Andy Fry, Author at The Drop

Arcade names former YouTube exec Pete Cory as chairman with goal to grow brand partnerships

Oct 23, 2025

Arcade, the management company behind The Sidemen, has announced the appointment of Pete Cory as chairman. The company said Cory’s arrival marks “the beginning of an exciting new phase following investment from Lumina”. Most recently, Cory served as managing director...

Channel 4 orders digital news podcasts from Strong Watch and Zandland

Oct 22, 2025

Channel 4 has announced two new podcasts designed to maintain its connection with younger audiences. Untangled, fronted by Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand, and A News Thing, hosted by the comedians from A Comedy Thing by Channel 4, will offer audiences “an impartial and...

TheSoul restructures and puts Louisa Ioannidou in charge of media division

Oct 22, 2025

Creator business platform TheSoul Group (formerly TheSoul Publishing) has announced the launch of TheSoul Media, a new division encompassing all of the company’s owned & operated digital media brands as well as its creative agency. Louisa Ioannidou has been named...

Sydney Lima and Tern TV to explore Findoms for Channel 4 Documentaries

Oct 21, 2025

Glasgow-based Tern TV has been commissioned to make Findoms: Uncovered, a 1×25’ film that will air on Channel 4 Documentaries on YouTube. The one off doc was greenlit in response to Channel 4’s Nations and Regions Digital Factual Brief. Made in partnership with...

Channel 4 Dispatches claims first with use of AI presenter

Oct 21, 2025

Channel 4’s Dispatches has become the first British TV programme to use an AI presenter – as part of an on-screen stunt to show just how convincing artificial intelligence has become, and to highlight the speed at which the tech is developing. Airing on Monday October...