ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, has reported that Group total external revenue was up 1 per cent in Q1 2026 and Group total revenue was flat year on year at £877 million (€1.01bn). ITV Studios delivered total revenue growth of 4 per cent to £400 million, driven by strong external revenue growth up 8 per […]
Ofocm has published the latest figures for complaints received about the UK’s major broadband, mobile and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the final quarter of 2025, from October to December, and show an increase on the previous quarter for the first time since 2023. Complaints about broadband services decreased, while pay-TV complaints stayed the same. […]
British writer/director/producer Dan Hartley, whose HBO/Sky feature documentary The Boy Who Lived was BAFTA and Emmy-nominated, has partnerd with Chris Bird, former MD of Prime Video UK, to launch CineMe, a visual development tool for filmmakers powered by proprietary AI. CineMe is an AI tool to empower content creators, enabling them to build a visual […]
Sky is seeking up to €1.9 billion in damages from Telecom Italia (TIM) and sports streamer DAZN. TIM confirmed in documents released with its Q1 earning that Sky has alleged in a judicial claim that it suffered losses due to a breach of antitrust rules linked to a 2021 deal between TIM and DAZN to […]
Researchers at UK broadband comparison service, Broadband Genie, have analysed 144,509 broadband speed tests to find the best and worst locations where broadband speed drops at peak times. Broadband providers in the UK must advertise an estimated speed at the point of sale available to at least half of the customer base at peak times. […]
Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second season, with Sky confirming it has commissioned 12 more episodes of the British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase. Season 2 will air between autumn 2026 and early 2027. The news comes as the first season draws to a close on May 16th. The series so […]
Following an International Emmy win in 2025 for YA hit Fallen, Silver Reel has set up its next high-end English language drama with Sphere Abacus, Sky, SRF and ARD Degeto. The Death of Sherlock Holmes explores the missing chapter in the life of the world’s most famous detective and will star Rafe Spall (Under Salt […]
Sky and Formula 1 have announced a new multi-year agreement giving Sky Sports viewers in the UK and Ireland, and Sky Sport viewers in Italy, access to all the action from every F1 race weekend. In the UK and Ireland, fans will be able to watch all the action through to the end of 2034 […]
Guppyfriend, the brand on a mission to stop microplastics at the source, is launching its first-ever TV campaign, ‘The Real Bag For Life’. The ad will air across Sky channels from May 10th, bringing the often invisible issue of microplastic pollution into the mainstream through powerful, purpose-led storytelling. Backed by Sky Media’s Sky Zero Footprint […]
Sky has announced the commission of feature documentary, The Manchester Arena Bomb (w/t) which will come to Sky Documentaries and NOW in 2027. On the night of May 22nd 2017, thousands of teenagers and their parents packed the Manchester Arena to see Ariana Grande on her Dangerous Woman World Tour. For many, it was a night they had […]