AudienceXpress, a Comcast Company and video sales house, has revealed findings from the fifth iteration of its Streaming TV Uncovered study, (previously Advanced TV Uncovered) conducted by independent media research firm CoLab Media Consulting. The study explored UK marketers’ spending plans and objectives for the year ahead. It reveals a positive outlook for overall marketing […]
BAFTA has announced the 2024 BAFTA Breakthrough cohort, featuring 43 ‘must-watch’ creatives working in film, games and television, from across the UK, US and India. BAFTA Breakthrough is the arts charity’s flagship talent initiative supported by Netflix, providing a springboard to creatives spanning craft specialisms from costume design, production, casting, editing and games design, to […]
Disney+ has announced that Star original series High Potential will start streaming January 23 exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Written by Drew Goddard (The Good Place, The Martian) and starring Kaitlin Olson, High Potential follows a single mum with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual […]
Discover! Creative Careers, an England wide industry-led programme, is urging employers in the creative industries to step up their time investment in the workforce, as a growing skills gap threatens to hinder the sector’s ability to thrive. Recent findings from Skills England’s first report reveal an alarming shortage of skilled professionals across various creative fields, […]
Almost two-thirds of UK consumers are concerned about the rising cost of monthly streaming subscriptions, according to the latest EY Decoding the digital home study, which surveyed 2,500 UK consumers on their attitudes towards technology, media and telecoms experiences in the home. The study indicates that consumer anxiety about rising monthly subscription costs increased from […]
Virgin Media O2 Business and Cebr have published a report, The economic and social benefits of digitalisation, revealing the significant growth potential UK businesses have left untapped. The report highlights that if all British-based firms had increased their digital technology usage in 2021, the economy could have seen a huge £111 billion (€133.2bn) boost in […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has announced the appointment of Mark Steele as Chief of Operations. Steele joined Arqiva in 2015 in a project capacity before being appointed Director of Service Operations later the same year. In 2021 he moved to become Director of Field Operations where he was responsible for the […]
Paramount+ has announced that original series The Road Trip, from the makers of The Flatshare and based on the best-selling book by Beth O’Leary, will launch on the platform on December 26th 2024 in the UK, Canada and Australia. The Road Trip is a contemporary, emotionally complex romantic comedy about giving love another shot. Can someone […]
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount, will launch two new subscription tiers in the UK and Ireland this November, as part of the ongoing strategy to offer customers a choice of pricing options. From November 20th, the ‘Basic (with ads)’ and ‘Premium’ plans will join the ‘Standard’ tier in the UK and Ireland. This will […]
TiVo has found that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising amount of video providers, adding to increased viewer irritation when deciding what to watch. According to the latest 2024 TiVo Video Trends Report: UK, only 16 per cent of viewers know what they want to watch when they start browsing, resulting in ‘habit browsing’ […]