Channel 4 has announced the launch of two Nations and Regions initiatives to strengthen commissioning talent and help production companies maximise their potential. The schemes – the Junior Commissioning Editor Programme and Business Boost – are run by Channel 4’s development and training programme 4SKills and form key parts of the broadcaster’s ongoing strategy to […]
WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, has announced that tickets for the upcoming UK, Ireland and France tour on the road to Clash in Paris this August will go on sale on May 16th at 10am local time. Presale for the Road to Clash in Paris Tour will begin May 14th at 10am local time. […]
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has announced that Kaye Elliott will join as its new CEO, starting July 16th. Elliott joins PGGB from ScreenSkills where she is currently Director of High-End Television (HETV) setting the strategy and overseeing all aspects of HETV industry investment in skills support for UK freelancers and production companies. […]
Lucinda Hicks has been appointed CEO ofSister Group. Based in London, Hicks will drive the strategic direction and oversee execution of the independent studio and its partner companies. In a further strengthening of the executive team, Chris Fry, currently Group CFO and interim CEO, has been promoted to the newly created role of Group COO […]
UK Asian Film Festival – the world’s longest running South Asian film festival – has unveiled the full programme of its 27th edition. Running at venues across London, Leicester and Coventry from May 1st to 11th, UK Asian Film Festival is presented by Tongues on Fire and is supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, […]
Little Disasters, a psychological thriller series starring Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner, will premiere as a box set exclusively on Paramount+ UK & Ireland on May 22nd. An adaptation of the hit novel of the same name from bestselling author Sarah Vaughan (Anatomy of a Scandal), Little Disasters centres on the friendship between Jess (Kruger), Liz […]
The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows that the UK’s ad market recorded a 10.4 per cent increase in investment to a total of £42.6 billion (€50.09bn) in 2024. The latest dataset shows online formats, when combined, grew 13.2 per cent last year with £4 in every £5 of ad budgets now spent online. New […]
Ozone – the digital advertising business founded by four UK publishers – has announced a number of changes across the organisation as it accelerates the growth of its audience platform business. Underpinning this shift is a refreshed advertiser narrative that aims to squarely position Ozone as a complementary platform alternative to social and programmatic tech […]
A new pilot study from ScreenSkills and 4Skills, conducted by Ampere Analysis, has provided a detailed look at the British Screen Industry’s off-screen workforce, enabling ScreenSkills to develop the talent and expertise required to build an inclusive and adaptable workforce for the UK screen industry. Forming part of ScreenSkills’ 5 year strategic plan, this first […]
UK consumers are facing a surcharge of almost £200 (€235) over and above the initial signing on fee because of Starlink network congestion in some parts of the country, according to a report from Fibre Compare, Geoff Pestell, CEO at comparison site Fibre Compare, has commented on Starlink’s new surcharge and its impact on new […]