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WBITVP reveals first broadcasters to fall for The Golden Bachelor

Ahead of the ABC US premiere of The Golden Bachelorette, Warner Bros International Television Production announces that four European broadcasters have quickly fallen in love with its predecessor, The Golden Bachelor, snapping up format rights for an exclusive relationship in their territory. The Golden Bachelor was ABC’s top unscripted series in nearly four years when […]

September 17, 2024

Dalet expands leadership team

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, has announced three new members of its executive team. Tara Bryant joins as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) with responsibilities spanning sales, marketing and customer success, while Marcy Lefkovitz joins Dalet as the new Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product Innovation. Additionally Stephen Garland has been appointed […]

September 11, 2024

Channel 4 to air Trump vs Harris debate

Channel 4 will be the only UK broadcaster to air live coverage of the first US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, in partnership with ABC. Trump and Harris will go head-to-head for the first time as the battle to become President reaches a pivotal point. With polls too close to call, the […]

September 9, 2024

FOX News Media to simulcast ABC’s presidential debate

FOX News Media will present live coverage surrounding the ABC News presidential debate between candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on September 10th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Special programming will be available across all of FOX News Media’s key platforms, including FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, […]

September 5, 2024

Disney+ adding continuous playlists in US; price hikes

Disney+ is adding continuous playlists to its core subscription on-demand offering in the US. Beginning September 4th, ABC News Live and a playlist focused on preschool content will be available to all subscribers, with four additional curated playlists to follow in the autumn. This new feature bolsters the Disney+ offering ahead of updated pricing for […]

August 7, 2024

BBC acquires Austin series

The BBC has acquired Austin, a new eight-part scripted comedy series starring Ben Miller, Sally Phillips, and Michael Theo. The series has been acquired for BBC iPlayer and TV channels from ITV Studios. When much-loved children’s author Julian Hartswood (Miller) inadvertently causes a social media storm, his career and that of his illustrator wife Ingrid […]

July 10, 2024

Netflix tops Must Keep TV Report 2024

For the fifth year in a row, Netflix is the leading ‘must keep’ TV brand in the US, according to the 17th annual Must Keep TV Report from Solutions Research Group (SRG). The 2024 research is based on 1,400 interviews across the US with consumers aged 12 and older and conducted in May 2024. ABC, […]

July 2, 2024

BBC Studios announces Bluey Minisodes

BBC Studios has announced that a collection of new Bluey Minisodes are soon to be released. The Bluey Minisodes are a series of 20 short (1-3 minutes), funny and sweet moments featuring Bluey and Bingo. There will be some new characters alongside fan favourites, including Unicorse, Nana and Bob Heeler, with Dad getting a ‘tattoo’ […]

May 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Bluey’s The Sign sets April premiere date

Disney Branded Television, BBC Studios Kids & Family and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have announced that the next instalments of Bluey, including an extended length special, will premiere this April, marking the series’ first global rollout. The first new episode, Ghostbasket, will premiere on April 7th, teeing up the debut of the 28-minute special, The […]

February 27, 2024

ESPN, ABC NBA viewership up 16%

NBA game viewership in the US across ESPN and ABC is up 16 percent from last season, according to Nielsen. The 29 game broadcasts are averaging 1,712,000 viewers, compared to 1,469,000 last year. Game viewership across ESPN and ABC is also up 26 per cent in the P18-34 demo and up 37 per cent amongst […]

December 22, 2023