Fox News has announced a new media expansion that includes a licensing agreement with the Ruthless podcast which will be aligned with the division’ssuite of podcasts such as Will Cain Country. Porter Berry, who currently serves as the President and Editor-in-Chief of Fox News Digital, will now add New Media to his role, reporting to Suzanne Scott, CEO […]
The Wimbledon tennis Grand Slam attracted a record breaking 69.3 million online requests for BBC Sport from June 30th to July 13th – the highest ever digital engagement for the championships on record. Audiences turned to BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app in unprecedented numbers across the two weeks with […]
Channel 4 has unveiled plans to launch a dedicated digital comedy channel for original unscripted comedy content. Hosted on YouTube, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4 will launch later this July. The new channel will be the latest addition to the public service streamer’s digital portfolio and follows the successful debut of food channel, Channel 4 Served […]
Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has suggested that production company Banijay and the BBC need to “raise their game” in terms of complaints processes following the publication of the investigation into the behaviour of TV presenter Gregg Wallace. “More than half of the allegations […]
A man who pocketed £1 million (€1.15m) by running three illegal streaming websites has been jailed. Stephen Woodward sold illegal access to copyrighted content through the websites IPTV Hosting, Helix Hosting and Black and White TV. He used the funds to buy designer clothes and jewellery, holidays and a Jaguar F-Type V8 coupe worth £91,000. His […]
The FBI’s Atlanta Field Office has announced the seizure of several online criminal marketplaces providing pirated versions of popular video games. In addition to the seizure, the FBI has dismantled the infrastructure of these websites. For more than four years, the websites contained pirated copies of highly anticipated video games days or weeks before their […]
Production has commenced on the HBO Original Harry Potter television series at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, UK. The series, which features Dominic McLaughlin (pictured) in the titular role, will debut in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max. The production begins with a raft of new cast announcements, including: Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, […]
Nearly two decades after its final episode, Byker Grove has returned to UK screens – with classic episodes available to stream for free on STV Player and ITVX. The streaming services have partnered with Ant Middleton & Dec Donnelly’s production company Mitre Studios, which owns the rights to Byker Grove, to relaunch the series. Viewers […]
FreeCast has announced the launch of a next-gen shoppable FAST channel, Test Drive Live, in the US. The channel will be launching on Roku and FreeCast’s own service, before coming to additional FAST channel platforms in the coming weeks. Through FreeCast, the channel will be immediately available on Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV, […]
WWE, part of TKO Group, and Fanatics have announced that world-renowned entertainer, entrepreneur and professional athlete Logan Paul’s popular digital series – IMPAULSIVE – will join the lineup of WWE and Fanatics digital shows. With nearly a billion views on YouTube alone, IMPAULSIVE has become one of the world’s biggest digital series since launching in […]