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TRIC Awards return on July 6

TRIC has  announced that the TRIC Awards 2022, will be back at Grosvenor House on Park Lane, the home of over 50 TRIC Awards ceremonies over the years. The day will see the best talent of TV, radio and online celebrating the most loved shows and talent, taking place in the hight of British summer […]

March 10, 2022

Data: Record year for UK TV advertising

TV advertising investment in the UK increased by over £1 billion (€1.2bn) in 2021 to reach a total of £5.46 billion, an increase of 24 per cent on 2020 (and 11 per cent up on pre-pandemic 2019). This represents a record level of investment in TV advertising. The previous high of £5.28 billion was in […]

March 9, 2022

BAFTA unveils Breakthrough India participants for 2022

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled ten emerging talents from across the Indian film, games and television industries that will participate in the ‘BAFTA Breakthrough India’ initiative supported by Netflix. The ten names were selected by an eminent jury consisting of industry experts including AR Rahman, Apurva Asrani, Anupam Kher, […]

March 9, 2022

ducktv joins Channelbox

Mega Max Media has announced the launch of ducktv, its educational children’s channel, on the UK DTT platform Freeview via Channelbox. It is the first kids’ channel in the Channelbox portfolio. ducktv offers educational programming aimed at pre-school children from 6 months to 4-years-old. It offers original animation, mini-cartoon series and real-life content produced exclusively […]

March 8, 2022

Britbet extends BoscaSports partnership

Britbet, the pool betting provider for UK racecourses, has extended its partnership with Dublin-based software platform BoscaSports for a further three years. BoscaSports’ digital displays have been a significant factor in rejuvenating the on-course Tote experience since britbet launched on British racecourses in 2018. The BoscaSports service has helped britbet transform the on-course pool betting […]

March 7, 2022

UK MP: “Stop OneWeb Russia launch”

A Russian rocket is scheduled to launch 36 OneWeb satellites on March 4th. The British government is being urged to cancel the launch. The UK is a major shareholder in OneWeb. The UK’s all-party House of Commons Business, Energy & Industry Strategy committee chair, Darren Jones MP, told BBC News that “Much like the ask […]

March 2, 2022By Chris Forrester

OneWeb production could stay in Florida

When the UK made its $500 million investment in the – then bankrupt – OneWeb satellite constellation, much was made of the prospects for production of the actual satellites, with UK officials talking optimistically about satellites being built in the UK. Alok Sharma, then business secretary in the UK government, spoke at the time of […]

March 2, 2022By Chris Forrester

Prime Video launching £10m UK training scheme

Prime Video has announced Prime Video Pathway, a multifaceted training initiative designed to open up access to jobs in the TV and film industry across the UK. Committing to spend £10 million (€11.9m) across three years, Prime Video has unveiled a flagship collaboration with one of the UK’s leading TV and film school, the National […]

March 2, 2022

Scottish spaceport gets planning permission

A planned spaceport in Unst, Shetland, in the far North of the UK, has received planning permission to go ahead. Shetland Islands Council says work to prepare the Saxavord Spaceport can proceed provided Scottish ministers don’t call the project in for further review. Three rocket pads would be built at the Lamba Ness peninsula in […]

March 2, 2022By Chris Forrester

Prysmian delivers interconnector between UK and Germany

Prysmian Group, a global player in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract worth around €1.2 billion by NeuConnect Britain Limited and NeuConnect Deutschland GmbH for the turn-key design, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning of a 725 kilometre submarine interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids […]

March 2, 2022