Andy Fry, Author at The Drop

BBC and YouTube strike strategic partnership to boost digital-first programming and UK creator economy

Jan 21, 2026

UK public broadcaster the BBC and global platform YouTube have announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership designed to expand the BBC’s digital-first output, grow global audiences and invest in the next generation of UK creators. A deal, unveiled today, will see...

History Hit secures rare access to Auschwitz for Evolution of Terror documentary

Jan 21, 2026

History Hit has announced the release of Auschwitz: The Evolution of Terror, a new documentary presented by Dr James Bulgin (pictured), head of public history at Imperial War Museums. Releasing on Monday January 26 to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday...

Arcade and Viewture woo brands with launch of Creator Access

Jan 20, 2026

Arcade, the management company behind the global phenomenon The Sidemen, and creator funding company, Viewture, have announced the launch of ‘Creator Access’ in EMEA, enabling direct ad sales against YouTube content. According to Arcade, Creator Access offers “another...

Fanatics and OBB Media launch digital-first JV Fanatics Studios

Jan 20, 2026

Sports platform Fanatics has linked up with next gen studio OBB Media, to launch Fanatics Studios, a digital-first joint venture designed to deliver premium sports and entertainment content across platforms worldwide. The new studio will “create, finance, produce, and...

Immediate and Antidote join forces on ‘podcast of hope’

Jan 20, 2026

Immediate has teamed up with storytelling lab Antidote to launch a six-episode podcast series called Screw This… Let’s try something else. The series is also backed by Brian Eno who called it “a podcast of hope filled stories that could genuinely change the world”....