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Xmas content on ITV Hub ahead of broadcast

ITV has revealed plans to make Christmas shows available on ITV Hub each morning, ahead of their evening broadcast. The feature length Christmas special of The Larkins and the Christmas Day episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be among the content viewers will able to stream for those who don’t wish to wait. The […]

December 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Aardman create BBC One’s Christmas idents

Aardman has created three new exclusive idents for BBC One this Christmas. The BBC has a long-standing relationship with Aardman and they have created three, special festive scenes that will be seen on screens across the festive period. Unveiled to the nation on December 4th and produced in collaboration with BBC Creative, the beautifully-crafted scenes […]

November 30, 2021

Sky announces return of Dating No Filter

Sky Original Dating No Filter sees some of the UK’s top comedians provide raw and unfiltered commentary on members of the public embarking on blind dates. The show will return for a second season in 2022 and Christmas special in 2021 on Sky Max and streaming service NOW. An exciting line-up of comedic pairings has […]

November 25, 2021

Analyst: Is Britbox in trouble?

Earlier this month ITV unveiled its Q3 numbers with analysts praising the broadcaster for a much stronger than expected advertising take up and anticipating an advertising increase of around 24 per cent by the end of the trading year. But Britbox, the ITV and BBC-backed OTT service, could be in trouble. Analysts from investment bank […]

November 23, 2021

ITV launches I’m A Celebrity in Fortnite with John Lewis

As part of the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV is launching the show into the Metaverse, with a bespoke I’m A Celebrity experience in Fortnite Creative. The iconic Castle set has been recreated allowing players to take on their very own Castle Coin Challenges and camp trials throughout […]

November 23, 2021

VEVO launches Christmas services

Music video network Vevo has launched a number of holiday-themed channels on connected TVs (CTV) in the US and UK, available through New Year’s Eve. Vevo’s largest holiday TV lineup to date features carefully curated, 24-hour linear programming ranging from traditional Christmas music, such as Silent Night and O Holy Night, to family classics, such […]

November 18, 2021

NEXTGEN TV holiday brand marketing campaign

Pearl TV, a business organisation of US broadcast companies, has confirmed that broadcasters and consumer electronics manufacturers are building on the success and growth of the new standard and will introduce a NEXTGEN TV holiday brand marketing campaign to deepen consumer awareness and engagement. Commencing late November, it will highlight Dolby’s Sound Decisions campaign, which […]

November 18, 2021By Colin Mann

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

Netflix reveals weekly Top 10

Netflix has launched ‘Top 10 on Netflix’ — a new website with weekly global and country lists of the most popular titles on the streaming service. In a blog post, Pablo Perez De Rosso VP of Content Strategy, Planning & Analysis at Netflix, explained: “We will publish our new weekly Top 10 on Netflix every […]

November 17, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Philo, GAC Media distribution agreement

Philo, the entertainment-focused TV streaming service, and GAC Media, home to GAC Family and GAC Living, have announced an agreement which makes both networks available to Philo subscribers. GAC Family is currently available on Philo and GAC Living is set to launch in early December 2021. GAC Family (formerly Great American Country) and GAC Living […]

November 15, 2021