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BritBox launches on Roku

The BritBox SVoD service is now available on Roku streaming players and Roku TV models. Existing BritBox customers can log in to BritBox on their Roku streaming device whilst Roku users who do not yet have BritBox can sign up via their remote control thanks to seamless integration with Roku Pay. BritBox UK, a joint […]

August 31, 2021By Nik Roseveare

BBC Cymru Wales, BBC NI score rugby rights

Ulster Rugby returns to BBC Northern Ireland this season with live coverage of six of the province’s home matches in the inaugural United Rugby Championship. The new three-year broadcast deal will also see the introduction of a new weekly TV programme – The Ulster Rugby Show – featuring a line-up of special guests and pundits […]

August 31, 2021

BBC, Netflix form disabled creatives partnership

The BBC and Netflix have formed a partnership to develop and fund new dramas featuring disabled creatives both in front of and behind the camera. Building on the existing commitments of both the BBC and Netflix, the five year partnership has been designed to increase representation of disabled talent both on-screen and off-screen, to widen […]

August 27, 2021

84% of UK watched sport on BBC this summer

From the FA Cup final in May to the inaugural men’s and women’s Hundred cricket finals in August, millions of viewers across the UK have tuned into the BBC to enjoy a busy summer of sport in 2021. The total television reach during this period was 50.8 million, meaning 84 per cent of the UK’s […]

August 26, 2021

ECB: “Over 16m watched The Hundred”

The Hundred has proved a hit among new and existing cricket fans – with a total of 16.1 million people watching some of the action on TV alone, according to figures published by the ECB (English Cricket Board). A sell-out crowd at Lord’s on August 20th and 21st saw Oval Invincibles being crowned the first […]

August 24, 2021

Chelsea Flower Show on BritBox US

BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, will be the exclusive home to the BBC’s continued coverage of The RHS Chelsea Flower Show in North America. The array of gardening displays and horticulture excellence will air live abd daily on BritBox from September 21st to September 25th. Considered the greatest of its […]

August 24, 2021

PGGB announces Diversity & Inclusion Mentor Scheme participants

The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB), in partnership with the British Film Commission, has announced the participants for its inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Mentor Scheme which has matched 15 talented mentees with experienced industry mentors working in UK film and High-End TV production. Aimed at individuals working in all grades and departments represented by […]

August 24, 2021

BBC to host live life drawing masterclass

Comedian Joe Lycett will present Life Drawing Live! on BBC Two and BBC Four in a ground-breaking, live event this September, bringing the UK nations together for the a life drawing masterclass. After the success of last year’s programmes, where viewers sent in 30,000 artworks from home, this new two-hour special produced by Avanti, is […]

August 24, 2021

BBC updates news app

The BBC is updating its BBC News app, and has shared on update on its progress so far. In a blog post, Jo Mitchell, BBC Executive Product Manager, News and Weather Apps, wrote:” The app is still very much in development, but we’ve been rolling out some changes to a small group of people who […]

August 19, 2021

Gravity Media’s HelmetCam steps up to the crease for The Hundred cricket

Gravity Media – a global provider of live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors – has been debuting its new Globecam speciality cameras unit across grounds in England and Wales this summer at The Hundred cricket tournament. Gravity Media’s Globecam unit is renowned for creating ground-breaking, high-definition digital miniature live […]

August 19, 2021