Viewers flocked to BBC iPlayer between July and September 2021 (Q3), according to data revealed by the Corporation. Programmes were streamed 1.5 billion times – up 20 per cent on the same period last year, and up 49 per cent on the same period in 2019 – making it iPlayer’s best Q3 on record. Highlights […]
Following the success of the first Canadian series, BBC Three has acquired series two of Canada’s Drag Race from World of Wonder, bringing it back to BBC iPlayer in December 2021. The second series will drop as a ten-part boxset on BBC iPlayer, alongside a special anniversary episode with Canada’s First Drag Superstar, Priyanka, looking […]
Insider Intelligence, in collaboration with Publicis Media-Starcom and GWI, has published its annual Global Media Intelligence Report on key digital trends worldwide, designed for business executives who require comparable consumer usage data to support their decisions for global initiatives. “When, where, and how people consume media continues to evolve, and this is no exception in […]
Prince William will talk climate change with BBC Newscast’s Adam Fleming at Kensington Palace, ahead of the inaugural Earthshot Prize Ceremony – the prestigious environmental awards aiming to find solutions to the biggest challenges facing our planet. The TV and podcast interview will be broadcast on October 14th and consists of a thirty minute, one-to-one […]
Rock band, Foals, have joined forces with Hans Zimmer’s critically acclaimed film and TV music scoring company, Bleeding Fingers, to record an exclusive and unique new version of their seminal single, Neptune. The piece will feature as the title track for the forthcoming BBC Studios Science Unit landmark TV series Universe, which premieres globally on […]
Vigil is UK television’s most watched new drama launch in three years, 30-day viewing data has revealed. The six-part submarine thriller’s first episode – made for the BBC by World Productions – attracted an audience of 13.4 million viewers, making it the highest rated new drama launch across all UK channels since Bodyguard back in […]
BBC and NBCUniversal have announced the order of a British and a US version of the hit Dutch psychological adventure format The Traitors. The UK series has been ordered by Kate Phillips, Director of BBC Entertainment for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Jenny Groom, EVP, Entertainment Unscripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming has ordered the […]
Sally Wood will return to the BBC as the newly created position of Commissioning Editor, Pop Music TV. Under the leadership of Lorna Clarke, BBC Controller of Pop, Wood’s remit will solely focus on pop music commissions across TV, iPlayer and Digital, whilst collaborating with radio and BBC Sounds to deliver across the portfolio. She […]
BBC Cymru Wales has announces a new natural history series that delves deep into the wildlife of the Welsh coast. Wonders of the Celtic Deep will take viewers on a journey of discovery around the coast of Wales accompanied by a soundtrack composed by world-renowned Welsh composer Paul Mealor and performed by the BBC National […]
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are said to be discussing a combined app for their catch-up VoD services as they seek to maintain visibility and share against global streamers. The Telegraph reports that detailed talks have been held under the banner of Freeview and could come to fruition as early as this autumn. […]