ITVX has surpassed 3 billion streams for the year to date. The figure was achieved more than three weeks earlier than in 2024, which ITV says is “testament to the accelerated growth of its streaming platform”. ITV added that its BVoD service has been the #1 commercial BVoD platform in the UK every single month […]
A new 24/7 family-friendly animation channel is now available to UK viewers, as Cartoon Classics — a FAST channel distributed by Global Distribution Services — officially launches on Freeview Channel 214. Produced by Senseof.Media, the channel offers a lineup of classic and contemporary animated programming to 18 million households across the UK. Global Distribution Services, together with […]
Virgin Media O2 has announced the launch of a new FAST channel, Inside Outside, available to all Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box. Inside Outside covers all things food, home and garden – with a range of shows fronted by established faces including Gordon Ramsay, Paul Hollywood, Heston Blumenthal, Kevin McCloud, George Clarke […]
The Film and TV Charity has published its latest Looking Glass ‘24 Deep Dive, focusing on Workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination in UK film, TV and cinema. With rates of bullying, harassment, and discrimination up to three times worse in the film and TV industry than in the wider working population, the report, which further […]
Sky News has partnered with Arc XP, the content platform and media operating system developed by The Washington Post, as part of its Sky News 2030 transformation. The collaboration aims to build a smarter and more flexible platform, supporting Sky News’s vision to become a video-first newsroom built for the digital future. Sky News 2030 […]
The Whisper Group, the production company, has announced a partnership with RunGP, supporting the launch of the global running competition and movement. RunGP, powered by the Global Running League, is a professional, team-based running league — combining elite competition, team strategy, and mass participation on some of the world’s most iconic racetracks. Endorsed by multiple Olympic, […]
YouTube, the world’s most-used video platform, continues to defy expectations — with 85 per cent of internet users now using the service each month, according to Ampere Analysis’s latest global consumer tracker of 56,000 adults. Nearly one in five (18 per cent) users say they watch full-length movies and TV shows on the platform. The […]
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has begun a formal consultation process aimed at strengthening India’s digital anti-piracy ecosystem, issuing a public notice inviting inputs from key stakeholders across the Media and Entertainment sector. The notice reflects growing industry concerns regarding the economic impact and enforcement challenges linked to the proliferation of pirated films, broadcast […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a multi-year agreement with the Islamic Solidarity Games, granting DAZN the rights to broadcast the 2025 and 2029 editions of this multi-sport event to fans worldwide. DAZN will broadcast all events from the Islamic Solidarity Games live and free-to-view, with coverage offered in English and Arabic. The Riyadh […]
Mantis, a provider of contextual advertising solutions with built-in brand safety and suitability, has revealed data highlighting that 64 per cent of articles covering The Celebrity Traitors (published and analysed across the Mantis network, between October 8th – 27th ) are being flagged as unsafe for advertising by these outdated tools. This is due to […]