Creativ Company has announced the appointment of Sarah Saul as Vice President of Marketing and Communications, where she will lead the company’s global brand strategy, corporate communications, public relations, content marketing, executive thought leadership, and industry engagement practices. After helping build and lead global communications for Roku’s multi-billion-dollar advertising and platform business, Saul joins Creativ […]
AMC Global Media UK has announced at SXSW London a dedicated FAST channel for The Walking Dead Universe (TWDU). Launching this June across a number of UK FAST platforms, the channel requires no subscription, allowing audiences to drop in and discover the iconic Walking Dead franchise without the need to sign up or search. The […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has unveiled a new research report, The FAST Advantage, exploring how FAST is rapidly becoming a mainstream viewing behaviour across Europe, reshaping how audiences discover, engage with and access content. The findings from the report were presented by Cédric Dufour, CEO and President of Rakuten TV, at SXSW 2026 […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed a ban that would block under-16s from using social media platforms – a rule that was enforced across Australia at the start of 2026. Speaking to engineers, founders and investors at the London SXSW festival, he will also warn that the UK needs to tackle the harms children already […]
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice will receive its world premiere at the SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026 on March 14th. The 20th Century Studios film, which will screen at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin as part of the festival’s official line-up, will then make its streaming debut on March 27th, available […]
The leading European platform for the convergence of cross-industry collaboration South by Southwest (SXSW) London, has opened submissions for session proposals across Conference, Music and Screen verticals for its 2026 programme. This comes as the dates for SXSW London’s return to the capital are confirmed for June 1st – 6th 2026, with tickets set to go live […]
SXSW London has released its inaugural trends report, capturing the standout insights, provocations and future-facing themes that emerged during a week of future thinking and creative collaboration at the first SXSW London which took place in Shoreditch in June. Over six days, 20,505 attendees from 85 countries converged across 34 venues to take part in […]
As the inaugural SXSW London shines a spotlight on the future of creative industries this week, Nordic writer-producer and creator of drama series, Trom, Torfinnur Jákupsson, is adding a new voice to the ongoing UK industry debate by proposing a new Independent Premium Tier within the UK’s High-End Television (HETV) tax relief – designed to […]
London is this week hosting the first ever European SXSW. As a partner of SXSW, the Department for Business and Trade’s UK House will be opening its doors and bringing the best of British creativity to connect with potential investors and buyers, creating unique collaboration opportunities in the UK and across the world. The programme includes […]
Searchlight Pictures’ heart-warming and hilarious ode to the stage, Theater Camp, has arrived on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Tony Award winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) and Molly Gordon (Booksmart, The Bear) star in the original comedy as Amos and Rebecca-Diane – lifelong best friends and drama instructors at a rundown camp in upstate […]