Lupus Films’ award-winning, hand-painted animated feature film, Kensuke’s Kingdom, is set to take family audiences on a thrilling adventure when it sails onto BBC iPlayer and BBC One on August 3rd. Based on the best-selling children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted for screen by Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Kensuke’s Kingdom features the epic adventure […]
IBC has unveiled the finalists for the IBC2025 Innovation Awards, recognising collaborative projects that address real-world challenges and deliver transformative innovation across the media, entertainment and technology landscape. The IBC Innovation Awards span five categories – Content Creation, Content Distribution, Content Everywhere, Social Impact, and Environment & Sustainability – honouring innovators in technical excellence and […]
Today [July 29th] celebrities including: Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two star Janette Manrara; Wonka actor and comedian Tom Davis; JLS singer JB Gill and his wife Chloe Gill; and reality TV star Amy Hart (Love Island – ITV2) joined to celebrate the launch of Summer with Bluey, which is rolling out across all John […]
As England’s Lionesses celebrated their Euro 2025 victory, beating Spain on penalties in the most-watched TV moment of the year so far, BBC Sport and ITV have announced that they’ve secured the joint rights to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil, ensuring that the biggest tournament in women’s football remains free-to-air for […]
A peak live audience of 12.2 million watched England’s historic back-to-back Women’s Euro final on July 27th across all BBC platforms, making it the most watched television moment of 2025 across all TV broadcasters. Online, the BBC Sport’s live page also pulled in 11.4 million views as fans kept updated to see which country would […]
There’s no moral in this story because, of course, it is about television. For as long as it has been around there have been moral panics about TV, as in ‘does what it puts on screen erode the moral fibre of a nation?’ As the word panic implies, the answer is, generally, no. Nowadays even […]
This autumn, beloved canine comedian, Hacker T Dog, will officially join the legendary children’s programme Blue Peter presenting alongside Abby Cook, Joel Mawhinney, Shini Muthukrishnan and Henry the Blue Peter pet dog. Famous for his cheeky humour, lightning-fast wit and unmistakable Wigan accent, Hacker has been a CBBC favourite for over 16 years. He has […]
Sky has announced that it is to halt children’s commissioning in favour of solely acquiring content for its Sky Kids service. The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) has expressed “surprise and deep concern” at the news. “This is a depressing and short-sighted decision, which will leave UK children less well-served. Sky Kids content has gained a […]
BBC Studios and Ludo Studio have announced thatBluey has officially surpassed 1 billion lifetime audio streams across all platforms. From toe-tapping tunes to heartwarming harmonies, Bluey’s full music catalogue has entertained fans around the world.Leading the way are the top 5 most streamed tracks: Bluey Theme Tune, Bluey the Album Dance Mode, Dance Mode! Bluey […]
BBC Commercial, the media company which is part of the BBC Group, has released its annual results as part of the BBC’s Annual Report and Accounts, marking a year where the company delivered record revenues of £2.2 billion (2023/24: £1.9 billion) and EBITDA of £228 million (2023/24: £199 million), driven by a diversified portfolio; strong […]