Filmzie, the free film streaming and social platform, has added a curated catalogue of feature length and short films around LGBTQ+ stories and directors. The slate includes Gwenn Joyaux’s multi award winning film Tomorrow Island, an atmospheric love story set in the arctic circle at the dawn of the Cold War. The film follows a […]
BAFTA has announced the return of the BAFTA Children’s and Young People’s Awards on November 27th as part of a weekend festival, marking a renewed focus on children, young people and families. The Awards ceremony, a celebration of the best in children’s television, film and games, will be the culmination of a weekend of events […]
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB), in partnership with the British Film Commission (BFC), marked the completion of its inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Mentor Scheme on February 21st at a House of Commons reception hosted by the Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Kemi Badenoch. The PGGB & BFC Diversity and Inclusion Mentor […]
Singapore and UK-based animation company Omens Studios has partnered with global video content distribution platform VlogBox to further extend the reach of Omens’ hit series with two brand new AVoD and SVoD apps. The initial roll out via VlogBox sees free, ad-supported and SVOD apps for the internationally loved series Leo the Wildlife Ranger and […]
Liberty Global has announced its Q4 2021 financial results, saying it achieved all 2021 guidance targets including increased Adjusted Free Cash Flow. CEO, Mike Fries, stated: “Our fourth quarter and full year results demonstrated continued commercial momentum across our FMC champions. Operationally, we delivered 306,000 aggregate broadband and postpaid mobile subscribers during Q4 and over […]
BARB, the UK’s television audience measurement currency, has released data from its Establishment Survey for Q4 2021. BARB says the Establishment Survey enables it to understand the characteristics of UK households, part of ensuring that its daily reporting of television audiences is representative of the whole population. One of the most-discussed metrics that the Establishment […]
kids entertainment company TeamTO is delighted to announce its agreement with Sunwoo to distribute its global hit series, Mighty Mike (78 x 7) in South Korea, across all media (linear, SVOD, satellite and cable). Patricia de Wilde, Director of Marketing and New Business at TeamTO, commented: “We are delighted to be working with the leading […]
Paramount+ has revealed the first UK drama series commissioned for the global streaming service, which is set to launch in the UK this summer. The announcement follows plans outlined last year by Ben Frow, Chief Content Officer at ViacomCBS UK, to feature premium local drama and documentary content from the UK alongside an expansive catalogue […]
The Film and TV Charity has published Looking Glass ’21, a follow-up to the charity’s 2019 research that uncovered a mental health crisis in the UK film and TV industry. The new research was conducted during the summer of 2021 to establish baseline metrics against which the charity will use to measure the industry’s long-term […]
WWE Superstar Bianca Belair has revealed her thoughts and predictions ahead of this weekend’s Elimination Chamber. The WWE premium event will be streamed live on the WWE Network from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on February 19th at 5pm GMT. The event will make history, featuring more women’s matches than ever before at a WWE show in Saudi Arabia […]