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Danny Robins podcast Uncanny to be adapted for TV by BBC2

Feb 22, 2023

BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds podcast Uncanny, hosted by Danny Robins (pictured), is being adapted as a non-scripted series for television. The series, which features real-life stories of supernatural encounters told by the people they happened to, will come to BBC2 and...

Online Video & Social Media are the new mainstream for Gen Z, says research

Feb 22, 2023

A new survey by Hub Entertainment Research has confirmed what many digital first studios already know – that online media has replaced TV as the preferred destination for young audiences. Based on data from 1,900 US consumers, Hub found that 13-24 year-olds are...

Meta launches broadcast channels for Instagram creators

Feb 21, 2023

Meta has unveiled Instagram Broadcast Channels, describing it as “a new way for creators to deepen connections with followers” at scale. Starting this week, the new feature is available to a handful of US creators including snowboarder Chloe Kim and streamer Valkyrae...

Snapchat targets one billion users in next 2-3 years, reaffirms faith in AR

Feb 20, 2023

Snap’s senior management team used the company’s 2023 Investor Day to forecast that its Snapchat platform will reach “over one billion people in the next 2-3 years”. Currently the digital first platform has around 750 million monthly active users. Drilling down into...

Frederator to create long-form series based on BuzzFeed short-form animation

Feb 15, 2023

Cross-platform animation studio Frederator Network, a division of WOW! Unlimited Media, has entered an exclusive content deal with digital first media firm BuzzFeed. The deal provides Frederator Network with the first right to develop and produce longform series based...