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NewsApplications now open for IBC Accelerators Kickstart Day 2025
Key insights, discussions and pitches for new media industry innovation project ideas are underway as attendance applications open and an extended date for the Call for Challenges is announced for the IBC Accelerator Kickstart Day, on Wednesday 12 February 2025 at the BBC Broadcasting House, London.
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NewsUK government scraps expert panel advising on BBC funding
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is to scrap a review of the BBC’s funding model that was set up by the previous government and is disbanding its expert panel.
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NewsLiverpool to pilot ‘plug and play’ power facilities for film and TV productions
Liverpool has announced plans to pilot a network of ‘plug and play’ facilities across key filming sites in the city centre in a bid to create cleaner production zones.
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NewsFormer Pulse Films CEO Thomas Benski launches media group Lumina
Benski, the former Chief Executive of Pulse Films, has launched media and investment platform group Lumina, based in London, New York, Paris and Los Angeles.
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NewsArmando Iannucci launches Touchscreen with BBC Studios development deal
The Thick Of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci has launched new production company Touchscreen with a development deal with BBC Studios.
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NewsOfcom study reveals digital differences between men and women
Men and women lead very different online lives according to UK regulator Ofcom’s annual report into digital habits, Online Nation 2024.
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NewsKarl Holmes to lead Disney+ in EMEA
Sky executive Karl Holmes has been appointed to lead Disney+ in the EMEA region.
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NewsPolice dismantle world’s largest piracy streaming network
Police from across Europe have taken down one of the world’s largest illegal streaming networks.
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NewsPotential suitors eye bid for ITV
UK public service broadcaster ITV is being circled by potential buyers, according to a report by Sky News.
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NewsAndrew Dagnell named ITV’s Director of News and Current Affairs
ITV has appointed Andrew Dagnell, currently Editor of ITV Network News, to head up news and current affairs content across the whole of ITV.
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NewsRSC Chair Shriti Vadera to lead Creative Industries Council
Baroness Shriti Vadera has been appointed as the new Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Council, the forum that brings together the UK government and the creative industries.
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NewsDisney+ teams up with ad measurement platform in Europe
Disney+ has signed up with AudienceProject, the provider of audience measurement solutions.
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NewsPremier League to launch in-house media production operation
The Premier League is to launch its own in-house media production and distribution operation, bringing an end to a 20-year partnership with sports giant IMG.
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NewsYouTube emerges as priority platform for sports industry
YouTube is the priority platform for the sports industry due to its ability to reach, engage and monetise audiences, according to IMG’s Digital Trends Report 2025.
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News2025 will be ‘pivotal’ year for Gen AI, predicts Deloitte Global
Consultancy Deloitte Global says that 2025 will be a pivotal year for Generative AI (GenAI) and the TMT sector and also predicts that SVOD subscriptions per household will peak next year.
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NewsComcast confirms plan to spin off cable TV networks
US media and telco giant Comcast is to spin off its NBCUniversal cable television networks into a separate, publicly traded company.
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NewsNBCUniversal’s Megan Mauck named Woman of the Year at Rise Awards
Rise, the industry group dedicated to increasing gender diversity in the broadcast and media technology sector, has unveiled the winners of the Rise Awards 2024.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery strikes 11-year NBA deal
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have reached a deal that ends WBD’s lawsuit against the league and extends their long-standing media partnership for an additional 11 years.
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NewsSky extends Prime Video collaboration
Sky and Amazon have extended a long-term collaboration deal that will see Prime Video continue to be available on Sky devices.
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NewsFulwell 73, The SpringHill Company to merge
LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s media outfit The SpringHill Company and Fulwell 73, the production company behind Friends: The Reunion and Carpool Karaoke, are to merge.
