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MCM Comic Con, EGX combine events this October
ReedPop has announced that MCM Comic Con and EGX will co-locate at ExCeL London this October. Taking place from October 25th – 27th, this will be the first time the two events bring together the UK’s largest pop culture and video games conventions under one roof. MCM Comic Con hosts an array of guests, authors,…
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The dangerous fallout from Baby Reindeer: should Richard Gadd have been less honest about his abusers?
The internet is rife with speculation about the real-life stalker and real-life abuser from the Netflix hit. But is this show about exploitation starting to seem uncomfortably careless – even exploitative? Baby Reindeer was only released a little over a week ago, and already it has become a sensation. Richard Gadd’s adaptation of his 2019…
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The dangerous fallout from Baby Reindeer: should Richard Gadd have been less honest about his abusers?
The internet is rife with speculation about the real-life stalker and real-life abuser from the Netflix hit. But is this show about exploitation starting to seem uncomfortably careless – even exploitative? Baby Reindeer was only released a little over a week ago, and already it has become a sensation. Richard Gadd’s adaptation of his 2019…
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Pluto TV expands South Park content globally
Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming television service, is providing South Park fans around the globe with a new way to enjoy the hit franchise, as the platform launches a special category dedicated to the celebrated animated series. Starting this April, Pluto TV will build on the franchise;s success on the platform, offering viewers an…
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Prime Video joins BASE and DEGI
Prime Video has become the newest hybrid member of trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) & DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. They join the thriving community of BASE and DEGI, and the eighty-five-plus organisations united in their pursuit of growth and success for Home Entertainment in the UK and Internationally. “Joining…
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BBC’s The Green Planet boosted UK economy by £7.4m
The BBC is set to unveil a new report into how the BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) has boosted Bristol’s economy and contributed to the wider region’s “media boom”, in combination with the BBC’s wider public service commissioning strategy and the indie sector in the city. The BBC Bristol Economic Impact Report, which will…
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OnlyFans sponsors DAZN fight nights
OnlyFans is teaming up with sports streaming service DAZN in a major sponsorship and content partnership across a series of fight nights over the next 12 months. The announcement comes following the Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia fight on April 20th in New York, where the long term rivals battled it out before Garcia defeated…
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Study: TV most popular content viewing device
RTL AdAlliance, the international ad sales house of RTL, has presented the results of the third edition of The New Life of the Living Room research. The study provides an in-depth view on Europeans’ attitude towards video content and for the first time compares the habits of video consumers in 11 European markets with those…
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Research: Girls half as likely to pursue tech career than boys
BT Group research of 11 to 17-year-olds in the UK shows nearly double the number of boys described themselves as ‘very well suited’ to a career in tech compared to girls (25 per cent vs 13 per cent). Girls were twice as likely to say they were ‘not very well suited’ to the industry (14…
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Data: Fallout is Prime Video’s biggest premiere
Fallout, Prime Video’s latest big-budget series, premiered on April 11th. Available globally, this creation by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy is inspired by the celebrated Fallout video game series. Fallout draws heavily from Cold War and 80s classics such as Mad Max, The Postman and A Boy and His Dog and is credited by many…