The BBC has appointed Rob Williamson as the new Chair of its Appeals Advisory Committee (AAC). The AAC is made up of 12 independent experts from outside the BBC, each with experience of the charitable sector. Together they advise and support the BBC on policy matters relating to all charity appeals associated with the Corporation […]
The Film and TV Charity has published Looking Glass ’21, a follow-up to the charity’s 2019 research that uncovered a mental health crisis in the UK film and TV industry. The new research was conducted during the summer of 2021 to establish baseline metrics against which the charity will use to measure the industry’s long-term […]
With the festive season in full swing, minds have turned to planning this year’s festivities. Whilst Christmas has always been the season of giving, this year it seems that giving back will be taking centre stage, with positive sentiment towards festive charity donations up 35% in the past 6 months, compared to this time last […]
In a bid to take Boxing Day back to its origins as a day of charitable giving, Vodafone is partnering with ITV this holiday season to rebrand Boxing Day as ‘Reboxing Day’. The partnership, which feeds into Vodafone’s ‘everyone.connected’ initiative, will launch on ITV on December 10th and is fronted by Radio Host & TV […]
On the same day All Elite Wrestling (AEW) makes its debut in Jon Huber’s hometown of Rochester, NY, his family and friends are announcing the creation of the Jon Huber Legacy Foundation. The Foundation will focus on providing support to people in creative fields who have not taken the next step in their career because […]
The most iconic moment in English footballing history – England’s dramatic 1966 World Cup Final 4-2 victory over West Germany – will be broadcast in full on Channel 4 on June 7th at 1.30pm. Viewers will be able to watch the entire match alongside England’s hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst who will give his unique […]