Channel 4 has published its 2022 Annual Report which it says shows “strong and resilient results, with solid building blocks for future growth in place”. 2022 performance highlights include: All-time record £713 million (€835.2m) invested in British content Ended year with £1.14 billion revenues, topping £1 billion for second consecutive year Digital revenues increased 14 […]
The cast of Critical Role – the popular Dungeons & Dragons web series – are coming to the next MCM Comic Con in London. The team will be appearing on October 28th and 29th. Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey and Matthew Mercer will all be available for […]
London-based animation studio Lupus Films has teamed up with training provider the JGA Group to deliver a special training scheme aimed at attracting new talent into the animation industry. The scheme was supported by The JGA Group as part of ‘Creativity Squared’, an initiative to help Londoners, particularly those who are currently out of work, […]
STV Studios has acquired unscripted television production network Greenbird Media for approximately £24 million (€28m). London-based Greenbird is also a service provider, offering a back-office solution which lets creatives to focus on pipeline development and programme production. STV says the deal accelerates the growth of STV Studios by more than trebling the number of returning […]
WWE has revealed that Money In The Bank, which emanated from The O2 in London on July 1st, became the most-successful and highest-grossing Money In The Bank of all-time. Notably, the Premium Live Event set a new record for highest-grossing arena event in WWE history and Friday Night SmackDown from The O2 became the highest-grossing SmackDown of all-time. The […]
WWE Superstars Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Bianca Belair (pictured), Ridge Holland, LA Knight, Bayley and many more have arrived in London ahead of Money in the Bank, WWE’s first Premium Live Event in the capital in over two decades, taking place at The O2 Arena on July 1st. The Superstars will first be entertaining thousands of fans at […]
The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) has announced a new Chair of its Board of Directors, Tim Creswick, currently the CEO of Vorboss. He takes over from Kevin Paige, who held the post for five years. Creswick was selected from a large number of applicants for his proven record of supporting equality and diversity in […]
Soho Media Club has unveiled a new collaboration with Outernet London, the recently opened media and culture district in central London. Located next to Tottenham Court Road tube station and hidden four stories under the centre of London, HERE, part of London’s new Outernet district, will host the BE YOU Festival on 13 July 2023. […]
Vodafone claims to be first to offer 5G Standalone in the UK starting in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff. A 5G Standalone network, unlike previous 5G deployments, does not rely on 4G. The operator claims this will bring 5G Standalone (which it calls 5G Ultra) coverage to another million people, improve phone battery life (by […]
Disney+ has announced that new limited series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is underway with Jeff Pope, the Oscar nominated screenwriter behind hit movies including Philomena, Stan and Ollie, Little Boy Blue and A Confession. Produced by Etta Pictures, Pope’s production label which is part of ITV Studios, it has also been […]