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BBC, ECB extend TV deal

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the BBC have extended their partnership which will see the broadcaster continuing to screen England Men’s and Women’s international highlights and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years. The deal, which runs from 2025-28, will see highlights of England Men’s and Women’s internationals broadcast […]

May 2, 2025By Colin Mann

Belfast City Marathon on BBC NI, iPlayer

BBC Northern Ireland will provide live coverage of the 2025 Belfast City Marathon across BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Ulster and on the BBC Sport NI website on May 4th. This year’s event expects to see the biggest number of participants with more than 22,000 runners taking part – the largest number in its […]

May 2, 2025

BBC Studios launching BBC NL+ in Netherlands

BBC Studios is expanding its content offering for audiences in the Netherlands with the launch of a multi-genre VoD and streaming service, BBC NL+. The service will launch with KPN later this year. The new service will complement BBC Studios’ linear channel BBC NL and enable viewers to discover more programming and iconic brands from […]

May 1, 2025

Encompass, Zixi move BBC World Service to IP distribution

Encompass Digital Media, in partnership with Zixi, is leading transformation of the BBC World Service’s global distribution from satellite to IP-based delivery. The first major milestone was reached at the end of March, and delivered the full transition to IP distribution for BBC World Service partners across Europe. There now follows a rolling programme of […]

May 1, 2025

BBC refreshing Blue Peter

BBC Children and Education’s iconic show, Blue Peter, will unveil a new look and refreshed format starting with a new location in Manchester city centre marking a new chapter for the iconic show. As one of the world’s longest-running children’s TV shows, Blue Peter has evolved for over 67 years, adapting to meet the needs […]

May 1, 2025

Rose Ayling-Ellis to host the 2025 Into Film Awards

Leading film education charity, Into Film, has announced this year’s Into Film Awards nominees and the Awards ceremony host will be Actor, Presenter and author, Rose Ayling-Ellis MBE. “I am really honoured to be the 2025 Into Film Awards host and I am so impressed with the creativity and brilliance of all the young people […]

April 29, 2025

Horrible Science coming to BBC

Horrible Science, a new comedy sketch series and educational resource from the award-winning team behind Horrible Histories, will launch on May 9th on CBBC and BBC iPlayer, and curriculum learning resources on BBC Bitesize. Ever wondered how Sir Isaac Newton would defy gravity on a rollercoaster? Or what a gym class where you defend yourself […]

April 28, 2025

BBC extends London Marathon rights to 2030

BBC Sport and London Marathon Events have anoounced new deal, extending their long-standing partnership to 2030 – a deal that will include live coverage of the 50th London Marathon. This partnership, spanning over five decades, is one of the longest-standing broadcast agreements in British sport. Over the years, the London Marathon has seen more than […]

April 25, 2025

BBC News Burmese launches on DTH

To ensure audiences can access crucial information in the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, the BBC World Service has added a direct-to-home satellite video channel to the platforms delivering BBC News Burmese content. In the coming four months, the Thaicom 6 satellite, which covers Myanmar, Thailand, and the wider region, will deliver BBC News Burmese […]

April 24, 2025

Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club coming to CBeebies

Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club – the new spin off series – will premiere on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer on April 28th. New episodes of the show will air exclusively on CBeebies every weekday at 7.10am with episodes landing on BBC iPlayer every Monday. The series features familiar faces, as Happy, Roly, Tag, Norrie and Betty […]

April 24, 2025