Substack secures $100m in funding from backers including Chernin Group
Fast-growing creator platform Substack has announced $100 million in Series C funding, led by investors at BOND and The Chernin Group (TCG), which the platform said it will “put to work serving creators and their communities”. According to the New York Times, this...
Trent Williams-Jones joins After Party to support expansion in production
Production company After Party Studios, which bridges the gap between digital-first and traditional TV production, has today announced that Trent Williams-Jones has joined the company as executive producer, “marking a significant step in the studio's continued growth...
X kicks off UK ‘New Chapter’ strategy with original behind the scenes series about Burnley FC
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has struck a ground-breaking partnership with football club Burnley FC, which this year returns to the English Premier League after a one-year absence. Under the terms of the multi-year commercial arrangement, X is set to...
Channel 4 and Strong Watch unveil first commissions and talent line-up for digital-first comedy channel
Channel 4 has announced the first four unscripted formats for its new digital channel, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4. The new formats have been developed by Strong Watch Studios, which will manage the channel and have been commissioned to produce the first wave of...
Audioboom acquires Adelicious in its bid to become the UK’s largest podcast network by 2030
Global podcast company Audioboom has used the release of its half yearly results to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of Adelicious “for an aggregate maximum consideration of up to £10 million”. In order to part-finance the...
Substack secures $100m in funding from backers including Chernin Group
Trent Williams-Jones joins After Party to support expansion in production
X kicks off UK ‘New Chapter’ strategy with original behind the scenes series about Burnley FC
Channel 4 and Strong Watch unveil first commissions and talent line-up for digital-first comedy channel
