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Channel 4’s Hollyoaks online even earlier

Hollyoaks, the Channel 4 soap, is now offering fans the chance to catch all the new drama online even sooner, making episodes available to stream the day before they are broadcast on E4. Additionally, for the first time, new episodes will also be available to watch on YouTube the week after streaming and broadcast on […]

September 8, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Viaplay Select content for Vodafone Greece

Viaplay Group and Vodafone Greece have signed a multi-year partnership that brings the Viaplay Select branded content concept to the Vodafone TV service. Vodafone TV’s 180,000 subscribers in Greece can now access hundreds of hours of curated series and films in a Viaplay Select branded area. The agreement extends Viaplay Select’s footprint to 11 European […]

September 8, 2023

Sky orders Small Town, Big Story

Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine will star in Sky Original Small Town, Big Story, a dramatic comedy created and directed by Chris O’Dowd (pictured). The new series from Playground and FilmNation Entertainment has started filming on location in Ireland and is expected to debut on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK & Ireland […]

September 8, 2023

ITV kicks off Big Brother launch campaign

As Big Brother prepares to makes its return to UK television in October, moving onto ITV2 and ITVX, the launch campaign has kicked off. Starting with a series of promos, each will cast Big Brother’s gaze out into the real world by using the show’s recognisable voice to narrate over everyday scenes. They seek to […]

September 8, 2023

Record sign-ups for ESPN Fantasy Football

Heading into kickoff of the NFL 2023 season, ESPN Fantasy Football, has already set a new all-time record with 11.6 million players and more signing up through Week 1 and beyond. Fans playing ESPN Fantasy Football have created more than 6 million teams this year, which also establishes a new mark. At one point in this week, […]

September 8, 2023

Apple TV+ lands Where’s Wanda?

Apple TV+ has announced its first German-language series, produced by UFA Fiction, with eight-episode dark comedy Where’s Wanda?, starring Heike Makatsch, Axel Stein, Lea Drinda, Leo Simon, Palina Rojinski and Nikeata Thompson. Where’s Wanda?tells the story of Dedo and Carlotta Klatt, who are desperate to locate their missing daughter months after her disappearance. When the […]

September 8, 2023

Survey: Strong demand for Netflix cloud gaming

Research reveals a third (33 per cent) of committed gamers across seven global markets have already used a cloud gaming service, alongside 10 per cent of casual gamers. The majority (82 per cent) of those who have tried cloud gaming are likely to use it again and the current uptake of cloud gaming services is […]

September 7, 2023

Premiership Rugby Cup on TNT Sports, discovery+

This autumn, TNT Sports and discovery+ will show exclusive live coverage of the Premiership Rugby Cup pool stage, bringing fans the first action of the 2023-24 club rugby season. TNT Sports’ Premiership Rugby Cup coverage will feature several new faces this season, as Orla Chennaoui joins the presenting team alongside Craig Doyle, who continues in […]

September 7, 2023

Invictus Games on BBC

For the first time, the BBC will be streaming all the live coverage and ceremonies from the Invictus Games. Coverage begins on iPlayer and Red Button at 6pm on September 9th. Audiences will be able stream up to three events a day throughout the Games with coverage concluding on September 16th. The One Show will […]

September 7, 2023

Channel 4.0 launches Harry Potter themed gameshow

Channel 4.0, Channel 4’s digital-first strand for YouTube, is launching a new social branded programme Crowd Sauce: The Search for Wizdem with Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. Crowd Sauce: The Search for Wizdem sees content creator Harry Pinero challenge fellow social media sensations Mariam Musa and BillyTheGoat to compete […]

September 7, 2023