Hidden Pigeon Company (HPC), the company co-founded by children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems – along with RedBird Capital Partners and Stampede Ventures – has partnered with content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios (part of All3Media), to expand its presence on YouTube. As part of the agreement, the Little Dot Studios […]
BBC Studios has announced the launch of four new Bluey short-form series, each inspired by core themes from the beloved show and reimagined in engaging new formats: Bluey Tunes, Bluey Puppets, Bluey Cookalongs, and Bluey Fancy Restaurant. Co-commissioned by BBC Studios and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), all four series will air on ABC iview in […]
Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, together with its research partner Kantar Media, has started to report TV-set viewing to YouTube channels. This initiative, first announced in February, makes Barb the first TV joint-industry measurement system to incorporate viewing to YouTube channels. Barb has chosen 200 of the most-watched YouTube channels to become […]
Moonbug Entertainment, part of Candle Media, has announced Be Like Blippi week, a nationwide, multi-platform celebration of curiosity. Be Like Blippi week will feature all-new content, original music, and immersive experiences across the US, rooted in the simple message that anyone can “Be Like Blippi”. At the heart of the celebration is Blippi’s brand-new YouTube […]
YouTube is leading the charge in the streaming takeover of TV sets, with the service now the first place younger viewers go as soon as they switch on, according to Ofcom’s annual report on the nation’s media habits. Overall, people spent an average of 4 hours 30 minutes per day watching TV and video content […]
Alphabet Q2 2025 made $96.4 billion (€81. 9bn) in revenue. Net income was $28.2 billion, up 19 per cent from the second quarter of 2024.5 YouTube’s ad revenue for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 came in at $9.8 billion. In June, YouTube made up 12.8 per cent of all TV usage, according to Nielsen, […]
Netflix is on the rise, as the streamer’s share of television viewing in June ranked in the top three among media companies for the first time in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge report. Netflix posted the largest monthly share-increase across all media companies this month, adding 0.8 points from May to represent 8.3 per cent of […]
Urgent steps must be taken to ensure that public service media content is easy to find and discover on third-party platforms, under new recommendations from broadcast regulator Ofcom to secure the system’s survival. Public service media (PSM) has a long and proud tradition in the UK. It delivers duly impartial and trusted news and original […]
Channel 4 has announced four unscripted formats for its new digital channel dedicated to comedy, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4. The new formats have been developed by Strong Watch Studios, who will manage the channel and have been commissioned to produce the first wave of episodes for the channel and additional social content. Each […]
S4C has reported that viewing hours across its digital platforms are at an all-time high. In its 2024-25 Annual Report the Welsh broadcaster saw a 7 per cent increase in viewing across Clic and iPlayer since last year, with 14 per cent of all S4C viewing now taking place across Clic, iPlayer and YouTube. S4C’s […]