Ad management firm Mediavine has submitted an official letter to the US Copyright Office, demanding urgent action for more robust copyright protections for content creators in the age of generative AI. Mediavine, which represents over 17,000 independent digital publishers, has also launched a Change.org petition, urging industry leaders and consumers to join forces in protecting creators from the […]
US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the bipartisan Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, to help creators, musicians, artists, writers, and others access the courts to protect their copyrighted works if and when they are used to train […]
ITV has announced a new reality format – The Heat – that follows a group of young chefs taking on the hottest job of their lives. Produced by Twofour (part of ITV Studios), a 10 x 60” series will air on ITV2 and ITVX in 2026. Hosted by broadcaster Olivia Attwood, The Heat sees ten […]
MovieVerse Studios, the mainstream content arm of IN10 Media Network, has partnered with Beacon Media to launch a global content alliance focused on amplifying stories from the Global South. This collaboration aims to create a borderless content ecosystem spanning Hollywood, India, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Aditya Pittie, Managing Director, IN10 Media Network, […]
Welsh independent TV producers trade body TAC (Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru) has welcomed the decision by broadcast regulator Ofcom not to proceed with proposed changes to the Codes of Practice which guide commissioning negotiations between UK public service broadcasters and independent producers. Ofcom had proposed to bundle primary and secondary rights and to remove a prohibition […]
ITV Studios has taken a majority stake in the leading Spanish scripted production company Plano a Plano. Founded in 2011 and run by owner and Producer César Benítez, Plano a Plano is known for the hit series Valeria, based on the novels by Elísabet Benavent ranked in Netflix’s Top 5 most-viewed international dramas globally, El Principe for Mediaset which has sold […]
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has announced that senior executives Steve North and Hilary Rosen will be handed expanded remits to take on greater responsibility for channels and content, following Richard Watsham’s decision to step down as Chief Creative Officer which will see the role close in September. North, currently Chief Programming Officer, will assume the newly […]
UK music creators are set to benefit from a boost to their earnings thanks to the Government driving forward a new label-led agreement on streaming pay. The Creator Remuneration Working Group (CRWG), chaired by Creative Industries Minister Sir Chris Bryant, has been meeting regularly since 2024 to explore industry-led action – driving growth in the […]
The BBC has published its Commissioning Report 2024/25, revealing a year of strong investment in UK content and outputs of its commissioning strategy across the UK. Over the past year, the BBC invested more than £1.6 billion in original UK television content, commissioning over 300 production companies across the country. In Radio, it commissioned 245 […]
Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru (TAC), the trade body for independent TV production companies in Wales, has responded to the publication of Ofcom’s PSM review, expressing disappointment that Ofcom, despite TAC and others regularly raising issues round ‘brass-plating’, does not commit to a review of its ‘Made out of London’ criteria. Llyr Morus, TAC Chair, said: “We […]