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BAFTA names 195 Piccadilly Projection Room after Spielberg

BAFTA has revealed that a state-of-the-art projection room will be named after the celebrated director Steven Spielberg, in honour of his support of the redevelopment of 195 Piccadilly. In a career spanning over four decades, Spielberg has won three BAFTAs for both film and games, received sixteen BAFTA nominations and, in 1986, was presented with […]

May 16, 2022

Cast of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi attend London photocall

To celebrate the upcoming launch of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the stars of the highly-anticipated Disney+ limited series, cast members Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram and Director and Executive Producer Deborah Chow attended a photocall at London’s Corinthia Hotel on May 11th. The series will launch exclusively on Disney+ from May 27th. Obi-Wan Kenobi begins 10 […]

May 12, 2022By Nik Roseveare

THE LATE LATE SHOW returning to London

THE LATE LATE SHOW with James Corden is returning to London to broadcast four special episodes from Freemasons’ Hall in Central London. The episodes will be available from June 28th to July 1st on Sky Comedy and streaming service NOW. THE LATE LATE SHOW has not broadcast in London since 2019 due to the pandemic. […]

May 12, 2022

SailGP appoints Lawton as Chief Content Officer

SailGP, the purpose-driven, global racing league has continued to bolster its international broadcast offerings with the announcement of an exciting set of broadcast partners for Season 3 of the championship. This is as the league prepares to launch its season at the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess on May 14 and 15, […]

May 12, 2022

Netflix bringing Stranger Things: The Experience to London

Netflix and experience discovery platform Fever are partnering to deliver a new immersive experience in London this summer, throwing fans into a world of supernatural mystery and 80s nostalgia in an atmospheric celebration of the Stranger Things universe. Inspired by the success of the first official Stranger Things Stores that brought the ‘upside down’ to […]

May 5, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Into Film Awards noms announced ahead of June 28 ceremony

After an hiatus due to Covid-19 restrictions, education charity, Into Film, has announced this year’s Into Film Awards nominees ahead of the ceremony on June 28th. This year’s film nominations are stronger than ever, showcasing an impressive range of unique stories and filmmaking talent that evidence the unprecedented challenges young people have been through over […]

May 4, 2022

Community Fibre passes 500k London homes

Community Fibre, London’s full fibre broadband provider can now take orders from 500,000 London homes and 116,000 businesses. Community Fibre is commitmed to offering 2.2 million homes and businesses its full fibre multi-gigabit capable broadband by the end of 2024. In support of its expansion plans, Community Fibre has secured an additional £100 milliom facility […]

May 3, 2022

Research: Cambridge #1 city for UK gamers

Research by SolitaireBliss has revealed that Cambridge is the best UK city to live for gamers. The research studied data within UK cities to determine the best cities for gamers to live based on four categories: average download speed, gaming stores in the local area, local gaming culture, which was determined by local gaming events […]

April 29, 2022

Viasat notifies SEC of Inmarsat purchase EGM

California-based Viasat, in a formal proxy filing to Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), says it will soon be calling a special meeting of stockholders to approve its planned purchase of London-based Inmarsat for $3.95 billion (€3.75bn) comprising $850 million in cash, plus 46.36 million shares of Viasat common stock. Viasat started its acquisition process on […]

April 28, 2022By Chris Forrester

Anime royalty Basco & Varney board MCM Comic Con

More guests have been announced for London’s MCM Comic Con this May; Anime royalty Dante Basco from Avatar: The Last Airbender and Janet Varney from The Legend of Korra are the latest additions to the guest line-up. Basco is also known for his iconic role as Rufio in classic movie Hook (1991), whilst his CV also includes TV roles […]

April 27, 2022By Nik Roseveare