HBO Max, the SVoD service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), has made its long-awaited debut in the UK and Ireland, completing the service’s European rollout, with subscriptions starting at £4.99 per month for the Basic with Ads tier – which will be bundled into Sky TV subscriptions at no additional charge for eligible customers. The […]
At Series Mania in Lille, France, Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media & Entertainment at Omdia, presented data showcasing how global platforms are reshaping video consumption across Europe. In conversation with Justine Ryst, Managing Director of YouTube France and Southern Europe, Aguete highlighted that in France, Netflix and YouTube are the top first-choice video services, with […]
Allegro Finance Limited, an alternative lending platform for the media sector, has announced a joint venture and senior funding line with entities advised by Elliott Advisors UK, a global investment manager. The partnership establishes a new institutional-scale credit platform for the global film and television industry. The collaboration launches a $500 million senior secured credit […]
B2B marketing agency Ledger Bennett, part of Havas Media Network, has appointed Dentsu’s Jason Fletcher as Executive Creative Director to strengthen its creative leadership and support its Forever Customer proposition Fletcher brings more than three decades of creative leadership experience spanning both B2B and B2C. Most recently, he spent seven years at Dentsu, where he led B2B creative work for […]
Zayo Europe is providing connectivity infrastructure for one of the UK’s largest AI and cloud computing data centre campuses, a multi-billion project being developed by QTS in Cambois, Northumberland. At completion, the project would help to cement the UK’s position as a global AI leader, forming a key part of the nation’s AI Growth Zone strategy which seeks to develop world-class AI and cloud computing capabilities. When fully […]
Women in Film and TV has announced the Julie Burnell Scholarship: WFTV Production Management Programme, supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund, will return for 2026 following its inaugural success last year. Now in its second year, the scholarship offers specialised development opportunities to women based in the North of England and working in […]
Netflix and the National Youth Theatre today [March 22nd] hosted a youth-focused storytelling and performance project for young people in Corby and Kettering. To mark the one year anniversary of Netflix’s Toxic Town series, and hosted at the Core at Corby Cube, the programme was designed to nurture creative talent in the local area, and […]
Cellnex, the European operator of telco infrastructure, has announced the appointment of Steve Cray as Managing Director of Cellnex UK, effective immediately. Cray steps into the role following the appointment of Gianluca Landolina to a new position within the Cellnex Telecom as CEO of Vertical Solutions. Cray commented: “It is an honour to take on the […]
As previously announced, HBO Max will launch in the UK & Ireland on March 26th. New Saver Plans (only available via the HBO Max website) have been unveiled for customers in the UK looking to stream TNT Sports, which moves to HBO Max in the UK on the day it launches, or the full HBO […]
Sky Media, the advertising arm of Sky, has announced a step forward in its programmatic strategy, enabling advertisers to access VoD inventory via Google Display & Video 360 (DV360). Following a successful pilot, Sky Media will offer programmatic access to broadcast quality VoD across its own platforms and channels, as well as inventory from its broad […]