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Report warns of illicit Xmas viewing risks

People streaming movies, TV shows and sporting fixtures illegally over the festive period could be unknowingly gifting fraudsters access to their personal finances, warns a cyber security expert. The alert comes following new BeStreamWise research, a cross-industry initiative which aims to raise awareness of the dangers of illegal streaming. The research reveals that 38 per […]

December 17, 2025By Colin Mann

ITVX acquires Twelve Dates ‘til Christmas series

Dynamic Television has announced that ITVX has acquired the holiday event series Twelve Dates ‘til Christmas (6 x ’45) for exclusive streaming in the UK. All six episodes of the romantic comedy will debut on ITVX on December 22nd. Starring Mae Whitman, the series is based on the popular novel by Jenni Bayliss and follows Kate, a […]

December 17, 2025

Analysis: Intermarché delivers most effective French ad ever

The new Christmas advert from Intermarché, the French supermarket chain, has achieved an ‘exceptional’ 5.0 Stars with leading creative effectiveness platform System1 – the highest score for a French advert since testing began. System1’s Star Rating measures an advert’s long-term brand-building potential based on the audience’s emotional response, with a score of 5.0 or above […]

December 15, 2025

Analysis: Kevin the Carrot continues to deliver for Aldi

Kevin the Carrot is celebrating a decade of fluent device success, with Aldi’s 2025 Christmas advert trilogy scoring an average of 5.5 Stars across its three part series with creative effectiveness platform System1. System1’s Star Rating predicts an advert’s long-term brand growth and is calculated by measuring emotional response to each ad, with a score […]

December 9, 2025

Analysis: Apple delivers its strongest holiday ad

Apple’s 20025 Christmas advert, A Critter Carol, has earned an ‘exceptional’ 5.4 Stars with creative effectiveness platform System1 – making it the brand’s highest scoring advert ever tested. System1’s Star Rating predicts an advert’s long-term brand growth and is calculated by measuring emotional response to each ad, with a score of 5.0 or above considered […]

December 4, 2025

Analysis: Repeat Xmas ads top consumer testing

Repeat adverts have triumphed this Christmas with five of the top ten performing TV spots in the UK reusing previous ads, consumer testing by Kantar shows. Cadbury’s Secret Santa was the most effective ad overall followed by Coca-Cola’s Holidays are Coming, with both advertisers rerunning previous content. Just as Coca-Cola’s famous campaign has become synonymous […]

December 1, 2025

Sky Sports, Slawn, McCann London collaborate on limited-edition football shirt

Sky Sports and London-based artist Slawn have aprtnered to create a football shirt that include a month of free access to Sky Sports content. The collaboration brings together art, fashion and football, with an exclusive collection of  hand-sprayed shirts produced in Slawn’s signature style. The campaign, developed by McCann London, has been created to support […]

November 28, 2025

Magic Light creates The Gruffalo & Friends idents for BBC

Magic Light Pictures, along with Triggerfish Animation studios, have created new festive idents exclusively for BBC One and BBC iPlayer featuring celebrated characters from the adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture books that have become the heart of the BBC’s Christmas offer. This year’s animated film, The Scarecrow’s Wedding is celebrated with an ident starring lead characters Harry […]

November 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Virgin TV offering free UHD content in December

This December, Virgin TV customers can watch a range of family favourites in Ultra HD at no extra cost. Customers can access channel 175 and 999 in UHD for an entire month, which will showcase family films every afternoon, as well as a variety of documentaries from 8pm and prime time films from 9pm daily, […]

November 27, 2025By Nik Roseveare

TG4, BBC NI, S4C unveil co-commissioned Xmas movie

TG4, BBC Northern Ireland and S4C have announce a co-commission of an animated Christmas movie, created through a vibrant tri-nation co-production supported by Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF), Screen Fund and Coimisiún na Meán. This festive special, called Nollaí, will premiere on December 14th, broadcasting in Irish on TG4 and Cúla4, on […]

November 25, 2025By Nik Roseveare