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Hollyoaks resumes production

Channel 4 has announced that its flagship, long-running soap opera Hollyoaks will resume production following an hiatus enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic. A statement from the broadcaster said: “Hollyoaks will be resuming production this week in Liverpool ahead of a return to recording on set in July. The Channel 4 drama, which is shot differently […]

June 12, 2020

Celtic FC makes Sunset+Vine production partner

Celtic Football Club has announced it will engage with Sunset+Vine Scotland, the Glasgow based division of the UK’s independent TV sports production and media company, to be its production partner.  The appointment is to produce matchday programming as part of a televised ticket offering to supporters, were they unable to access Celtic Park for any […]

June 10, 2020

Survey: Broadcasters optimistic about 5G

A global poll of broadcasters from virtualised media production specialist Nevion has found that over a third (39 per cent) of respondents expect their organisation will be ready to adopt 5G within a year, while a further 53 per cent believe they will be able to do so within the following year. The survey, conducted […]

June 9, 2020

UK MPs call for creative sector support

Julian Knight, Chair of the DCMS Committee, has criticised a response from UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to questions about government support for sectors hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s clear that the government needs to be doing much more to support the people in our creative industries who contribute so much to our […]

June 5, 2020By Colin Mann

Barça TV+ kicks off

Leading Spanish football club FC Barcelona has launched its new streaming service – Barça TV+ – together with its CULERS Premium Membership programme. Both offerings are part of the club’s new digital strategy and reflect the new ways in which fans are engaging with sports and entertainment brands worldwide. Barça claims to be the current […]

June 4, 2020By Colin Mann

Live interactive quizzes from BT Sport

BT Sport says it is continuing its award-winning innovation by teaming with a range of specialists to deliver its first-ever live, interactive quiz shows. BT Sport will introduce new ‘pop up’ live play-along quiz shows around programming such as boxing, rugby, WWE and UFC. In recent weeks it has been broadcasting The Beautiful Quiz, an […]

June 4, 2020

Mediapro teams up with TF1 for Telefoot

As of August 2020, for the long-awaited return of France’s premier football championship, La Ligue, French football will have a new home; the Telefoot channel. Content producer and rightsholder Mediapro Group and French commercial  broadcaster TF1 Group have signed what they say is an “unprecedented” agreement. This four-year, renewable partnership is based on three fundamental […]

June 2, 2020By Colin Mann

ITV’s Coronation Street resumes filming

Coronation Street’s cast and crew have returned to work after an enforced production break due to the coronavirus pandemic. The production team for ITV’s flagship soap opera have commenced a health and safety induction to familiarise themselves with the new protocols that are now in place throughout the studios and on the Coronation Street set. […]

June 1, 2020

Apple orders Gadot’s Hedy Lamarr

Apple has given a straight-to-series order to Hedy Lamarr, a new eight-episode limited series starring and executive produced by Gal Gadot (star of the Wonder Woman franchise), and written and executive produced by Golden Globe Award winner Sarah Treem (The Affair, House of Cards). Hailed as “the most beautiful woman in the world,” Hedy Lamarr […]

May 29, 2020

Apple orders Fraggle Rock reboot

Apple has announced a new partnership with The Jim Henson Company to reboot the classic series Fraggle Rock. The new series will be reimagined as a global Apple Original series for the Apple TV+ platform. Produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with New Regency, the series will reunite the original stars – Gobo, […]

May 27, 2020