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blur: To The End to premiere on Sky Arts

Feature-length documentary, blur: To The End, plus the band performing live at Wembley Stadium (from July 2023) will air on Sky Arts and NOW on December 29th. blur: To The End, which was released in cinemas earlier this year, depicts the most recent chapter in the band’s story, captured during the period in which they […]

December 2, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Report: UK music industry contributed £7.6bn to UK economy in 2023

UK Music, the collective voice of the UK music industry, has released its annual economic report, This is Music 2024. The report outlines the economic contribution the UK music industry makes to the economy.   It was a stellar year for live music with artists such as Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Harry Styles, Blur and Pink, […]

November 20, 2024

Amazon Prime Video launches first ever Xmas advert

Prime Video has launched its first ever Christmas advert for Europe which tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a hyena and a zoo-keeper forged through a shared love of entertainment. The advert explores the idea that true joy can come from the most unexpected encounters through an unconventional tale that reminds us that […]

November 18, 2021

BBC unveils The Glastonbury Experience 2021

With the pandemic seeing the Glastonbury Festival cancelled for a second consecutive year, BBC Music is once again hosting a celebration of the iconic event across BBC television, BBC iPlayer, BBC radio and BBC Sounds, from June 25th to 27th. Lorna Clarke, Controller, BBC Pop Music, commented: “Summer wouldn’t be complete without a celebration of […]

June 8, 2021By Nik Roseveare

BBC to air botched Glastonbury concert

The BBC has secured the rights to broadcast footage from Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm concert, and has also commissioned a documentary which will explore behind the scenes at the event. The livestream on May 22nd was disrupted by technical issues, which left hundreds of fans unable to tune in. Many ticket holders, who had […]

May 24, 2021By Colin Mann