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Sky’s Bennett poached by BBC Studios

BBC Studios has named Zai Bennett as new CEO and Chief Creative Officer for its global content-making division BBC Studios Productions. Bennett’s remit – which will span the company’s UK and international production units (including the world-renowned Natural History Unit), owned labels and invested indies across its Global Entertainment, Factual, Scripted, Kids & Family and […]

July 25, 2024

The Women’s Cup on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has partnered with The Women’s Cup to broadcast eight international football matches featuring clubs from across the US, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. With eight teams, this summer will mark the largest iteration of The Women’s Cup as the competition continues to grow. All DAZN coverage of women’s football […]

July 25, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Data: Disney+ leads new SVoD subs in Q2

Kantar, the evidence-based insights and consulting company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Disney+ took the top spot from Apple TV+ for new subscriptions in Q2 2024 with a 19 per cent share, whilst Netflix’s Baby Reindeer was identified as the most enjoyed series in the quarter. […]

July 24, 2024

Ofcom: Local media remains vital to UK

Ofcom has published its initial findings on the local media landscape in the UK. Given the range of duties that Ofcom has relevant to local media, the media regulator says that “it is important that we maintain an up-to-date understanding of this rapidly changing sector”. Ofcom therefore launched a two-stage review of local media at […]

July 24, 2024

Eurosport’s Olympics free for EE TV customers

All EE TV customers can access discovery+’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 24 +, regardless of what package they’re on. To celebrate the return of the Olympics, EE TV discovery+ basic customers will receive access to discovery+ Standard at no extra cost from now until August 12th, enabling them to stream every moment of […]

July 24, 2024

New Cobra Kai debuts at Netflix #1

Part 1 of the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai debuted atop Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing July 15th with 14.8 million views. Part 2 of the celebrated series’ final season drops on November 15th, whilst Part 3 will arrive in 2025. Meanwhile all three seasons of Vikings: Valhalla stormed the […]

July 24, 2024

BBC: 95% of UK adults using BBC services every month

The BBC Annual Report shows that the BBC is at the heart of national life and is the go-to media brand in the UK, with 95 per cent of UK adults using BBC services on average per month. Samir Shah, BBC Chair, said: “The BBC matters deeply to the UK, and continues to play an […]

July 23, 2024

Arrests in illegal streaming crackdown

In one of the largest operations to date, UK intellectual property protection body FACT and partners, including Sky, have taken action across the UK to combat illegal streaming and the use of unlawfully modified Firestick devices. In a month-long coordinated and sequenced nationwide surge, FACT and police targeted individuals providing unauthorised access to premium TV […]

July 23, 2024By Colin Mann

Yospace joins Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program

Akamai Technologies, the cloud company that powers and protects life online, has announced that Yospace is the latest organisation to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Yospace provides dynamic ad insertion for media companies around the globe. As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program, Yospace […]

July 23, 2024

Curiosity Now FAST channel on VIZIO Smart TVs

Curiosity, a factual media and entertainment company, has announced the launch of its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel Curiosity Now on VIZIO WatchFree+. The collaboration marks the latest expansion of Curiosity’s reach, bringing its content to millions of US viewers through VIZIO’s smart TV ecosystem and its WatchFree+ streaming service. Curiosity, with its flagship […]

July 23, 2024