The BBC has announced Charles III: The Coronation Year – a new 90-minute documentary made by Oxford Films for BBC One and iPlayer. The film will offer a unique insight into the life of King Charles III and Queen Camilla and take viewers behind the scenes of the first year of the reign of King […]
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has welcomed the launch of a call for evidence on extending film and high end TV tax reliefs to visual effects made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Statement “The intention from the Chancellor to look at […]
ITV has confirmed an agreement with Disney Entertainment making ITV the free-to-air home of the drama series Under the Banner of Heaven starring Andrew Garfield, and season one of British comedy series Extraordinary. Under the Banner of Heaven will stream on ITVX with Extraordinary airing on both ITVX and ITV2. Both series will air in […]
Kantar, the evidence-based insights and consulting company, has released findings about the impact of the Beckham documentary on Netflix. The candid series about the life of retired footballer and global icon David Beckham was released on the streaming service in early October. Kantar Entertainment on Demand reveals that over 1.5 million British households have viewed […]
A BBC report reveals that the Doctor Who series contributed approximately £134.6 million (€154.7m) in gross value added (GVA) to the Welsh economy between 2004 and 2021. Released to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the sci-fi TV series, the report also shows that for every £1 of direct economic output (GVA) generated by the […]
IMG, the sports, events and representation company, has teamed up with England Netball to launch a report revealing how the 2023 Netball World Cup has driven record fan engagement with the sporting organisation’s digital channels. Incorporating data from England Netball’s social media channels and ENgage website, the report explores the role of the Vitality Roses’ […]
FIFA has opened two separate tender processes for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Sub-Saharan Africa. With qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26 having commenced in Africa this month, entities in Sub-Saharan Africa are now invited to put forward their proposals to obtain the […]
Bingo is a time-tested pursuit, initially conceived in Italy around 1530. Rapidly moving forward in time to the 20th century, bingo became radically popular in the UK in the 1960s; originally known as ‘Housey-Housey’, the British Betting and Gaming Act of 1960 laid the foundations for an exponential increase in participation. However, it suffered a […]
ESPN’s presentation of the Super Bowl LVII rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on November 21st was the most-watched Monday Night Football (MNF) game in 27 years, drawing more than 29 million viewers (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and NFL+) in the US. The audience of 29,021,000 viewers is the television […]
Racing TV will be showing Japan’s most prestigious horserace, the Japan Cup, on November 26th – the first time the race has been broadcast live in the UK and Ireland. The 43rd running of a race carries Japan’s biggest prize – JPY500 million (€3.1m) to the winner – and is due off at 3.40pm local […]