Category: Media & Entertainment

  • Gold commissions Absolutely Fabulous retrospective

    Comedy channel, Gold, will take a reflective look at Absolutely Fabulous, one of Britain’s most celebrated sitcoms, with a new one-off, Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (1x 120’).  The UKTV Original retrospective is produced by Expectation and will air later this year. The retrospective will see Jennifer Saunders (Edina Monsoon), Joanna Lumley (Patsy Stone), Julia Sawalha…

  • eCLUTCH and partners expand into Europe

    eCLUTCH, the destination for eSports enthusiasts, has announced its expansion into Europe. eCLUTCH has partnered with top-tier eSports channels such as ESR, GINX TV, Esports 24, Esports Legends, Gametoon, and MGG TV, to offer a slate of eSports entertainment for audiences. ESR is America’s #1 award-nominated Gaming Entertainment Network available 24/7 in 100+ countries, offering…

  • House of the Dragon drives record Max viewership

    The HBO Original drama series, House of the Dragon, saw record-breaking weekend viewership numbers on Max and, on June 16th, led the platform to its largest single day audience to date.  In anticipation of the second season, Season 1 saw strong viewing the week leading up to Season 2 premiere, tallying an audience of 1…

  • Accedo, Qualcomm, HBS launch XR Sports Alliance

    Video solutions provider, Accedo, has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies, a hardware and software enabler in the XR industry, and HBS, a specialist sports broadcast organisation, to accelerate commercialisation of XR sports services. The three founding members are collaborating to form a strategic alliance with the aim of bringing together market-leading stakeholders to bridge the sports and XR…

  • Data: 6bn US viewing minutes for Young Sheldon in May

    Nielsen’s May 2024 report of The Gauge revealed a potent Convergent TV win for Young Sheldon, with 6 billion viewing minutes for the month across broadcast, cable and streaming in the US. After seven seasons on CBS, Young Sheldon concluded its strong run in a series finale which drew 11.74 million viewers (L+7). The sitcom…

  • Poll: 30% Brits plan to skip work for England vs Denmark

    Nearly one in three (30 per cent) or Brits are planning to call in sick or make an excuse on June 20th, to watch the England vs Denmark Euro 2024 Groupmatch, according to a nationwide poll from Amazon Fire TV. Football fans in London (51 per cent), Leicester (41 per cent), Nottingham (32 per cent),…

  • Fremantle launching 25 FAST channels on Pluto TV

    Fremantle has signed a global deal with Pluto TV to distribute 25 FAST channels across 13 countries, with each channel being specifically curated for individual markets.  The expansion of Fremantle’s partnership with Pluto TV will see 24 of the company’s most popular FAST channels premiere in the UK, the US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain,…

  • ‘Alarm bells should be going off’ as mental health counselling app expands into Australia, critics say

    Exclusive: Consumer advocates say BetterHelp’s wrongdoing overseas means privacy watchdog should investigate whether it has breached local laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Consumer advocates are calling on the privacy regulator to investigate the “Uber of therapy” platform BetterHelp…

  • ‘Alarm bells should be going off’ as mental health counselling app expands into Australia, critics say

    Exclusive: Consumer advocates say BetterHelp’s wrongdoing overseas means privacy watchdog should investigate whether it has breached local laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Consumer advocates are calling on the privacy regulator to investigate the “Uber of therapy” platform BetterHelp…

  • ‘Alarm bells should be going off’ as mental health counselling app expands into Australia, critics say

    Exclusive: Consumer advocates say BetterHelp’s wrongdoing overseas means privacy watchdog should investigate whether it has breached local laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Consumer advocates are calling on the privacy regulator to investigate the “Uber of therapy” platform BetterHelp…