BBC Studios and Tricolor, Russia’s largest digital TV operator, have announced a new agreement that will see content from BBC Studios Natural History Unit and leading independent UK production companies, made available in 4K to television audiences in Russia. The acquired collection of critically acclaimed series will include Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II […]
Fewer people claim to be following news on social media than a year ago, according to Ofcom’s annual news consumption report. While TV remains the most popular platform for people to access news (75 per cent), the proportion using social media to keep up with the latest stories has fallen to 2018 levels – from […]
The BBC will celebrate the legacy of Reading and Leeds Festival with a weekend of live music and entertainment from August 28th to 30th when this year’s festival was due to take place. BBC Four, iPlayer, BBC Sounds, BBC Music Introducing, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 1Xtra will be joining […]
All six episodes from Mischief’s BBC One hit comedy series The Goes Wrong Show will premiere on August 15th in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia on Amazon Prime Video. The series, licensed by Lionsgate, is inspired by Mischief’s award winning Broadway and West End stage production, The Play That Goes Wrong. The Goes […]
Grounded with Louis Theroux was the most popular podcast for BBC Sounds during a record period between April-June 2020, which saw 313 million plays of all content across radio, podcasts and music mixes. Other top podcasts include That Peter Crouch Podcast, The Coronavirus Newscast, Match of the Day: Top 10 and Fortunately with… Fi and […]
BBC Radio 1Xtra has announced Faron McKenzie as the new head of the station. McKenzie brings a wealth of experience to the role, having most recently led the BBC’s first-ever Creative Diversity Xperience (CDX) which took place in July. As Head of CDX, McKenzie worked closely with June Sarpong (BBC Director of Creative Diversity) and […]
A surge in screen time during lockdown saw UK adults spend 40 per cent of their waking day watching TV and online video services, broadcast regulator Ofcom has found in its annual study of the nation’s media habits. People spend
A record-breaking number of viewers turned to BBC iPlayer in the first half of 2020, with 3.1 billion requests to stream programmes, up by 47 per cent on the previous year. April-June also marks a new best-ever quarter for iPlayer with 1.6 billion requests, an increase of more than half (59 per cent) on the […]
Celebrated sci-fi drama Heroes has returned to BBC iPlayer, with all four series available as a box set. Created by Tim Kring to emulate the storytelling style of American comic books, the show features an ensemble cast that includes Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto, […]
BBC Scotland has appointed Steve Carson, as its new Director. Known as both a content maker and commissioner, and currently Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning for BBC Scotland, Carson will replace Donalda MacKinnon when she steps down as the corporation’s senior figure in Scotland later this year. In his new position, he will be responsible for […]