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 […]
TCLtv+, the North American streaming service from consumer electronics company TCL, has ushered in the season of lights with four dedicated holiday channels designed to bring holiday cheer to viewers everywhere. Holiday Movie Favorites by Lifetime, Sweet Escapes, Stingray Greatest Holiday Hits, and fan favourite TCL Holiday offer audiences a curated mix of seasonal favorites including cherished […]
BBC One’s The Repair Shop is throwing open its barn doors to some very special guests this Christmas as Dame Helen Mirren, Julia Donaldson and Rob Brydon visit the experts to get some very special treasures mended and fixed in time for Christmas. As well as welcoming their very special guests, they will be repairing […]
Pocket.watch, the kids and family creator media company, has announced a slate of new holiday programming and premium original content from Toys and Colors, YouTube’s top kids ensemble. This November, families can celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with the premiere of Toys and Colors Elf Academy, a new 22-minute holiday special, Toys […]
A Disney short film about a little girl whose doodle comes to life after Santa mistakes her drawing for a Christmas wish is the most emotionally engaging ad of the festive season. That’s according to analysis from DAIVID, which used its AI-powered creative testing platform to identify the Yuletide campaigns that sparked the most intense […]
Disney+ has unveiled its festive campaign and new creative platform, ‘A lifetime of great stories’, created by creative agency of record VCCP. The ‘A lifetime of great stories’ platform is rooted in Disney’s 100-year heritage of storytelling, while also celebrating the modern stories across a slate of movies, TV shows and exclusive originals available on Disney+. […]
Audible, the specialist in spoken-word entertainment, has announced a new Audible Original podcast, Katherine Ryan’s Christmas Intervention, presented by the comedian alongside her family in a series that is part seasonal survival guide, part family therapy session. In this new Audible Original podcast, Ryan sits down with her husband Bobby and daughter Violet to dig […]
Emotional response data from System1’s Test Your Ad platform and Competitive Edge database shows that this year’s festive ad frontrunners are leaning into characters, consistency, and cultural nostalgia. 2025 is shaping up to be the most competitive and consistent Christmas yet, with early airers averaging a strong 4.6-Star Rating. Leading the pack is Amazon’s reprisal of […]
Disney has released its new original, A Disney Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever, directed by Academy Award winner Taika Waititi and featuring the voice of Hollywood actor John Goodman. At the centre of the story is a little girl and her doodle who comes to life on Christmas Day after Santa mistakes the drawing for […]
John Lewis’ new Xmas ad campaign is the most emotionally-engaging festive campaign from the retailer in almost a decade, according to data from DAIVID. The latest addition to the retailer’s much-vaunted catalogue of Christmas ads, Where Love Lives, was analysed by the AI-powered creative data platform to see how it compares to its previous festive […]