BBC Studios and waipu.tv, the German streaming platform, have announced the addition of four BBC FAST channels to waipu.tv . BBC Food and BBC Travel which are available immediately, and BBC History and Top Gear will be available in all packages at no additional cost from November 11th. BBC Food Germany: The channel offers an […]
BBC Studios has announced the launch of BBC Player in Greece, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The multi-genre VoD service will be available on Cosmite TV streaming service in Greece, Slovak Telekom’s Magio TV in Slovakia and T-Mobile’s Magenta TV in Czech Republic from this November. Cosmote TV will bring BBC Player to Greece for […]
BBC Studios has announced that three BBC-branded channels are now available to the Romanian market through Vodafone Romania. The European telco will offer these channels through its Vodafone TV service and the Vodafone TV+ platform to residential and corporate subscribers. The partnership between BBC Studios and Vodafone Romania entails a multiyear inclusion of BBC Earth, […]
BBC World Service has been given a funding boost in the UK budget. The budget document said: “In 2025-26, the settlement provides an increase in funding to the BBC World Service, protecting existing foreign language service provision and its mission to deliver globally trusted media, in support of the UK’s global presence and soft power.” […]
The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) has agreed the biggest broadcast partnership yet for women’s football in the UK & Ireland following a new rights agreement with Sky and BBC Sport. The new deal sees both broadcasters commit to the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) for a further five years in a deal worth a […]
Around eight in ten Americans are concerned about misinformation in the news, according to research commissioned by the BBC with Yonder Consulting, which looks at attitudes around misinformation, and trust in news media. It also looked at the prevalence of news avoidance and how political leaning affected concerns around misinformation, trust and news avoidance. Deborah […]
Following a tender process BBC Studios has retained the contract to produce Blue Peter. The tender was launched in February and, from a field of eligible tenderers, BBC Studios’ bid scored highest against the published criteria. The iconic Children’s series is presented by Abby Cook, Joel Mawhinney and Shini Muthukrishan. The contract is for two […]
Strictly Come Dancing has comprehensively dominated UK reader interest since the latest season launched, generating over 42 million article views – or nearly 10 per cent of all UK news traffic – over the last six weeks, data from content recommendation platform Taboola shows. Nearly 5,500 articles have been written about BBC’s Strictly across Taboola’s […]
CBC World Service English has partnered with the Guardian Media Group to bring its factual programming, news reports and analysis to audiences in The Bahamas. Guardian Media Group is the leading local multimedia group in The Bahamas. BBC World Service English radio will be received digitally, and broadcast live on Guardian Radio FM 96.9 when […]
IBC has announced the Call for Challenges for the 2025 Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, inviting proposals for transformative, fast-track innovation projects that will help shape the future of the media and entertainment technology sector. The deadline for submissions is December 6th. IBC will select 12 project proposals that will go forward to be pitched in […]