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Little Dot Studios Partners with Living History Films
9 Story strikes digital distribution deal with MonRae Productions for Dan TDM series
BBC Studios appoints Nat Poulter as VP of Digital
First speakers and date announced for the TellyCast Digital Content Forum 2023 sponsored by BBC Studios
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Jungle Creations co-CEO Nat Poulter leaves for ‘new pastures’
Nat Poulter, co-CEO and co-founder of Jungle Creations, has announced he is leaving the digital first company to seek “pastures new”. His departure, flagged up on LinkedIn, means Jungle’s other co-CEO Melissa Chapman will now become CEO. Revealing his departure,...
Building A Brighter Future: Exploring Future Studios’ game plan with chief creative officer John Farrar
Future Studios, a division of Future PLC, has emerged as one of the leading content creation businesses in the digital-first arena. Formed following the £23.5m acquisition of Barcroft Media in 2019, it produces high volumes of content for social platforms, TV and the...
BBC3 greenlights VR-themed dating show hosted by influencer Olivia Neill
BBC3 and BBC Northern Ireland have jointly greenlit a documentary fronted by Northern Irish influencer Olivia Neill exploring love in the metaverse. The commission underlines the growing impact of digital first talent on the traditional TV business Produced by The...
Wheelhouse-backed Additive Creative signs new wave of digital talent
Additive Creative Partners, the digital talent management arm of media company Wheelhouse, has signed up a roster of new digital content creators. The division, which was launched in 2022, has added nine clients, including Lauren Kettering, Legit Tim, James Wright,...
YouTube used Brandcast to burnish big screen credentials
Google-owned YouTube used its hotly-anticipated Brandcast event to declare that “the universe of creators is growing every day. From 15-second shorts to 15-hour live streams, more creators are coming to YouTube than ever before—which means more fans coming to watch,...
Channel 4 launches season two of digital first doc strands Untold
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled a new series of its digital first investigation strand Untold, which features on C4’s in-house digital channels and YouTube. Aimed at 16-34s, the second series features investigations into topics such as breast reduction surgery...
Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed turn to Rumble for ‘creative control’
‘Free speech’ is emerging as an intriguing new battleground in the world of digital first content. Last week, outspoken right wing commentator Tucker Carlson announced plans to launch a show on Elon Musk’s Twitter, calling it the only remaining large free speech...
Understanding the UK creator economy: Eight talking points from the new TellyCast/K7 Media report
This month, The Drop’s sister platform TellyCast joined forces with K7 Media to launch a new report about the digital content ecosystem. Entitled Like & Subscribe: Understanding the UK Creator Economy, the report set out to provide a broad insight into this...
