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Zinc Media Group has acquired leading UK factual production company Raw Cut, while ITV Studios has bought a majority stake in UK drama producer Eagle Eye.

The UK VFX industry has welcomed an increased tax incentive for spending, which was announced as part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget on October 31.

Top six global content providers – Disney, Comcast, Google, Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix, and Paramount – will invest a combined $126bn in content this year.

Sky has teamed up with UK dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, to launch the BonfireNight channel; a pop-up TV channel designed to help dogs stay calm over the firework season.

Netflix has launched Moments, a new mobile feature that allows subscribers to save and share their favourite scenes from shows and films on the streaming service.

Deep Fusion Films is producing an eight-part podcast series hosted by an AI replica of the late talk show host Sir Michael Parkinson.

Channel 4 says it has trebled its YouTube full episode UK views in 2024 as part of its bid to reach digital natives on new platforms.

Operative has announced an expansion of its AOS advertising management offering with several media companies now live on the platform, and new capabilities to help drive increased yield for multi-channel media companies.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe has extended its rights to show the world’s top cycling races including the Tour de France & Tour de France Femmes, La Vuelta a España & La Vuelta Femenina and the Classics.

Catalonian broadcaster TV3 has integrated TVU RPS One’s 5G field units for synchronised multi-camera remote production. The broadcaster has also strengthened its partnership with TVU Networks by adding TVU G-Link, an ultra-low latency IP-based distribution system, to its workflow.