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BBC Studios brings native language Bluey to Africa

BBC Studios has announced that Bluey, the celebrated animated series, has been dubbed in four widely spoken African languages: Zulu, Afrikaans, Swahili, and Nigerian Pidgin. TV Presenter and Podcaster, Nonkanyiso Conco, will voice Mum (Chilli), in the Zulu dubbed episodes while Nigerian presenter and actress, Omotunde Adebowale David will voice the character in Nigerian Pidgin […]

September 3, 2025

ITV Studios launching label for entertainment/competitive formats

ITV Studios has revealed it will launch a new label in January 2026 focused on scalable entertainment and competitive formats. Tim Carter, MD Unscripted UK at ITV Studios, has named Lily Wilson as its new Managing Director and Tom Williams as Creative Director. The name of the label will be unveiled in January 2026 when the […]

September 3, 2025

Prime Video confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider series

Game of Thrones, X-Men and The Staircase actor Sophie Turner has been cast in the role of Lara Croft in a new Prime Video series of Tomb Raider, based on the iconic video game series. Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve), who serves as creator, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner, commented: “I’m so excited to announce the […]

September 3, 2025By Nik Roseveare

France: Novo19 launches on DTT

French regional press group Sipa Ouest-France has launched Novo19, its first all-genre channel on the national FTA DTT network as well as on all telco and OTT platforms (Bouygues, Orange, SFR, Free, Molotov). Broadcast on channel 19, following regulator Arcom’s rejigging of the DTT offering caused by the departure of NRj12 and C8, the new […]

September 2, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

DAZN signs global free broadcast deal with TCR Europe

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has struck a deal with TCR Europe, the European touring car championship, to stream the series globally for free. The 2025 season marks the competition’s tenth anniversary. Under the agreement with DAZN, TCR Europe will be available on all connected devices, including Smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, and gaming consoles. The series […]

September 2, 2025By Nik Roseveare

spot on news partners with FAST Channels TV

spot on news GmbH, the leading digital news agency for entertainment and lifestyle from Germany, has announced its collaboration with FAST Channels TV to introduce their latest venture, a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel, to audiences worldwide. spot on news is the latest addition to the FAST channel lineup, offering authentic, up-to-date news clips […]

September 2, 2025

Six Nations extends FTA deal in Ireland

Starting in 2026, RTÉ and Virgin Media Television will share coverage of the Men’s, Women’s and U20 Six Nations in Ireland. The new long-term partnership that means rugby fans in Ireland will have to those competitions free-to-air until 2029. RTÉ and Virgin Media are longstanding supporters of rugby and have shared coverage of the Six […]

September 2, 2025

Roku launching FAST channel offering in UK

Roku is launching its first FAST channels on the Roku platform in the UK. Rolling out in October. An offering of 40 FAST channels will provide viewers a variety of 24/7 streaming – available at no cost across all new and existing Roku devices. The launch builds on Roku’s successful rollout of FAST channels in […]

September 1, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Vodafone Spain adds 25 new TV channels

Vodafone Spain has kicked off September with a major overhaul of its television offering. As of September 1st, more than 25 new channels are available on its lineup, strengthening genres such as film, series, documentaries, sports and music. The expansion coincides with the removal of the seven SkyShowtime channels, following the end of the distribution […]

September 1, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

British Red Cross partners with Little Dot Studios

The British Red Cross has partnered with multi-platform production company, social media agency and digital media network, Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), to produce a new original digital content series, Closer to Home. The new three-part series captures the authentic reactions of a diverse mix of people as they watch crisis stories unravel onscreen. […]

September 1, 2025