Sky Media has announced a collaboration with Merlin Entertainments, which will see the global attractions brand take over all Sky Cinema channels, in a new media partnership launching immediately. The partnership spans Sky Cinema’s complete ecosystem – including linear, VoD, streaming, social, SFVoD, and Sky Showcase films. Merlin will sponsor all Sky Cinema channels, from […]

MarketCast, a technology and data-enabled market research and analytics firm, has announced current Co-President Amy Fenton has been elevated to the position of CEO, effective immediately. Fenton has over 30+ years in the media industry. Prior to joining MarketCast nearly three years ago, she held senior leadership roles at top firms, such as Nielsen, Ipsos […]

BBC Studios and Studio 100 International have announced several milestones for Bluey in Germany. The successful preschool brand continues to record strong growth in the areas of content, retail and experiences in this country. Studio 100 International, commissioned by BBC Studios, acts as the licensing agency for Bluey , ensuring that the brand’s presence is […]

The Lego Group and BBC Studios have announced a new partnership merging the globally popular Bluey brand with the fun and creative possibilities of the Lego universe for the first time ever. The partnership introduces a collaboration with six new Lego Bluey sets to appear in 2025 across the Lego 4+ and Lego Duplo themes, […]

LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a £21 million (€25.3m) minority investment in Precise TV, the contextual video AdTech platform, to support its international expansion. Precise TV was founded in 2015 and operates globally through its teams in London, Los Angeles and New York, as well as […]

Reality competition format, Lego Masters, has been renewed for a second season by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in Japan, following a deal with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment. TBS will produce and broadcast a five-part second season of the format to premiere on its network Channel 6 and streaming platforms TVer […]

Precise TV, the contextual video company, and Giraffe Insights, a kids and family research agency, have released their latest Precise Advertiser Report: Kids (PARK). The report unpacks the media consumption habits and purchase decisions of parents and kids aged two to 12 years old, aka Generation Alpha. The latest bi-annual PARK report confirms YouTube remains […]

Netflix has announced that Hollywood movie producer Dan Lin will replace Scott Stuber as the streaming company’s top film executive. Stuber was the head of Netflix Film for seven years before announcing last month that he would be leaving. Lin, 50, who was once the senior vice president of production at Warner Bros, is the […]

The UK independent TV broadcaster, Narrative Entertainment, will launch POP and Tiny Pop FAST channels on Samsung+ and Netgem from September 13th. The channels will replace the current POP Kids FAST channel, which will also be rebranded to POP on LG, Hisense and Rakuten. These ad-supported free live channels extend the offering of the POP […]