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Study: Better indoor connectivity could grow UK economy by £70bn

Freshwave, a connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider, warns that UK economic growth is at risk due to current indoor connectivity limitations. According to the Freshwave Mobile Connectivity ROI Index, which surveyed 900 C-suite executives and IT decision-makers, organisations (100+ employees) collectively lose £100 billion annually – an average of £4.6 million each – by failing to fully […]

February 13, 2025

Revving secures £107m funding

Revving, a fintech scale-up, transforming the digital media payment landscape with a fresh take on traditional invoice factoring set to transform UK competitiveness in the global adtech market, has announced an investment of £107 million led by one of the world’s largest asset managers, DWS. The investment package includes £100 million of debt funding which […]

February 13, 2025

Netflix raises UK prices

Netflix has raised its subscription prices in the UK, with an increase imposed on every price plan effective immediately. The move comes just days after the streaming platform rolled out similar price hikes in the US, Argentina and Portugal. In the UK, the Standard with Ads plan now costs £5.99 per month (up from £4.99). […]

February 6, 2025

BFBS invites partners to build a next-gen digital media platform

BFBS is seeking strategic partners to help deliver trusted and secure media experiences to the UK’s Armed Forces and their families. Using digital streaming and traditional broadcast platforms, this will enrich their lives by keeping them informed and entertained while meeting their evolving media needs. “We’re embarking on a journey towards a seamless, multi-platform digital […]

February 6, 2025

Arrested Industries announces talent management division

Arrested Industries, the content development, financing and production company run by Anthony Kimble, has announced the launch of Arrested Industries Talent. The new division has been specifically established to help identify and curate the best talent from smaller markets and expand their careers in the international marketplace. Kimble, who currently manages his business between the […]

February 5, 2025

Report: European works 51% of all content broadcast in EU

A new report, Works on television in Europe 2023 data, has been published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This report provides an analysis of films and TV content broadcast in 2023 by a sample of 1,663 European TV channels from 25 European Union countries, i.e. 436 000 […]

February 4, 2025

Survey: Worsening mental health in film and TV

The Film and TV Charity has published its full assessment of the 2024 Looking Glass Survey. The report follows the earlier release of headline data that showed mental health in the industry has worsened. The full report paints a bleak picture of the state of mental health and wellbeing among professionals working behind the scenes […]

February 4, 2025

TV Champions mentoring programme returns from Creative Mentor Network & Everyone TV

Creative Mentor Network and Everyone TV are pleased to announce the launch of their joint mentoring programme, TV Champions, to help support socioeconomic diversity in the workplace and increase access to the UK creative industries. Following the success of the pilot programme in 2023, TV Champions will continue to support 18-25-year-olds from lower socioeconomic backgrounds […]

February 3, 2025

Government-funded mobile phone mast upgrades hits 30 sites

Thirty government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network operators to improve mobile coverage in rural areas. There are 21 sites are now live in Wales, five in Scotland and four in England. Rural towns […]

January 30, 2025

UK Government invests £20m in Orbex

The UK government has invested £20 million (€23.8m) for an equity stake in Orbex Space, a start-up rocket launcher. This current round of fund-raising (the ‘D’ round) has also seen cash put up by Denmark’s EIFO fund, as well as Octopus Ventures and others. The UK cash comes from its Department for Science, Innovation & […]

January 29, 2025By Chris Forrester