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Top Gear production moving to Bristol

Top Gear, the long-running BBC One motoring entertainment show, is transferring its production from London to the South West from spring 2022. BBC Studios Bristol is the production hub for many factual entertainment programmes including Countryfile, DIY SOS, Antiques Roadshow, Fake or Fortune and Gardeners’ World. It’s also home to the Natural History Unit which […]

August 5, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky Kids’ Obki educates on climate change

Sky Kids has announced a brand new Sky Original TV series Obki. The animated series will feature the original character Obki, an alien, on his journey to be a positive force for good on Earth. The show is available immediately on Sky Kids on demand for customers across the UK and ROI. Airing ahead of […]

August 5, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Simple Session 21 on Insight TV

Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel and content producer, has partnered with skateboard and BMX event series Simple Session for a live broadcast of the upcoming Simple Session 21 edition. Taking place in Tallinn, Estonia on August 20th and 21st , Simple Session 21 will feature sixty-four of the finest invited BMX street riders and […]

August 5, 2021

Shudder acquires Hellbender movie

Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, has acquired the occult horror feature Hellbender ahead of its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival. Shudder will release the film, which is written and directed by Toby Poser, John Adams and Zelda Adams, in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New […]

August 5, 2021

SES H1: Video revenue decline continues

SES highlighted its “improving trajectory” of Video revenues for the six months to June 30th which were 3.9 per cent down y-o-y at €526 million. SES’s argument is that last year, its lost revenue position for H1 trading was at -8 per cent down. Its Networks division’s underlying revenue of €349 million was flat compared […]

August 4, 2021By Chris Forrester

HBO Max offers free in-app episodes

HBO Max is offering potential new subscribers in the US the opportunity to watch select episodes of some of the platform’s programming in-app before they sign up. The in-app offering is an extension of the sampling opportunities available via HBOMax.com and more recently, through Snapchat’s HBO Max Snap Mini, which allows Snapchatters to watch free […]

August 4, 2021

HBO Max app on US LG Smart TVs

LG Electronics USA and WarnerMedia have confirmed that the HBO Max app is now available on LG Smart TVs in the US, including its line-up of LG OLED TVs. The arrival of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer streaming offering  on LG Smart TVs makes it easier than ever for subscribers to access the popular streaming platform’s full portfolio of […]

August 4, 2021

Prime Video acquires After We Collided sequels

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the romantic dramas After We Fell and After Ever Happy, starring Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin, will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the UK and France. After We Fell and After Ever Happy are the film adaptations of the best-selling novels from the After franchise by Anna […]

August 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

New AHS, Lego Star Wars Halloween Special on Disney+

Disney has announced thay Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales will premiere on October 1st as a part of Disney+’s ‘Hallowstream’ celebration, that will also see American Horror Stories and American Horror Story: Double Feature debut on the Star brand. The new animated special from Lucasfilm and the Lego Group continues the legacy of collaboration between […]

August 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Germany: Vevo Pop on rlaxx TV

The new ad-supported German streaming service, rlaxx TV, has partnered with Vevo to add Vevo Pop, the pop-genre music video linear channel, to its channel portfolio. rlaxx TV’s smart TV app functions like traditional TV, in which viewers can easily flip through various linear-programmed channels. Vevo Pop presents a curated offering, including official premium music […]

August 4, 2021