The Wimbledon tennis Grand Slam attracted a record breaking 69.3 million online requests for BBC Sport from June 30th to July 13th – the highest ever digital engagement for the championships on record. Audiences turned to BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app in unprecedented numbers across the two weeks with […]
Los Angeles and London-based management and production company 42 has tapped former FilmNation TV UK executive Martin Rakusen as Chief Operating Officer. Effective immediately, Rakusen is responsible for running 42’s operations and business development globally, in addition to having oversight of business affairs and production across its portfolio. Rakusen will be based in 42’s London […]
BBC Sport and Athletic Ventures have confirmed a new five-year deal to broadcast coverage of some of the biggest UK athletics events, including the London Athletics Meet, until 2029. This new deal will bring world-class athletics to BBC platforms – BBC TV, iPlayer and BBC Sport digital platforms – ensuring the biggest moments in UK […]
Rebus, the crime drama from Eleventh Hour Films, will return for a second season, penned by Gregory Burke and with Richard Rankin reprising his role as Detective Sergeant John Rebus. Based on the best-selling books by Ian Rankin and filmed in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow, the new season will continue to explore Rebus’s complex […]
Will Macdonald and David Granger have launched a new production company, idle Industries. The company will develop unscripted formats for both UK and global audiences with support from BBC Studios in return for first look distribution rights on those formats. Prior to starting idle, Macdonald and Granger headed up Monkey, one of Britain’s top production companies which they founded in 2000 and […]
Emma Raducanu’s Centre Court at Wimbledon on July 4th appearance attracted a peak TV audience of 5 million on the BBC – the third-highest peak for a non-final match in four years behind only her own fourth-round clash with Lulu Sun last year and Andy Murray vs John Isner in 2022. The match, which saw […]
Banijay Kids & Family, a specialist in children’s entertainment behind hit shows such as Totally Spies! and Mr Bean: The Animated Series, has announced that its distribution arm has secured a raft of multi-package sales for its portfolio of shows. ABC (Australia) has picked up the rights to Moominvalley season 4 and Piripenguins season 1, […]
As the new face of the iconic superhero, Superman, David Corenswet will takes viewers on an imaginative journey with a CBeebies Bedtime Story on July 11th. Corenswet reads What Does Daddy Do? by Rachel Bright, where Daisy wonders what her daddy does all day while she is at nursery. Dexter’s daddy is a fireman, Rosie’s […]
The economic impact of filming on location in Bristol and at The Bottle Yard Studios rose by 55 per cent in 2024-25 to an estimated £46.6 million (€54m), according to the latest annual figures from the Bristol Film Office. There were 29 major productions assisted by Bristol Film Office and The Bottle Yard Studios throughout […]
Both GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals will air live on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two Northern Ireland and on the BBC Sport NI website with audiences across the UK able to watch both games live. First up is Cork against Dublin on July 5th, followed by Kilkenny and Tipperary July 6th, with a place in […]