C-Screens, the UK’s TV Out-of-Home (TVOOH) network, has announced a partnership with Lounges.tv, a creator-first streaming platform backed by media mogul, Simon Cowell. The deal will grant C-Screens access to Lounges.tv’s original music content from emerging artists, adding another dimension to C-Screen’s content playing across its retail network of high impact TV screens throughout the […]
ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent season 17 is the biggest entertainment series of the year across any channel. Made by Thames, a Fremantle label, it’s currently averaging 7.1m including repeats, with the launch episode consolidating up to 8 million and still growing. Britain’s Got Talent season 17 social content to date has generated in excess of […]
ROXi, the free music video streaming app for TVs backed by Simon Cowell, Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue, has announced it is launching new strategic partnerships with a number of smart TV brands including LG, Samsung and Sky which aims to turn smart TVs into a smart speaker replacement for music. ROXi will integrate its […]
K-pop entertainment company SM Entertainment has partnered with UK television production heavyweights at the newly launched Moon&Back Media to create and debut a new UK boy band to TV audiences worldwide. The new series unites power players in both K-pop and global television production to find the next worldwide boy band sensation. Korea’s SM Entertainment […]
Fremantle has announced Power of Talent, a new feature documentary, which reveals the real-life stories of inspiring contestants from Ukraine, who continue to wow audiences on Got Talent stages around the world, while their home country is at war. Format owner Fremantle and Ukrainian broadcaster STB channel have collaborated to create the documentary, which delves […]
ROXi, the music streaming platform, has announced three new partnerships as it prepares for a rollout of its free music TV App in North America, following success in its home market, the UK and Ireland. Since the launch of its freemium Smart TV App in the UK and Ireland 12 months ago, growth in user […]
Producer, record executive and entertainment impresario Simon Cowell and talent discovery formats specialist Syco Entertainment, along with international entertainment executive Tim Van Rongen, have partnered with Universal Music Group and its Republic Records label to create StemDrop. The service is described as a new evolution of musical collaboration, curation and artist discovery to be launched […]
Fremantle has announced that it will partner with Samsung to bring American Idol to audiences in the UK. From March 2022, viewers will be able to watch the new season of American Idol exclusively on demand, on the free-to-watch platform, Samsung TV Plus. Music industry legends and all-star judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel […]
McVitie’s has announced their biggest ever marketing initiative to date by joining forces with ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent as the new headline sponsor of the entertainment talent show for 2022. The brand has collaborated closely with Britain’s Got Talent to roll out a fully-fledged 360-degree marketing plan across TV, digital and social media comms, bespoke […]
ITV Studios has unveiled its upcoming Fall Festival this autumn, building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, with tailored Non Scripted, Drama and Formats days. The hybrid festival, with a dedicated space for buyers to connect with the ITV Studios sales team, will allow customers to deep dive into its world-leading titles with […]