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S4C appoints Guto Rhun to new digital commissioning role
Channel 4’s A Comedy Thing teams up with Movember for first-ever branded partnership
The Guardian creates 40 digital journalism roles in new training scheme
Why micro dramas exploded in China, and what happens when the West catches up
MIPCOM opens up new routes for content deals
Niche work if you can get it
Strong Watch Studios co-founder Ben Powell-Jones believes the creator economy is already giving way to something narrower and more direct - the community economy. He talks to The Drop about the Channel 4 deal that proves the model, and why audience size has stopped...
The Wombles launches two YouTube channels in Chronicle Media partnership
The Wombles has partnered with Chronicle Media to launch two YouTube channels combining remastered archive episodes with new sustainability-focused content. Chronicle will manage the channels and use its audience-modelling technology to support their discovery and...
Steven Bartlett and Authentic launch $400m creator investment venture OBSN
Steven Bartlett’s creator holding company Steven.com has partnered with global brand and entertainment platform Authentic to launch OBSN, a new venture targeting creator-led media companies and consumer brands. The partners said they aim to deploy up to $400m into...
TellyCast unveils latest wave of Digital Content Forum speakers
TellyCast has announced a further wave of speakers for the 2026 Digital Content Forum, adding senior figures from across creator-led media, vertical storytelling, digital production and YouTube strategy. The fifth edition of the event will take place at BFI Southbank...
Spotify takes exclusive ad sales role for Romesh Ranganathan podcast
Spotify has agreed a partnership with Ranga Bee Productions to become the exclusive direct advertising sales partner for The Romesh Ranganathan Show. From October 1, all advertising on the podcast will be sold directly by Spotify as part of its UK Owned & Licensed...
After Party Studios appoints Connor Suckling as executive producer
After Party Studios has appointed former LADbible Group and Arcade Media executive Connor Suckling as executive producer as the digital-first production company expands its sports output. Suckling joins from head of originals roles at Arcade Media and News UK, where...
History Hit retraces Shackleton expedition across South Georgia
History Hit is partnering with the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) on a new documentary retracing Sir Ernest Shackleton’s historic crossing of South Georgia, supported by live social coverage and an interactive digital recreation of a key location from the...
Tilly or Not Tilly?
AI actress Tilly Norwood talks about artistic rebellion, human emotion and her own possible obsolescence - but what happens when she is asked to act? Tilly Norwood remembers every interview she has conducted - or at least she says she does. Her recollection is “more...