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ITV announces new sustainability measures

ITV has announced new measures to strengthen support for producers, including access to advice on sustainability topics on and off screen for all producers, as well as publishing guidance and ideas on how to bring sustainability topics to life in on-screen content. ITV says the new measures align with its wider commitment to integrate sustainability […]

November 25, 2022

Report: Video industry must lead on climate action

As the carbon footprint of the video entertainment industry has ballooned to exceed even that of the airline industry, a question has been what will it take to make sustainability a key element of video content creation? A new whitepaper released by InterDigital, and written by Futuresource Consulting, explores the reasons why the video entertainment […]

November 14, 2022

ITV expands on Climate Content Pledge

ITV has announced new measures to strengthen support for producers, including access to advice on sustainability topics on and off-screen for all producers, as well as publishing guidance and ideas on how to bring sustainability topics to life in on-screen content. ITV says the new measures align with its wider commitment to integrate sustainability across […]

November 7, 2022

Sky Kids announces new climate awareness shows

To help kids get clued up on COP27 ahead of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, Sky Kids’ weekly news show will see young presenters reveal research on how children feel about the crisis and top tips on how they can protect the planet in a one-off FYI: The Climate Crisis, which airs on November […]

November 3, 2022By Nik Roseveare

WaterBear Network partners with Fairphone, Ecologi

WaterBear Network, a free streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet, has announced the launch of dedicated purpose-led content with brand partners across key sectors. The collaboration sees WaterBear Network partner with Fairphone and Ecologi to produce content reaching audiences in up to 194 countries through impact-led storytelling. The content partnerships tackle circularity […]

November 1, 2022

Bitmovin €3.3m ‘green stream’ research

Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming infrastructure, and the University of Klagenfurt have announced they will collaborate on a two-year joint research project worth €3.3million to develop a climate-friendly adaptive video streaming platform called ‘GAIA’. The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) will co-fund the project, providing an initial €460,000 in funding for the first year. […]

October 6, 2022

Imogen Heap, Dan O’Neill collaborate with Audible

Audible, a world-wide leader of spoken-word entertainment, has announced an innovative soundscape series, Reflections on Change, created by award-winning composer and musician Imogen Heap and zoologist, presenter, and filmmaker Dan O’Neill. A pioneering collaboration between two masters in their field, Reflections on Change takes wildlife and environmental sounds hand-picked by Dan O’Neill and turns them into a musical landscape through the skilled […]

October 6, 2022

The Breakdown Season 2 exclusively on WaterBear

WaterBear, a free streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet, is launching season two of The Breakdown executive produced, directed and narrated by leading British activist, filmmaker and co-founder of Earthrise Studio, Jack Harries. Co-produced by WaterBear and storytelling platform, Earthrise Studio, the four-part short-form series will be available to stream exclusively on […]

August 26, 2022

Sky reveals Zero Footprint Fund winners

Sky has announced the five winners of its Sky Zero Footprint Fund, a £2 million (€2.4m) advertising fund which uses the power of TV advertising to amplify business initiatives that are driving positive behavioural change for a more sustainable world. The campaign champions the adoption of tangible steps towards a sustainable future. The five winning […]

August 17, 2022

WaterBear names new exec leadership team

WaterBear Network, the digital media and interactive streaming network dedicated to the planet’s future, has announced changes to the executive leadership team. The network says these changes will support the continued growth and accelerate the implementation of its value creation initiatives across storytelling and impact. Sam Sutaria has been named co-Chief Executive Officer with Ellen […]

August 15, 2022