Social distancing, lockdowns and quarantines have increased the need for remote reporting, fuelling demand for live streaming, mobile apps and live IP video sharing solutions. LiveU, the live video specialist, has thus presented an interim ‘State of Live’ report showing the trends over the last five weeks as the coronavirus continues to impact the world. […]
ITV’s Director of Television, Kevin Lygo, has announced the creation of a £500,000 (€570,000) development fund targeted at the independent sector to help producers during the crisis. The fund is designed to accelerate the search for new ideas and content for the channel to play in the later part of 2020 and in 2021. Lygo […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS, has announced the acquisition of Ananey Communications Group, an Israeli content producer and pay-TV channel provider. VCNI is acquiring the shares in Ananey it does not already own, following its acquisition of a minority stake in the company in December 2016. Ananey’s founder and Chairman, Udi Miron, […]
This weekend saw StreamAMG deliver the Virtual Grand National live to major bookmakers on behalf of long-term partner Inspired Entertainment. The Virtual Grand National is a simulated version of Aintree’s world-famous steeplechase, designed by Inspired Entertainment. The event took centre stage this year as the Grand National itself was called off due to the coronavirus […]
ITV has commissioned a new Britain’s Got Talent spin off, titled Britain’s Got Talent: Unseen, to air solely on the ITV Hub this spring – the first show of its kind to be made exclusively for the Hub. The eight mini-episodes – which will appear on the ITV Hub straight after transmission of the main […]
MTV has commissioned a new live and interactive digital game show series titled MTV Game Night with Charlotte Crosby. The long form series will feature MTV reality TV star Crosby live from her home, as she seeks to entertain fans in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The series, consisting of 6 x 30 minute […]
The UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) has released the findings of a report highlighting the enormous impact its graduates make to the UK Film and Television industries. First established in 1971 and set to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021, the NFTS has evolved to become a leading global institution, developing some of […]
With the escalating response to the current Covid-19 pandemic, Pact, the trade association representing the commercial interests of UK independent television, film, digital, children’s and animation media companies, is calling on Government to adopt a range of measures to support one of the UK’s most successful domestic and export industries. Firstly, to support SMEs, suspend […]
The BBC has set out how it will ensure it keeps the nation informed, educated, and entertained in what it describes as unprecedented times. “We all know these are challenging times for each and every one of us,” stated Director-General Tony Hall. “As the national broadcaster, the BBC has a special role to play at […]
Magic Light Pictures is to produce a new animated series called Pip and Posy, based on the Nosy Crow story book series from author Camilla Reid and illustrator, Axel Scheffler. The series will have the added weight of a first time co-production partnership between ViacomCBS and Sky behind it and will premiere exclusively on Channel […]