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The Miniature Wife premieres on Sky this April

All episodes of the new Sky Exclusive comedy-drama, The Miniature Wife, starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen will be available on Sky and streaming service NOW from April 9th in the UK & Ireland. Marriage gets hilariously complicated in The Miniature Wife, when Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Hunger Games) is unexpectedly shrunk in a technological […]

February 5, 2026

Full cast announced for Sky’s Saturday Night Live UK

Sky has announced the 11 comedy players who will take to the stage as the inaugural cast of Saturday Night Live UK, the first ever British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase. The six-episode Sky Original series will kick off on March 21st. The SNL UK cast are: Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, […]

February 4, 2026

Report: EE named the UK’s best mobile network

Ookla has released the RootMetrics State of the Mobile Union report for the UK, covering mobile performance across all four nations and 16 major cities in H1 2025. Key takeaways include: EE has been named the UK’s best overall network for the 25th consecutive test period. EE secured the ‘Best 5G Experience’ award. EE remained the […]

February 4, 2026

Data: Three offers best 5G performance in UK

EE and Three share the leadership of mobile Internet in the UK for 2025, according to the annual nPerf barometer. This edition reveals intense competition at the top tier, with both operators delivering download speeds exceeding 110 Mbps and comprehensive user experiences. EE leads ex-aequo with a score of 86 470 nPoints. With download speeds […]

February 2, 2026

Sky: “Britain can switch off terrestrial TV in 2030s”

Sky has published independent research by Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates (O&O) which finds that the UK can move fully to internet-delivered TV in the 2030s, with only around 330,000 (2.2 per cent) households left to help over the line – if Government sets a clear timetable and invests in targeted help for those most at […]

January 30, 2026

Manhattan TV launching Aero 4K TV Streamer with Freely

Manhattan TV, the British TV device specialist, has announced that the Aero 4K TV Streamer with Freely – the free streaming platform backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 – will launch in February. Users can connect Aero to their broadband network over Wi-Fi, with no aerial or satellite dish required, to gain […]

January 27, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Survey: UK households push back on streaming price hikes

More than half of UK households (59 per cent) are worried about streaming annual price increases according to the latest EY Decoding the Digital Home Study. The survey of 2,000 UK consumers, which reviews attitudes towards technology, media and telecoms (TMT) found that most consumers believe streaming platform price hikes (65 per cent) are unfair […]

January 22, 2026

Little Chick announces screenwriting programme

Little Chick Productions, founded by BAFTA and Emmy award-winning writer Abi Morgan (The Split, Eric, Shame) and Emerging Talent Programme Director Dorcas Morgan, have announced the return of the Little Chick Emerging Writers Scheme: a television drama writing programme for early-career professional screenwriters. Following a highly successful pilot year in 2025 that featured 12 participants, […]

January 22, 2026

Alan Carr’s Castle Man coming to Disney+

After spending his twenties on the comedy circuit, his thirties in TV studios, and his forties becoming a national treasure, Alan Carr is now ready to take on the biggest gig of his life: purchasing and running a historic castle.   Disney+ will follow Carr on his property search, in a new Hulu Original series, Castle […]

January 22, 2026

Telemundo now on Prime Video UK

Prime Video and NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer have announced that Telemundo is now exclusively available in the UK as an add-on subscription via Prime Video priced at £3.99 per month. Customers who subscribe to Telemundo will have access to over 3,000 episodes of Telemundo’s iconic Hispanic dramas – all dubbed in English (with original […]

January 21, 2026