Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund has taken a minority stake in the Manchester-based indie Salamanda Media. Salamanda Media, which specialises in factual entertainment, talent-led factual and formats, is run by Sally Evans and Amanda De Freitas, who between them have more than 30 years’ experience in the industry, and a track record in developing and […]
BBC Three has commissioned Stitch, Please! a new 4 x 30 factual entertainment series from Waddell Media as a result of the collaborative partnership with BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen. Hosted by Northern Irish drag queen and social media star Blu Hydrangea, who featured in series one of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Stitch, […]
ITV has agreed terms to take a 13-year lease on Broadcast Centre in White City from the BBC. The move will bring all of its London based staff into one location for the first time. ITV’s London staff are currently split between two central London locations (floors in Waterhouse Square in Holborn and in 200 […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is seeking views from interested or affected parties to inform its initial assessment of the BBC’s proposal to launch BBC Three as a television channel. In February 2016, the service became the first TV channel in the world to make the switch from linear broadcast channel to online-first destination. Ofcom’s responsibility, as […]
Music fans are now able to get together remotely to watch performances from Glastonbury via a new trial feature on BBC iPlayer. Viewers using the web version of the iPlayer will find a button saying ‘Watch with friends’ under any programme from The Glastonbury Experience 2021 in iPlayer’s Glastonbury collection. Viewers can click the button […]
Mediafisch CEO Björn Hering announced the company, together with Elysian Fields, has signed a deal with Small World, a Joe Lewis Company (JLC), to be the worldwide distribution and production partners for the unscripted television series My Perfect Supercar. The series is being produced in association with one of the most exclusive clubs in the […]
As part of an ongoing strategic review of the UK public service broadcasting system, the UK government will review the ownership model and remit of Channel 4 and consider tightening regulation of SVoD services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) says that with a […]
Reuters has launched its Digital News Report 2021 – a comprehensive annual report on news consumption worldwide. This year’s report covers 46 markets, including six new ones: India, Indonesia, Thailand, Nigeria, Colombia and Peru. The report provides evidence that some news organisations have benefitted from a desire for reliable information over the last year – […]
Pebble, the automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist, has announced the appointment of Tanya Rai to the newly created position of Marketing and Communications Manager within the company. Working closely with the Sales and Marketing Director, Alison Pavitt, Rai will help develop a consistently engaging voice for the brand across all channels and types […]
A paper circulated among its member states suggests that in the wake of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the bloc is preparing to act against the “disproportionate” amount of British television and film content shown in Europe. The UK’s dominance of international broadcast sales has been described as a threat to Europe’s “cultural […]