Gravity Media, a global player in production, content, media services and facilities, has announced the latest addition to its UK fleet of outside broadcast (OB) trucks, MT501, a flexible and scalable production vehicle designed to support the evolving needs of live sports and entertainment broadcasting. Making its debut at the 2026 Betfred World Matchplay in Blackpool as part […]
TV and film streaming have become a staple part of household entertainment, with many households paying for multiple subscriptions to access their desired content. Around 60 per cent spend £21 or more a month on paid streaming subscriptions, including 7 per cent who spend more than £60. However, rising costs are driving many to question […]
UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus has unveiled Britain’s TikTok Murder for Prime Video in the UK & Ireland. The true crime series, produced by Phoenix Television and Born This Way Media in association with TPC, will premiere later this year. This new acquisition forms part of a multiple true crime programming deal with Prime Video UK […]
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is expanding the reach of its venture capital fund to support development of promising defence technologies in British and European markets. Lockheed Martin Ventures, the company’s startup investment arm, is opening a London office with the goal of investing at least $100 million (€87.4m) of its funding in the UK […]
Ahead of what’s traditionally one of the busiest months for European city breaks, new research has named London the best city in Europe for a casino visit, putting the UK capital ahead of Paris, Vienna and eight other major tourist destinations. The findings, based on Google Reviews data compiled by Gambling.com, looked at the ten […]
According to data commissioned by Community Fibre, the mobile and broadband provider, Brits believe they are overpaying by an average of £576 a year due to poor-value contracts and subscriptions. The survey of 2,000 UK adults found that more than a third (38 per cent) are currently tied into an agreement they do not believe […]
UB40 and the Royal Television Society (RTS) are once again joining forces and inviting videographers, filmmakers, content creators, and musicians from the UK’s Midlands to submit videos for a new award. Submissions for the UB40 Music Video Award, introduced by the global reggae stars and the regional branch of the RTS last year, will be […]
Channel 4 is piloting a new play-at-home gameshow, Your Time Starts Now (w/t), devised and developed by Alex Horne, creator and host of BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning Taskmaster and Andy Devonshire, founding Series Director on shows including The Apprentice, The Great British Bake Off and Taskmaster. Set in the Taskmaster universe, the new show builds on the at-home ingenuity of earlier incarnation The Button, which Horne devised and […]
Reaching for the remote and hitting mute has become a match-day ritual for millions of UK football fans – and a new generation is rewriting how the game sounds at home. A study of 2,002 UK consumers, commissioned by AO, found that among football fans, almost half of them (49 per cent) admit to muting […]
Local news outlets in the UK can now bid for a share of up to £12 million (€14m) in government funding over the next two years, which will ensure communities can continue to benefit from high-quality local journalism. Part of ‘Amplify: The Local Media Action Plan’, the Fund will provide £6 million in 2026/27 and […]