BBC Studios Digital Brands has launched Affinity Network, a new advertising architecture spanning five verticals: Family, Our World, Entertainment, Auto and Food & Travel, anchored by brands including Bluey, BBC Earth and Top Gear, with further verticals to follow. Affinity Family launches first, bringing together an array of children’s brands, family content and creators into […]
Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, has been appointed to expand the digital and social media footprint of Goodwood under its sports-specialist label, Little Dot Sport. The contract will see Little Dot Sport deliver year-round social media management services across major platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok. The agency’s remit spans end-to-end delivery, […]
UKTV has commissioned new docu-reality Prison Wives of TikTok (5×60’) on U&W. This U&Original series is produced by Flicker Productions and will air on free streaming service U, and U&W later this year, with US and international distribution is being handled by Fox Entertainment Global. This revealing new series follows five British women who have […]
Tinder and TikTok have announced a partnership that will see Double Date Island, Tinder’s flagship reality dating franchise, premiere its first full season on TikTok this summer. The deal marks the first time in Europe that Tinder has partnered with a platform of TikTok’s scale, along with Studio 55, part of ITV Studios and digital […]
Goal Click – specialists in human storytelling content in sport – has been commissioned by BBC Sport to produce a fan-led video series during the FIFA World Cup. Following supporters from a range of nations both at the tournament and in their home countries, the series delivers fan-shot social content that celebrates the rituals, journeys, emotion, […]
RJOY, RisingJoy’s new direct-to-consumer micro-entertainment streaming service, is now available to audiences in Southeast Asia. Through new partnerships with Astro’s Sooka homegrown streaming service in Malaysia and IDN App in Indonesia signed at APOS in Bali this week, the launch brings RJOY’s footprint to four markets globally, following its recent debut on TikTok Minis in […]
The UK’s planned ban on under-16s using major social media platforms marks an important step in addressing children’s online safety, but research from Incogni suggests the debate should not stop at screen time, harmful content, or contact with strangers. Incogni’s latest Social Media Privacy Ranking found that some of the platforms likely to be affected by […]
RisingJoy has announced the launch of RJOY, its direct-to-consumer micro-entertainment streaming service, initially available to audiences in the US and Japan. The service launches via TikTok Minis, the in-app feature that allows users to access vertical content, placing RJOY directly in front of one of the world’s largest and most engaged mobile audiences. “RJOY is […]
Vidmob, the Creative Data Company, has announced Vidmob360, a new platform that embeds creative data into the AI systems, enterprise tools, and media workflows brands and agencies already rely on. Vidmob’s creative data is no longer confined to a single interface — it travels into the tools and workflows where advertising decisions are actually made. […]
Television, streaming services, social media and online video have become embedded in everyday life, shaping how people consume information and entertainment. A series of surveys from YouGov research explores how UK adults consume media, how much time they spend doing so, and the extent to which they believe media affects their ability to concentrate. UK […]