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Sky News, Singular.live, easylive.io launch full news channel in days

Singular.live, the pioneer of revolutionary cloud-based technology for live graphic overlays, and easylive.io, the cloud-based, all-in-one, streaming production studio, have announced they partnered with Sky News to launch a dedicated broadcast channel covering Derek Chauvin’s trial, for the George Floyd murder case, in a record-breaking nine days. Sky News made the decision it was in the […]

July 6, 2021

Law&Crime Network launches on YouTube TV

Law&Crime, the legal and true crime network, is now available on YouTube TV in the US as an optional add-on service. Law&Crime features multiple live trials daily along with expert legal analysis and commentary. The network is in the midst of daily live coverage of the murder trial of real estate heir Robert Durst and […]

June 30, 2021

Sky, Adobe team with Kick it Out to launch second year of The Edit

Sky and Adobe have announced the topic for the second year of The Edit, a programme for schools to help close the digital divide by improving the digital and media literacy skills of young people across the UK & Ireland. For this year’s competition Sky and Adobe have teamed up with Kick it Out to […]

June 22, 2021

Brands pull ads from GB News

A number of high-profile brands have pulled their adverts from new channel GB News, which went live on June 12th. Swedish furniture outlet Ikea, Ovo Energy, Dutch beer company Grolsch and cider firm Kopparberg are among the brands that have withdrawn advertising since GB News’ launch. OVO Energy said: “We have a media partnership which […]

June 16, 2021

Principal Media acquires rights to six films from Mulholland

Principal Media, the global content licensing and channel distribution company, has entered into an agreement with Loki Mulholland’s Taylor Street Films to represent worldwide broadcast and digital rights to six films on race and social justice. Loki Mulholland is a filmmaker, author and activist who is also the son of the Civil Rights icon Joan […]

June 16, 2021

Forecast: US TV consumption to decline in 2021

Last year, the average US adult spent more time per day with most media formats and devices, including TV. Although adults will spend nearly as much time with media this year, eMarketer believes their TV viewing time will drop below pre-pandemic levels. eMarketer estimates that average daily time spent with media increased by almost an […]

June 7, 2021

Virgin Media reduces carbon footprint by 7%

Virgin Media reports it has achieved zero waste to landfill operations for the first time, and since 2014 has reduced its operational carbon footprint (scope 1 and 2) by 46 per cent and refurbished and reused more than 8 million products, it has revealed in its latest 2020 Sustainability Report. The report, Dialling into 2020, […]

May 26, 2021

Sky partners with The World Reimagined

Sky has become the Official Presenting Partner of The World Reimagined, a new national art education project that aims to transform people’s understanding of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on all of us. The project will launch on the 27 May 2021 with an online event. The World Reimagined will bring trails of […]

May 25, 2021

BT tackles online hate with Hope United

BT has launched Hope United, a squad of athletes from across the four Home Nations who have come together to unite the nation in tackling online hate. Comprised of male and female players from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, drawn together by their own experiences of online hate, Hope United will drive more support […]

May 24, 2021

400K+ Court TV viewers for Chauvin verdict   

More than 400,000 viewers – the most since the network relaunched – tuned into Court TV to watch the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20th. Court TV viewing Tuesday afternoon peaked between 4:30-5:30pm ET – during which time the verdicts were read – at 402,000 viewers 2+. Court TV was ranked in […]

April 23, 2021