BritBox UK, the streaming service created by ITV and the BBC, has confirmed four original commissions. In addition to A Spy Among Friends; the limited series based on the best-selling book written by Ben Macintyre and produced by ITV Studios’ BAFTA award-winner Patrick Spence, BritBox UK has greenlit a raft of scripted drama. The Beast […]
A study using Ampere Analysis’s most recent AVoD revenue data has revealed that European broadcasters are no longer playing catch-up when it comes to first run VoD content. Broadcaster VoD (BVoD) audiences tend to be younger and more affluent than those who watch linear television, which has contributed to an increase in digital-only commissions. Investment […]
advanced-television.com’s Colin Mann has contributed a chapter to The Generation Game, a collection of essays asking the question: ‘Can the BBC win over today’s young audience?’ The work, published by Bite Size Books, features contributions from broadcast industry figures such as former digital minister Ed Vaizey, presenter Mike Read, executive Paul Robinson and analyst Alex […]
Young people are not tuning into BBC television and radio. There is panic at the top of the corporation. What will the future hold for the backbone of British broadcasting? How will the licence fee be justified? New technology is sucking away eyeballs and the young audience is finding new forms of electronic entertainment. It’s […]
Parents and children have come to the BBC in record numbers since the doors were opened to its virtual school earlier this year. The BBC’s biggest ever Education initiative, Bitesize Daily was launched on April 20th and committed to delivering 150 online lessons and 30 dedicated TV programmes each week to support children in their […]
As BritBox escalates its plans to launch in Australia later this year, joint venture partners BBC Studios and ITV have announced the appointment of Moira Hogan as Country Manager. Tasked with leading the BritBox Australia strategy and team, Moira joins from Network 10, where she was Head of Content and Commercial Partnerships for Digital Media. […]
UK drama studio Lookout Point has partnered with Netflix on its adaptation of A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth’s best-selling novel, which will be airing later this month in the UK on BBC One. Netflix will be the exclusive home of A Suitable Boy for all global territories, except Canada, the US and China. In the […]
Televised Premier League matches will return to a normal schedule in the 2020/21 campaign, regardless of whether or not games continue to be played inside empty stadiums. A deal was put in place for all remaining 92 Premier League games to be broadcast live following the league’s return last month, with games being shared between […]
Three Media, a specialist technology company, has joined the DPP, the media industry’s business network, with the aim of expanding its exposure and bringing its distinctive perspective to the forum. Originally founded by UK broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, to standardise tapeless programme delivery, the DPP has broadened its scope to become […]
The BBC has launched Tiny Happy People, a five-year initiative backed by Her The Duchess of Cambridge, to support parents and carers in developing the language and communication skills of 0-4 year old children. Tiny Happy People offers a wide range of free films, articles, quizzes and parenting tips that have been specially designed with […]