. Over the past three months, articles about Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One), now in its 23rd season, have generated over 55 million page views – […]

Vubiquity, an Amdocs company and player in technology-led media services, has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Media & Entertainment Competency as part of the AWS Partner Network (APN). This designation recognises Vubiquity’s technical expertise, customer success, and innovation in delivering cloud-native media solutions built on AWS. “This recognition from AWS affirms our leadership in […]

ITVX has surpassed 3 billion streams for the year to date. The figure was achieved more than three weeks earlier than in 2024, which ITV says is “testament to the accelerated growth of its streaming platform”. ITV added that its BVoD service has been the #1 commercial BVoD platform in the UK every single month […]

A new 24/7 family-friendly animation channel is now available to UK viewers, as Cartoon Classics — a FAST channel distributed by Global Distribution Services — officially launches on Freeview Channel 214. Produced by Senseof.Media, the channel offers a lineup of classic and contemporary animated programming to 18 million households across the UK. Global Distribution Services, together with […]

Virgin Media O2 has announced the launch of a new FAST channel, Inside Outside, available to all Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box. Inside Outside covers all things food, home and garden – with a range of shows fronted by established faces including Gordon Ramsay, Paul Hollywood, Heston Blumenthal, Kevin McCloud, George Clarke […]

The Film and TV Charity has published its latest Looking Glass ‘24 Deep Dive, focusing on Workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination in UK film, TV and cinema. With rates of bullying, harassment, and discrimination up to three times worse in the film and TV industry than in the wider working population, the report, which further […]

Sky News has partnered with Arc XP, the content platform and media operating system developed by The Washington Post, as part of its Sky News 2030 transformation. The collaboration aims to build a smarter and more flexible platform, supporting Sky News’s vision to become a video-first newsroom built for the digital future. Sky News 2030 […]

The Whisper Group, the production company, has announced a partnership with RunGP, supporting the launch of the global running competition and movement. RunGP, powered by the Global Running League, is a professional, team-based running league — combining elite competition, team strategy, and mass participation on some of the world’s most iconic racetracks. Endorsed by multiple Olympic, […]

YouTube, the world’s most-used video platform, continues to defy expectations — with 85 per cent of internet users now using the service each month, according to Ampere Analysis’s latest global consumer tracker of 56,000 adults. Nearly one in five (18 per cent) users say they watch full-length movies and TV shows on the platform. The […]