Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of Google’s DeepMind AI lab has left Alphabet to join venture capital firm Greylock Partners, following a turbulent tenure. Suleyman will be a venture partner at Greylock, advising early-stage companies and investing in artificial intelligence start-ups. Suleyman had previously been vice president for AI product management and policy at Google, joining […]
According to Richard Broughton, Director at Ampere Analysis, the UK government’s plan to freeze the BBC licence fee for two years – and to look at the abolition of the fee in 2027 – is just the latest in a number of major structural and political challenges facing the UK television sector. In a blog […]
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) director general Josef Aschbacher has asked its 22-members to stump up an initial €750 million to fund a European low-Earth orbiting satellite constellation in order to secure broadband connectivity. The proposal, which will be discussed officially at ESA’s ministerial conference later this year, would be part of a wider budget […]
Heritage and Sacred Sites have launched on Freeview UK via the Channelbox platform. Heritage+ is entirely dedicated to world heritage, historical, cultural and tourism sites, whilst S+ is a channel that takes viewers on a journey around the globe to discover the most inspiring sacred sites. Both channels are available immediately through Channelbox, available on […]
BT has announced the appointment of Marc Overton as Managing Director of its newly created Division X unit, which forms part of its Enterprise business. He will join the company on February 14th. This unit has been established to scale up and commercialise the development of unique customer solutions incorporating components such as 5G Private […]
A new 6×60” series co-commissioned by BBC Factual and BBC England will chart the progress of new infantry recruits as they train to fight on the frontline in the British Army. The six-part series will air on BBC One and iPlayer. Soldier: Made in Yorkshire (working title) follows a new intake on the gruelling six-month […]
Chefclub, the digital brand, has announced its expansion into the world of animation with Chefclub Friends, an edutainment series for 5 to 7 year olds starring the beloved animated mascots from Chefclub’s dedicated kids’ network, Chefclub Kids. Chefclub Friends is an action-comedy edutainment series that sets out to build on Chefclub’s guiding principle: having fun […]
Analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP have upgraded the UK’s commercial television broadcaster ITV to ‘Outperform’ (from ‘Neutral’), saying its positive review was helped by increased optimism on the UK’s advertising cycle. In summary, the bank says that it has reassessed ITV’s business catalysts and the broadcaster’s recent track record, new clients coming aboard and the […]
Seven Seas Films, founded by Dan Sefton and Simon Lupton, announce their partnership with Nick Leese’ Tin Hat Film and TV Productions and Spain’s La Pepa to develop a drama adaptation of the best-selling novel Driving Over Lemons, which will be written by Dan Sefton (Good Karma Hospital, Delicious, The Mallorca Files). Driving Over Lemons […]
The British Film Commission (BFC) is extending its partnership with The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) by investing a further £100,000 in a raft of targeted PGGB training courses, designed to increase access to experienced and diverse crew as new stage space continues to expand in the UK. The investment is the second made […]