BBC and North East Screen award £400,000 to four companies to develop digital-first content
Four independent production companies in the North East of England have each been awarded £100,000 through the BBC and North East Screen’s Digital Accelerator. The funding will support the companies as they develop new content, test ways to build audiences on...
S4C opens YouTube documentary call with commissions of up to £40,000
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C is offering up to £40,000 per commission for original factual documentaries made for its YouTube channel, alongside a separate call for a year-long package of social media content. Guto Rhun, S4C’s digital content commissioner,...
Lidl GB taps EastEnders’ Shaun Williamson for social-first Christmas music video
Lidl GB has launched a parody music video starring former EastEnders actor Shaun Williamson (aka Barry), using radio and social media partnerships to build attention ahead of its main Christmas advertising launch. Created with social agency Coolr and media agency OMD...
BBC, Channel 4 and Hearst Canvas talk digital commissioning strategies
Commissioners at broadcasters may not be the all-powerful figures they once were, as new digital-first opportunities have opened up for producers. However, the moves of big broadcasters to commission more digital content themselves means they still have an important...
The future for creators? Data, audiences as incubators and Hollywood 2.0
2026 is an exciting time to be a creator, with new opportunities springing up left, right and centre. They’re directly commercialising their audiences; forging content-first partnerships with brands; and bagging commissions from video-streaming services. How might all...
BBC and North East Screen award £400,000 to four companies to develop digital-first content
S4C opens YouTube documentary call with commissions of up to £40,000
Lidl GB taps EastEnders’ Shaun Williamson for social-first Christmas music video
BBC, Channel 4 and Hearst Canvas talk digital commissioning strategies
