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Christmas

Lupus Films, JGA Group team to launch training scheme

London-based animation studio Lupus Films has teamed up with training provider the JGA Group to deliver a special training scheme aimed at attracting new talent into the animation industry. The scheme was supported by The JGA Group as part of ‘Creativity Squared’, an initiative to help Londoners, particularly those who are currently out of work, […]

July 7, 2023

Filming commences on Beyond Paradise Xmas special and 2nd season

Filming has commenced for the first Christmas special and second season of the hugely successful crime drama Beyond Paradise. Co-commissioned with BritBox International and coming to BBC One and iPlayer, fans will be eager to see what’s next for Humphrey and Martha following their make-or-break trip to Saint Marie at the end of the last […]

July 6, 2023

Great American Family hits new ratings-growth milestones

Great American Family has extended its ratings growth streak after closing out Second Quarter 2023 with new milestones across key demos. According to Nielsen Media Research, Great American Family finished the quarter as TV’s fastest-growing network among Women 25-54, Households and Total Viewers.  The network also retained its #1 ranking as the fastest-growing network in […]

July 5, 2023

Redbox Romance kicks off Xmas season in July

Redbox, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Company, has announced its Redbox Romance Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel will begin streaming Christmas and holiday movies 24 hours a day starting this on July 1st through New Year’s Day. Available on the Redbox free streaming app, the Roku Channel, and LG FAST services, the […]

June 29, 2023

Clear-Com expands Northridge Church’s creative boundaries

Northridge Church’s fusion of technology and creativity – as evidenced by their praise band playing against an LED backdrop of digitally rendered but stunningly effective stained glass ‘windows’ – is immediately compelling. That fusion is integral to their mission at their Plymouth, Michigan main campus, says Brandon Schultz, Northridge’s Live Video Director, emphasising behind-the-scenes communications’ […]

June 6, 2023

Channel 4 orders Mog for Xmas

Channel 4, in association with Universal Pictures Content Group, has commissioned a new hand-drawn animated special produced by Lupus Films, for HarperCollins Children’s Books and Universal Pictures Content Group, of classic children’s book Mog’s Christmas in the 100th anniversary year of author Judith Kerr’s birth. The team last worked together on Channel 4’s Emmy seasonal […]

May 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Gold ordered Murder, They Hope Christmas Special

After the success of the UKTV Original franchise Murder, They Hope, Gold is bringing back cherished characters Gemma (Sian Gibson) and Terry (Johnny Vegas) for a feature-length Christmas special (1×90”) Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mytery later this year. The pair will be spending their first Christmas together as a married couple and are […]

May 16, 2023

BBC orders Tabby McTat for Xmas

From BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated producers Magic Light Pictures, this Christmas the BBC will air animated adventure Tabby McTat, a story set on the streets of London about the friendship between a musical cat and a talented busker called Fred. The film is adapted from the successful picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, and […]

May 11, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Great American Family is fastest-growing US network again

Great American Family has extended its streak as the fastest-growing network on US TV ranking #1 in ratings growth for First Quarter 2023.  The new leader in original Christmas movies, seasonal rom-coms and family-friendly series and specials closed out the quarter with the highest increases for Total Day ratings in Households and Total Viewers, and […]

March 30, 2023

Report: Asda’s Elf named favourite TV ad of 2022

System1 and ITV have revealed the top-performing UK ads of 2022, including work from Aldi and McCann, Boots and VMLY&R, Amazon and Lucky Generals, Tourism Australia and M&C Saatchi, and more. The creative was ranked using System1’s Test Your Ad platform, which measures viewers’ second-by-second emotional responses to advertising and features a database of nearly […]

February 28, 2023