ITV has published its 2025 Impact Report detailing progress across Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Climate Action, and ITV’s social purpose priorities, Mental Wellbeing and Better Futures. The report details progress in the UK commercial broadcaster’s mission to connect and reflect modern audiences, including stand-out commissions which have attracted wide audiences. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Building […]
Actors’ Trust, the charity which supports actors and stage management professionals across stage, sound and screen, has released a report providing a picture of the challenges facing the UK’s acting and stage management community. The study, which polled 3,700 actors and stage management professionals, revealed widespread and persistent challenges – with poor mental wellbeing emerging […]
The Film and TV Charity has unveiled a new set of Principles for Mentally Healthy Productions to help address the systemic pressures and poor working practices that continue to drive burnout, stress and poor mental health across the UK screen sector, and which aim to improve culture and conditions on productions. The Principles have been […]
MTV has announced three new digital-first commissions set to launch on YouTube later this year. The new slate will explore themes of wellbeing, mental health & masculinity and heritage & belonging, with series featuring talent from the MTV universe, including Jordan Stephens (MTV Faces S2) and Geordie Shore’s Sophie Kasaei and Holly Hagan. The series were […]
Sky Media has announced charity GoodGym as the overall winner of the Sky Zero Footprint Fund, receiving an additional £500,000 in media value to further amplify their sustainability mission. Chosen from six inspiring finalists – Fussy, GoodGym, Guppyfriend, PÄRLA, Tony’s Chocolonely and Wrap – the Grand Prix winner was announced at a Soho Hotel event on […]
Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has announced Reset Your Health with Jamie Oliver, launching globally on January 8th 2026. The new Audible Original podcast, created and hosted by chef, author, and child health campaigner, Jamie Oliver, takes listeners on a journey to better understand their health and wellbeing. Each episode of the six-part […]
Livewire, the gaming marketing company, has released research in partnership with PMCI Play that uncovers how gaming is shaping belonging, resilience and identity across generations. The Power in Play study surveyed more than 2,400 gamers across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, with representation across age, gender, household income, and ethnicity. The research reveals how […]
Research from the BBFC shows that two in five young people (45 per cent) have watched a film or TV series that negatively affected their mental wellbeing. Of those, almost all (97 per cent) said the content had some impact on them with nearly half (46 per cent) saying it stayed with them for a […]
The Film and TV Charity, in partnership with The Centre for Loneliness Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, has published research into the relationship between mental health and loneliness. It reveals for that disproportionately high levels of loneliness experienced by people working behind the scenes in film and TV is a key driver of poor mental […]
Social media influencers (SMIs) pose psychological, health and security risks and need tighter regulation, a study finds. SMIs have revolutionised marketing, shaping consumer behaviour, brand strategies, and even societal norms. However, new research exposes a lesser-known side of influencer culture, one that raises ethical, psychological and regulatory concerns. A study by the University of Portsmouth […]