Fidji Simo, Head of Video at Facebook, has revealed that three months since its global launch, there are already more than 400 million people monthly and 75 million people daily who spend at least one minute on Facebook Watch. In a Blog Post looking back on 2018 and looking ahead to 2019, Simo described 2018 […]
The BBC’s E20 programme, to replace and enlarge the external set of long-running soap opera EastEnders and improve various infrastructure at BBC Elstree Centre is now forecast to cost £27 million more, and take an additional two and a half years to complete, compared to its plans in October 2015, according to a report from […]
The I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! UK final attracted a huge peak audience of 12.1 million/56 per cent share tuning in to see former football manager Harry Redknapp crowned King of the Jungle – the highest peak audience of the series. The final show of the series averaged 10.9 million/48.2 per cent share […]
Analysis from advisory firm Ampere suggests that post the media mega-mergers of Comcast/Sky and Disney/Fox, two in every 10 dollars spent on content worldwide will now be spent by these two entities. In the US, the proportion is much more significant – nearly four in 10 content dollars. So, what does this mean for the […]
More than £20 million (€22.5m) is being pumped into the UK’s thriving creative industries to help inspire and attract new talent, scale up existing businesses, boost skills and provide education. The package of support, announced by Creative Industries Minister Margot James during a visit to Dudley Technical College in the West Midlands, will help to […]
Executives at Sky Sports have revealed further details of the relaunch of the At The Races horse racing service as Sky Sports Racing, set to go live on January 1st 2019, making it the 11th Sky Sports channel. Matthew Imi, CEO of At The Races, said that fully becoming part of the Sky family would […]
Amazon is reportedly seeking a location in Spain, probably in Madrid, to set up its first big production hub in Europe following the example of Netflix. El Español reports that the company has been negotiating with several Spanish producers and a decision will be taken over the coming weeks. The production hub, the first outside […]
Crashing out of the EU will create huge disruption for the UK’s international broadcasting sector, its workforce, and its suppliers, the Commercial Broadcasters Association, the industry body for multichannel broadcasters in the digital, cable and satellite television sector, and their on-demand services, has warned. In the weeks prior to the UK hitting a cliff edge, […]
The UK Media Landscape: M&A Index from digital analysis service Broadcast Intelligence reveals a stark increase in the rate of investments in the UK film and television media market over the last five years. The number of deals has increased by 136 per cent from 2013 to 2017, with a 10 per cent year-on-year increase […]
The international film and television landscape has grown rapidly in recent years, helped in no small part by the growing support of global governments, writes Zoe Guilford The creative industries generate approximately £92bn annually to the United Kingdom’s economy, with jobs and exports growing year on year. The UK is a global leader in this […]