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Goalhanger’s Sherlock & Co surpasses 20m downloads

Sherlock & Co, the Goalhanger-produced narrative audio drama that reimagines the stories of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson as a modern-day true crime podcast, has surpassed 20 million lifetime streams and downloads. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tales, the show relocates Holmes and Watson to the present day, with Watson depicted as a former […]

March 5, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Data: Over 1.1m watch Rangers vs Celtic on Sky Sports

More than 1.1 million viewers tuned into the 2-2 draw between Rangers and Celtic on Sky Sports on March 1st as Scotland’s top-flight title race continues to ramp up. The figures for the derby match are the highest for a Scottish league match in nearly two seasons and includes audience numbers for those watching across […]

March 5, 2026

TLC orders Unacceptable and more Mock the Week

Following the launch of the new-look, free-to-air TLC at the start of the year, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has added more comedy entertainment to its offering. Hosted by comedian Ed Gamble, Unacceptable, a new original format produced by Ranga Bee Productions, will see two competing teams of comedians battle it out to convince a live studio audience of […]

March 5, 2026

True Crime channel expands British programming

True Crime, a UK channel specialising in crime documentary content – and part of a joint venture owned by AMC Networks International UK and Paramount – is expanding its original content library. On April 6th, the True Crime channel will launch UK Crime Files, a new curated nightly block of original British true crime documentaries […]

March 5, 2026

Sidebar boost for Sky Sports’ F1 coverage

Sky Sports is preparing to roll out new innovations for the latest F1 season, beginning in Australia on March 6th. Following a pulsating 2025 season – with Lando Norris securing his maiden title with McLaren-Mercedes – 2026 looks set to be even bigger with new cars and rule changes. Racing fans in the UK and […]

March 4, 2026By Colin Mann

Banijay, All3Media to merge businesses

Banijay Group and RedBird IMI, the joint venture backed by RedBird Capital Partners and Abu Dhabi-based IMI media group, have entered into a strategic partnership to merge Banijay Entertainment and All3Media. The new company will be known as simply Banijay. The new production company, producer of titles including The Traitors, Big Brother, Survivor, Peaky Blinders, […]

March 4, 2026

Spain: Court summons for Cloudflare CEO

A Madrid investigating court has summoned the chief executive of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince, to appear on April 7th as part of criminal proceedings linked to an alleged failure to cooperate in the fight against football piracy. Investigating Court Number 50 of Madrid has admitted a joint complaint lodged by LaLiga and Movistar Plus+, in which […]

March 4, 2026From David Del Valle in Madrid

Data: Digital entertainment spend up 7.1% in 2025

Digital entertainment and retail association ERA has published the 26th edition of its annual yearbook detailing the progress of the music, video and games sectors in the UK in 2025. It builds on interim figures released in January which showed the sector achieved revenues of £13.3 billion (€15.2bn) in 2025, up 7.1 per cent, meaning […]

March 4, 2026

ITVX sees record-breaking February

In January, BVoD platform ITVX saw its biggest ever month with 383 million streams. ITV has now announced that the platform has maintained its record-breaking trajectory with its best-ever February performance. Building on the momentum from the start of the year, February’s growth was fuelled by a significant performance in the Reality genre, as well […]

March 4, 2026By Nik Roseveare

US identifies notorious piracy markets

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the findings of its 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Notorious Markets List). The Notorious Markets List highlights online and physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy. “With the United States co-hosting the […]

March 4, 2026By Colin Mann