From Disney+’s Rivals spin-off to BBC Radio’s Stakeknife, podcast production shows its versatility

Nov 13, 2024

One of the hot topics to emerge from last week’s TellyCast Digital Content Forum (November 7) was the increasingly close relationship between TV and podcasts. Suzy Grant, head of visualised podcasts at Listen, illustrated the point by talking about The Traitors:...

Bluesky surges in wake of US election result

Nov 12, 2024

Social app Bluesky has added more than 700,000 new users in the last week and now has around 14.5 million users. Media outlets are speculating that the surge is a response to the fact that X owner Elon Musk played such a high-profile role in the re-election of Donald...

Channel 4 and LADbible back National Lottery branded content strategy

Nov 11, 2024

Hearts & Science and DRUM have developed a new partnership between Allwyn, the operator of The National Lottery, and Channel 4. The campaign centres on a mini-series running on YouTube, with support across Meta and TikTok, showcasing the transformative impact of...

TellyCast launches the Digital Video Awards – celebrating the best in digital-first video and channels. Inaugural event scheduled for March 2025

Nov 7, 2024

The TellyCast Digital Video Awards, a ground-breaking new awards programme, has been launched to recognise excellence, creativity, and innovation in digital-first video production and distribution. Organised by the publishers of TellyCast and The Drop, the awards aim...

Amazon makes its move on creator economy with Spotter stake

Nov 1, 2024

Ecommerce to entertainment giant Amazon has taken a stake in Spotter, a digital first platform that helps creators to grow their businesses. Since it launched in 2019, Spotter says it has invested $940 million in building creator businesses, with leading YouTube names...