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Report: Forgotten subscriptions increasingly common
One in three Americans now pay for a subscription they never use and 35 per cent have lost track of how much they spend on subscriptions each month. According to a report from Bango, this makes American subscribers the most likely to lose track of their spending, compared with Europeans (28 per cent) and those…
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Research: Creators drive tune-in, combat churn
Enterprise influencer marketing platform CreatorIQ has released its Winning Strategies in Streaming: How Industry Leaders are Harnessing Creator Marketing report, which highlights the increased role creators play in driving tune-in and combatting churn. The report leverages CreatorIQ’s proprietary data, insights and industry-standard Earned Media Value (EMV) metric to uncover valuable insights into the creator marketing…
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Super RTL aborts Nickelodeon merger
RTL, the German broadcaster, and Paramount have withdrawn their bid to merge Super RTL, the children’s television network, with Nickelodeon, according to Reuters. The German cartel office said the withdrawal had occurred after it informed the companies that it intended to prohibit the planned merger. Super RTL, belonging to Bertelsmann’s RTL Group, first announced in…
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Culture Secretary: Produce more outside of London, SE
UK Culture Secretary is to challenge the TV industry to commission and make more shows outside London and the South East. In her Royal Television Society convention keynote address, Nandy will say that broadcasters must be more ambitious in continuing to grow the UK’s world-leading TV sector beyond London and the South East, so more…
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Rawcliffe named ITV Chief People Officer
Ade Rawcliffe has been named ITV Chief People Officer effective from January 2025. Rawcliffe is currently the company’s Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion and has sat on the Management Board since 2020. Current Chief People Officer David Osborn is to leave ITV in spring 2025 and will work with Rawcliffe to hand over responsibilities…
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Netflix, Gadd sign creative partnership
Netflix has announced an expanded relationship with producer, writer and actor Richard Gadd as they enter a multi-year scripted series first-look deal. The news was revealed by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on stage at The Royal Television Society (RTS) London Convention. Netflix’s first collaboration with Gadd was as Executive Producer of the breakout series Baby…
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Report: 864 streaming services in APAC
DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI), in collaboration with BB Media, has provided a fresh overview of the digital APAC entertainment landscape. This data allows a greater understanding of the region, while increased knowledge of both the established and emerging players provides greater depth to the conversation around discoverability, and potential consumer confusion. This…
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Sarandos: “Still so much potential in TV”
Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, in delivering his keynote speech at the Royal Television Society London Convention, began by declaring that Britain is one of the best places for TV and film production. “The Royal Television Society always holds a special place in my heart because it was here, back in 2016, that I showed…
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Orb founders grew so frustrated dealing with billing at Asana, they built their own billing software
Billing might not be something that the average person thinks about on a regular basis. But for companies — particularly those in the business of selling software — it’s massively important. They rely on billing systems to ensure that customers pay on time and have a range of ways to pay. The trouble is, configuring…
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CBeebies revives Balamory
The pastel-hued, fictional town of Balamory is set to return to screens, BBC Children’s and Education has announced. Commissioned for two new seasons on CBeebies, families will be able to enjoy the home-grown storytelling about the celebrated nursery school from 2026 and will once again be filmed in Scotland, whether in original location Tobermory or…