A report from equity analysts at investment bank Berenberg on the games and gaming sector, and covering such high-profile businesses as Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Activision and others, says that while some observers were forecasting a collapse of the sector as the world comes out of Covid, the bank suggests otherwise. Berenberg says that after more […]

Channel 4 and Snap have announced a new two-year deal to bring more than 1,000 episodes of the broadcaster’s shows to the social media platform. The deal extends last year’s partnership which saw over 300 short form edits of Channel 4 content air on Snapchat’s Discover platform; Channel 4’s portfolio of shows reached 44 million […]

Eleven Belgium has agreed a new rights deal to broadcast the UEFA Nations League, alongside the UEFA Euro 2024 and FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. Eleven’s UEFA Nations League coverage will get underway again in October with the semi-final clashes Belgium vs France and Italy vs Spain. Eleven will go on to bring fans all […]

Australian media company, the Seven Network, has confirmed it will broadcast innovative electric race series, Extreme E, on its free-to-air network and VoD platform, 7plus. Seven, which is part of Seven West Media, will air Extreme E’s one-hour highlights programmes throughout its capital cities including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, and regional Queensland. Produced […]

Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch free-to-view advertising supported film channels from Shorts International on the Samsung TV Plus service, initially in the UK, Italy and Spain. Relaunching the Shorts brand from Shorts International, the new free-to-view channels, Shorts (UK, Italy) and Cortos (Spain) will be fully localised and tailored to each market, featuring some […]

Children and parents can watch 10 new interactive stories via the new look CBeebies Storytime app, from popular children’s authors including Sophie Dutton, Caleb Femi, Destynee Onwochei and Olly Pike. Available for free on app stores, CBeebies Storytime encourages a love of stories in early years and supports literacy, vocabulary and reading skills. The app […]

Sky thas commissioned a new series of long-running music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks. The show will return to screens as a new 8 episode series, plus a one-off Christmas special, with new host Greg Davies (Taskmaster, The Inbetweeners). The Sky Original will air this autumn on Sky and streaming service NOW and is produced […]

Pixotope, the mixed reality solution for live media production, has appointed Sam Leadsom as its VP for Global Business Development in Sports. The strategic appointment outsets the company’s new vertical focused on sports, showcasing its continued efforts to deliver virtual production solutions for global broadcast sports. A senior executive with 30 years’ experience in delivering […]

Netflix and Moonbug Entertainment have announced all-new animated preschool series and specials based on the beloved characters CoComelon and Little Baby Bum set to debut worldwide on Netflix starting in 2022. Netflix and Moonbug will produce new specials, nursery rhyme compilations (4 x 60 min) and three seasons (24 x 7-min episodes) of CoComelon Lane, […]