Media and entertainment powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Japan’s largest entertainment group Yoshimoto, the creators of global phenomenon, LOL: Last One Laughing. Building on the success of recent collaboration You Laugh You Lose, the deal brings the global format rights to Yoshimoto’s popular comedy The Laughing Throne, produced by […]
Millennials who grew up in the heyday of file sharing are most likely to access music or video content illegally in the US today. But members of Gen Z are almost equally as likely to search out pirated content on the internet. This is the result of a survey by Statista Consumer Insights. Almost half of […]
Channel 4 has announced that Chief Content Officer Ian Katz will step down from his role this autumn, after almost nine years leading the UK public service broadcaster’s content strategy. Katz is the longest serving content chief in Channel 4’s history. During his tenure, he has presided over a period of creative and commercial success, […]
MIDiA Research has published Rebuilding TV in the creator era: UK video consumption and creation, a new report examining how the UK video market is undergoing a structural shift as content consumption and creation converge. The report finds that in Q4 2025, 41 per cent of UK consumers create content of any format, rising to […]
Merzigo, the video monetisation company, has partnered with Rainbow, the Italian animation studio behind hit franchises including Winx Club, to expand the digital reach of its kids and family animation brands worldwide. Under the agreement, Merzigo will expand the digital performance of more than 60 of Rainbow’s multi-language YouTube channels, including Winx Club, Mermaid Magic, […]
Oscar-winning studio Lion Forge Entertainment has partnered with Emmy Award–winning studio Sinking Ship Entertainment to finance and co-produce Lila Goes Viral, a new live action scripted series premiering April 22nd on YouTube in honour of Earth Day. Designed for the YouTube generation, Lila Goes Viral blends music, storytelling, and social-first content for audiences aged nine […]
The Overlap has acquired YouTube channels The United Stand and That’s Football – both created and fronted by Mark Goldbridge. The deal brings two of the most popular independent football channels on YouTube, with a combined audience of 3.7 million subscribers, into The Overlap’s network. The United Stand is the biggest Manchester United fan channel […]
3Play Media, a global player in video accessibility and localisation, has announced an AI Dubbing solution purpose-built for YouTube creators. The company, whose accessibility and localisation work spans major broadcasters and streaming platforms, is now bringing that enterprise-grade expertise directly to the creator economy. The offering combines AI-enabled, human-reviewed dubbing workflows with a built-in analytics […]
Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), a producer and distributor of unscripted programming, has announced a strategic partnership with content distributor Merzigo to accelerate the growth of HMPG’s digital presence across social and video platforms. Under the partnership Merzigo will collaborate with HMPG to optimise and scale a curated selection of series and channels from HMPG’s […]
Pro Direct Group, the sports retail and media businesses and home to SoccerBible, has made a strategic investment in LifeJacket, the digital football culture platform founded by former Soccer AM host John Fendley produced by Sharp House Digital Media. The partnership sees Pro Direct Group take an equity stake in LifeJacket and a seat on […]