According to findings from digital piracy data specialist MUSO looking into the increasingly fragmented streaming services landscape, 80.4 per cent of European adults think that they’re currently paying too much for content streaming. In a year that will see new streaming services launch from the likes of Apple, Disney and BritBox, the joint-venture between ITV […]
The Premier League has confirmed the full list of fixtures for the 2019/20 season and – following Amazon’s acquistion of a package of games – two full rounds of fixtures will be shown exclusively online for the first time, via the Prime Video streaming service. Prime Video’s coverage will mark the first time a full […]
Netflix has announced that Matthew Aldrich has come on board to oversee the development and creative live-action adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series. He will work across both series and film and serve as a creative architect on all projects under the deal. Aldrich most recently co-wrote Coco for Disney and Pixar […]
BBC Studios, the Corporation’s commercial subsidiary, and multichannel programmer Discovery have confirmed the close of the UKTV transaction, announced on April 1st, 2019. Discovery formally takes over control of lifestyle channels Really, Home and Good Food and BBC Studios takes over entertainment channels Alibi, Dave, Drama, Eden, Gold, W and Yesterday, the UKTV brand, as […]
Sky has unveiled plans for Sky Studios, a new Europe-wide development and production capability. With the backing of new owners Comcast, under the Sky Studios plan Sky’s investment in originals will more than double from the current level over the next five years. The announcement comes after the recent smash hit success of Chernobyl (pictured) […]
Broadcasters and SVoD players are increasingly collaborating on co-commissions to create ambitious and exciting content for UK audiences, helping drive investment in UK TV drama production to record levels, according to new independent analysis commissioned from independent analyst Ben Keen by the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) – the industry body for multichannel broadcasters in the […]
A new Facebook app will allow users to sell their data to the social meida giant, providing insights on how they use competitors’ apps. Facebook is recruiting users to download its new app, branded ‘Study’, from the Google Play store. Once downloaded, it will transmit data to Facebook on what other apps the users have, […]
Amazon Prime Video will have exclusive rights to show the top Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments in a four-year deal starting next year. Offering a minimum of 49 tournaments in the first year, Prime members in the UK and Ireland will have access to the live events at no additional cost to their membership. Prime […]
Fifty breakthrough UK businesses and projects harnessing creativity and technology are featured in a report published at the Createch 2019 conference, part of London Technology Week. The Ones to Watch report was launched at the annual Createch event, hosted by the Creative Industries Council (CIC) to bring together industry leaders, international delegations and attendees from […]
England’s win over Scotland in the Women’s World Cup on June 9th was the UK’s most watched women’s football match of all time, drawing a peak of 6.1 million viewers on BBC television. The figure – 37.8 per cent of the available audience – breaks the previous record of four million viewers for England’s Euro […]