BBC Sport has secured a three-season deal with Rugby League Commercial to broadcast live Super League matches. Super League fans across the UK can watch 15 live matches set to be broadcast throughout the season across free-to-air platforms. A total of 10 matches will be available for viewing on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, including […]
BBC Wales news has appointed a new Culture Correspondent, covering the arts, entertainment and culture in all its forms for TV, radio and online. Lorna Prichard, originally of Abergele, has been appointed to the new position and started her new role immediately. Prichard started her journalism career at the Cynon Valley Leader before working as […]
In a new BBC documentary series – And Did Those Feet… with Alan Partridge – audiences can follow the beloved and, to be fair, revered broadcaster as he reintegrates into life in Britain after a year working in Saudi Arabia. But what begins as a documentary about homecoming soon morphs into something more personal as […]
BBC Comedy and BBC Scotland have commissioned Happy Tramp North to produce Only Child, a new sitcom starring Greg McHugh (The A Word, Fresh Meat) as only child and budding author Richard, who travels back to his family home in North East Scotland to look after his aging and wilful dad Ken, played by Gregor […]
Wonderhood Television, the TV arm of Wonderhood Studios, producing premium factual documentary and factual entertainment series, has announced two key promotions within Development and Operations. Former Head of Production, Lianne Hickey is promoted to new role as Director of Productions and Operations and former Head of Development; and Tom Garton is promoted to the newly created role of Director of […]
Between October and December 2023, BBC Sounds data shows a record average weekly audience of 4.86 million listened to the BBC’s content on the platform, with a peak of 4.96 million weekly users. Christmas music contributed to a record 6.2 million plays for music mixes on BBC Sounds, up 32 per cent from 2022, and […]
The return of Gladiators is now confirmed as the biggest launch for a new Entertainment series in seven years. Seven-day figures indicate that 8.7 million have now experienced the first episode that features a new generation of Gladiators taking on brave contenders in the ultimate test of speed and strength on BBC One and BBC […]
The BBC has announced three new history and science titles – D-Day: The Unheard Tapes, Human and Artemis: A Horizon Special – which aim to take viewers on eye-opening journeys across time and space. Jack Bootle, Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual, commented: “The BBC is committed to bringing the very best science and history stories […]
Quicklink, providers of remote production solutions, has announced the launch of the Quicklink TX (Skype TX) 2110, bringing the integration of Skype and Microsoft Teams callers into ST 2110 media workflows. This new support enables the globally adopted Quicklink TX solution to integrate seamlessly with uncompressed IP video workflows conforming to the SMPTE ST 2110 […]
Following the conclusion of the second season of the UK version of The Traitors, the BBC has announced that three international versions of the hit reality entertainment show will be available on BBC iPlayer in 2024. The UK version of the show produced by Studio Lambert has been a huge hit with audiences, receiving widespread […]