Laithwaites backs new Alan Carr video podcast as demand for Celebrity Traitors winner surges
Riding a wave of demand following his star turn on The Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr has partnered with fellow comedian Lee Peart to launch Bottoms Up! – a new weekly video podcast that aims to make wine culture fun, accessible and gloriously chaotic. Produced by...
Shorties Studios become latest new player to join the vertical video race
A trio of senior execs from the US, Western Europe and Turkey have come together to launch Shorties Studios, an outfit dedicated to premium short-form vertical series. The company, headquartered across LA, London and Istanbul, is helmed by former Netflix executive...
Pubity’s Aspell joins DMG Media’s drive into digital-first as director of creative & platforms
Nathan Aspell has joined DMG Media, the publisher of the Daily Mail, as director of creative & platforms. Revealing the move on LinkedIn, Aspell said his job will be “to help the team build on the work they've put into launching the company's new social publisher...
48% of advertisers see creator activations as a “must buy”, reports IAB US, but selection challenges persist
The creator economy has cemented its place as a core component of brand media strategies, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s (IAB) 2025 Creator Economy Ad Spend & Strategy report, released this week. The study shows US creator-driven ad spend has...
History Hit drops 50-minute doc about Libya’s archaeological heritage
Streaming service and podcast network History Hit has released its latest original documentary, Ancient Adventures: Libya, a 50-minute exploration of one of the world’s least-seen archaeological frontiers. The platform said it is “the first international documentary...
Laithwaites backs new Alan Carr video podcast as demand for Celebrity Traitors winner surges
Shorties Studios become latest new player to join the vertical video race
Pubity’s Aspell joins DMG Media’s drive into digital-first as director of creative & platforms
48% of advertisers see creator activations as a “must buy”, reports IAB US, but selection challenges persist
