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Taskmaster Season 21 debuts April 9th on Channel 4

The Taskmaster Greg Davies and his efficient assistant Alex Horne are back on their respective thrones as the BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning Taskmaster returns with its highly anticipated season 21 which launches at 9pm on April 9th on Channel 4 and 10pm BST / 5pm EST / 2pm PST on the Taskmaster YouTube Channel across the rest of […]

March 25, 2026

Alton Towers shares first look at Bluey ride

Alton Towers Resort has shared a first look at its newest attraction: the new Bluey-themed junior coaster Bluey the Ride: Here Come the Grannies! – based on a fan-favourite episode from the multi-Emmy Award-winning animated programme, where Bluey and Bingo play dress-up as the mischievous Grannies Janet and Rita. Riders will board the Grannies’ Car as […]

March 25, 2026

VideoAmp announces O-N-X integration

VideoAmp, the media performance platform, has announced an integration with O-N-X, an automated transaction infrastructure platform purpose-built for local broadcast television. Through the agreement, the O-N-X platform will incorporate VideoAmp’s nationwide audience and measurement dataset to power predictive delivery intelligence, helping broadcasters and agencies execute more stable guaranteed impression transactions across all 210 U.S. broadcast […]

March 25, 2026

Disney+ announces new cast members for Shogun season 2

Disney+ has announced the hit drama series, FX’s “Shōgun”, has added five new cast members for season 2 of the Emmy Award-winning show. Production is currently underway in Vancouver, set more than a decade after the events of the first season, continuing the historically-inspired saga of two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably […]

March 24, 2026

Huber+Suhner, Aurora Networks help Vodafone Germany develop next-gen network

Huber+Suhner and Aurora Networks, a Vistance Networks business, are collaborating on a next-generation Remote PHY solution which will provide multi-gigabit service enablement, long-term support and sustainable expansion of the Vodafone cable network in Germany. The two technology companies will assist Vodafone with the adoption of enhanced, field-proven and innovative Distributed Access Architecture and Virtual CMTS technologies. […]

March 24, 2026

Nevion enhances VideoIPath broadcast control capability

Nevion, a Sony Group Company, has announced an enhancement to the broadcast control capabilities of its flagship media orchestration platform, VideoIPath, with the release of a new Panel Builder tool. This software enables broadcasters and media companies to easily design, configure and manage hardware control panels, without the need for physical devices during setup. The […]

March 24, 2026

Philo adds 6 new free channels

Philo has added six new channels from Lionsgate and Blue Ant Media to its standalone, free channel lineup — growing the collection to 130+ live, ad-supported channels available to anyone in the US, no subscription required. These channels are also included in Philo’s paid plans, Essential ($25/month) and Bundle+ ($33/month). The new additions are: Heartland: […]

March 24, 2026

Raising Chelsea premieres this April on Disney+

Disney+ has confirmed the reality series Raising Chelsea will premiere on April 2nd exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. An intimate three-part series following the former Made in Chelsea stars, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, as they face the messy, scary and hilarious reality of becoming parents. Pregnancy begins with joy, before panic […]

March 24, 2026

Global hires Nasr to lead Outdoor division

Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has announced Dara Nasr as Managing Director, Commercial Outdoor. Nasr joins Global from WeTransfer, where he served as Vice President of Global Sales, building and scaling the company’s advertising offer to support its next phase of growth. Before that, he was Managing Director of Twitter UK, leading its largest international […]

March 24, 2026

5 orders fourth season of The Good Ship Murder

5 has confirmed that The Good Ship Murder will return for a fourth season, following the continued success of the hit crime drama. Produced by Clapperboard in association with Fifth Season, the new season promises more sun-soaked destinations, spectacular show tunes and gripping mysteries on the high seas. Shayne Ward reprises his role as cabaret […]

March 24, 2026