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Britmas on BritBox

The Britmas collection is returning to the BritBox streaming platform with over 200 episodes of classic Christmas TV episodes. From 18th November throughout December, viewers can stream a variety of Christmas specials including from classic series such as Are you Being Served?, Bread, Terry and June, The Two Ronnies, Knowing Me Knowing Yule with Alan […]

October 14, 2021By Nik Roseveare

CME Media Group joins albert

CME Media Group (CME) has announced that CME will be the first CEE producer to join albert, the screen industry authority on environmental sustainability for film and TV as an international member. CME joins current members such as Fremantle, ITV, and Sky and recognises that its ambitions of being the best CEE producer of content […]

October 14, 2021

UK soap operas join forces to highlight climate change

For the first time in British television history, the country’s soaps and continuing dramas have joined forces to highlight the issue of climate change and environmental issues. Casualty, Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Holby City and Hollyoaks have each filmed scenes, or have references, to cover different aspects of climate change and, in a soap […]

October 12, 2021

Brightcove partners with Monterosa

Brightcove and Monterosa have announced a partnership to bring the power of interactive video to media and sports organisations around the world. The new partnership offers a new way to enhance a video experience providing audiences with real-time interactivity at scale. By combining Brightcove’s video platform with Monterosa / Interaction Cloud, brands including ITV, Three […]

October 12, 2021

A Life Uncharted Coming to BritBox UK

BritBox UK, The Format Factory and Anderson Entertainment announced today a new and exclusive documentary. Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted is in production and will be launched on BritBox on 14th April 2022. A national treasure, Gerry Anderson’s career spanned 60 years, and he created some of the world’s most beloved children’s television series including […]

October 11, 2021

Planet V adds real-time Weather Targeting

ITV has announced a new addressable innovation to users of their self-service programmatic platform, Planet V. Weather Targeting enables the automation of campaigns to go live, pause, or adjust creative copy on ITV Hub the moment their specified weather criteria is met across any one of ITV’s 22 broadcast regions, and features real-time options to […]

October 7, 2021

Report: European broadcasters ramp up commissioning

A report by Ampere Analysis shows that Europe’s public service and commercial broadcasting groups have accelerated their commissioning activity as they emerge from pandemic into a rapidly shifting landscape. Many broadcasters are in a challenging position, having been damaged by the effects of Covid-19 on advertiser confidence, experiencing gradually declining audience figures and facing down […]

October 6, 2021

Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce to star in BritBox’s A Spy Among Friends

BritBox UK, the streaming service created by ITV and the BBC, and Spectrum Originals, the premier U.S. destination for Spectrum video subscribers, will globally debut A SPY AMONG FRIENDS, a limited series based on the New York Times best-selling book written by Ben Macintyre.  In collaboration with Sony Pictures Television, ITV Studios and Veritas Entertainment […]

October 6, 2021

ITV, Coral launch sporting docu-series Against The Odds

ITV and Coral have announced the launch of a ten-part sporting documentary series, entitled Against The Odds, with the first episode set to be broadcast on October 19th. The ten-part documentary series, produced by ITV and funded by Coral, will deliver a unique insight into some of the most inspiring stories focusing on some big […]

October 6, 2021

BritBox to exclusively stream One Night

BritBox UK has announced that unique ‘real time’ romantic comedy-drama series One Night will be available exclusively on BritBox UK from 28th October. A ten-episode series that chronicles a blind date; from 8pm to 1am the next morning, One Night stars Myanna Buring (Downton Abbey, The Witcher, The Salisbury Poisonings) and acclaimed Norwegian actor Anders […]

September 29, 2021