End of year BARB TV ratings figures show continued audience success for Channel 5 and its portfolio. 2023 delivered a 5 per cent share growth for Channel 5’s family of linear channels including 5STAR, 5USA, 5Select and 5ACTION, marking five consecutive years of growth and making it the only public service broadcaster (PSB) portfolio to […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship have announced an extended partnership that will scale coverage of every race of the electric racing series across 50 markets in Europe. The multi-year agreement will extend WBD’s relationship with Formula E beyond 12 years since Eurosport first broadcast race coverage from the […]
The first episode of ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office has been watched by 9.2 million viewers, making it ITV’s best new drama for three years since the Pembrokeshire Murders in January 2021 when the UK was in lockdown. The four episodes are the most watched programmes on any channel so far this year. […]
ROXi announced at CES that is bringing America’s first ever fully interactive broadcast TV channels to TVs this year through a a strategic partnership between licensed music streaming company ROXi, and US broadcaster Sinclair. All linear TV channels will have all the interactive features of a downloadable TV app without consumers having to download or […]
Lionsgate has announced its Lionsgate Alternative Television, a division that combines its majority owned unscripted television producer, Pilgrim Media Group, with eOne’s non-scripted groups – Blackfin, Renegade and Daisybeck Studios. The division will be led by Craig Piligian, who will serve as Managing Director. The market-facing labels of each company will remain intact, with most […]
On January 11th the HITS NOW channel will debut in Sri Lanka on Dialog Television, bringing curated entertainment to viewers across the country. The channel will be made available on Channel 113 as part of Dialog Television’s TV packs. HITS NOW will be available alongside sister channels HITS and HITS MOVIES. As a special introductory […]
Prime Video has ordered Criminal to series. Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Ed Brubaker (Westworld, Batman: Caped Crusader) and Sean Phillips, who are both set as executive producers for the series. Brubaker, who wrote the graphic novel and the pilot script, will […]
Some of the biggest names in tennis return to Melbourne Park for the first Grand Slam of 2024, kick-starting a busy year of sporting action for Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe. From January 14th to 28th, tennis fans in 50 markets in Europe won’t miss a single ball hit throughout the tournament with live and […]
Samsung Electronics has revealed details of the ‘Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub’ programme that will be showcased at CES2024. The objective of the programme is to work with leading gaming accessory companies to drive the next generation of best-in-class partner products for the Samsung Gaming Hub, Samsung’s game streaming platform. In addition, the company announced […]
A new skills training programme to support creatives looking to break into behind-the-camera roles on scripted film and high-end TV productions made in the West of England will launch later this month. It comes after Bristol City Council’s Film Services have secured almost £300,000 (€348k) from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, led by […]