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FilmRise acquires BuzzFeed Studios library

FilmRise, the New York City-based film, television studio and streaming network, has acquired worldwide digital media rights to a library of content from BuzzFeed Studios portfolio of brands. The library spans over 1,200 hours of content, which includes Hot Ones – the popular series featuring host Sean Evans interviewing A-list celebrities over a plate of […]

October 2, 2023By Nik Roseveare

PRS for Music reports record revenues

PRS for Music, the UK-based rights management organisation which represents the rights of over 165,000 writers, composers, and music publishers globally, collected a record £964 million 2022, a year-on-year increase of 22.9 per cent (£179.4 million). These landmark results indicate not only a dramatic recovery following the global pandemic, but an increase of £154 million […]

April 25, 2023

BBC local radio increasing support for new music

The BBC will continue to champion local music across England with fresh plans for BBC Introducing on local radio and BBC Sounds. In the future, 20 new BBC Introducing programmes will broadcast across the BBC’s 39 local stations each week. For the first time ever these 20 shows will each broadcast twice a week (on […]

February 3, 2023

Global, TikTok team to stream Capital’s Summertime Ball

TikTok and Global, the media & entertainment group, have announced that Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard will be live streamed globally on TikTok, as well as on Global Player, on June 12th. The continuing partnership follows the huge success of the live stream of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball last year, with Barclaycard, on TikTok, which attracted over […]

June 8, 2022By Nik Roseveare

First performers announced for The BRIT Awards 2022 live on ITV

The BRIT Awards with Mastercard has announced the first wave of performers for this year’s BRIT Awards ceremony, taking place February 8th, live from The O2 arena, broadcast exclusively on ITV and ITV Hub, and streamed for non-UK viewers via The BRITs’ YouTube channel. Performing to millions of fans and viewers will be Dave, Doja […]

January 21, 2022

TikTok, Global to stream Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball

TikTok and Global, the media & entertainment group, have announced a partnership to livestream Global’s two-day Christmas concert, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard. The partnership means the TikTok community will be able to join the Christmas event for the first time on the platform and in multiple territories. The line-up includes a European exclusive […]

December 9, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Ed Sheeran’s performance for Virtual Music Festivals shot with URSA Mini Pro 12K

Blackmagic Design today announced that an exclusive 10 track performance by Ed Sheeran was filmed by London based production agency Electric Light Studio (ELS), using a Blackmagic RAW workflow through acquisition to post. The performance, which included the debut single Bad Habits from Sheeran’s latest album, headlined the virtual music festivals iHeartRadio Wango Tango and […]

July 28, 2021

BPI: Streaming now 80% of UK music consumption

Music consumption increased for a sixth year in 2020, with 155 million albums or their equivalent either streamed or purchased in 2020 – an 8.2 per cent rise on 2019, with growth led by streaming fuelled by label investment. There were some 139 billion audio streams – up by over a fifth – with nearly […]

January 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare