NOW TV has announced that Michelle Golding will be joining the Sky-operated streaming service immediately as Director of Strategy and Propositions. Covering Louisa Taylor’s maternity leave, Golding will report into Marina Storti, Managing Director of NOW TV, and will be responsible for managing the customer proposition and business strategy strands of the OTT business. Storti […]
Due to what Sky Media describes as “overwhelming interest” in its AdSmart SME Support Scheme, it has announced it will provide an additional 150 businesses with targeted TV advertising support. The initial SME100 campaign now becomes SME250 as Sky Media invests a total of £2.5 million into the fund, bringing the total number of small […]
Sky Original, Ich und die Anderen, (‘Me and the Others in English’) resumed production in Austria this week, after suspending shooting due to COVID-19 in mid-March. The restart in Vienna, under strict COVID-19-safe guidelines as set out in Austrian regulations, marks the first Sky Original and Sky Studios show to return to production. Only five […]
Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts has written to all staff outlinging a plan to invest $100 million over the next three years to combat racism and advance social justice and equality. Roberts said Comcast EVP and chief diversity officer Craig Robinson will be spearheading the efforts along with himself, and will coordinate with executives […]
Sky has released the exclusive teaser trailer for Lovecraft Country. The one-hour drama series based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, follows Atticus Freeman as he joins his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is […]
Sky has announced a series of commitments to help tackle racial injustice. To ensure the commitments are delivered, Sky will invest £10million per year across its markets for each of the next three years, and its work will be overseen, implemented and measured by new diversity action and advisory groups. Sky’s commitments to support anti-racism […]
To mark the return of the Premier League next week, Sky Sports will launch a series of innovations and features to give fans a more immersive experience and the opportunity to share the big moments live with family and friends on virtual platforms. With an additional 25 matches to be screened ‘free to air’ on […]
VELUX and Sky Media have launched a new campaign to highlight the benefits of using VELUX roof windows to transform an extension into the perfect living space for extending family time and watching TV together. VELUX also launch a campaign focussed on its range of blinds for roof windows in conjunction to boost awareness further. […]
Global content creator, producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group has announced the launch of three channels in the US with TV streaming pioneer Roku, in addition to partnering with Roku for the launch of The Roku Channel in the UK. Reel Truth Crime, DIY Daily and Wipeout Xtra are available on The Roku Channel in […]
Sky has been nominated for a total of 25 BAFTA Television Awards, a record for the pay-TV broadcaster. This includes 14 nods for Sky Original drama series Chernobyl as the most nominated show this year. The total includes 17 nominations for British Academy Television Craft Awards and 8 nominations for the British Academy Television Awards, […]