Dan Symonds

IBC has unveiled the nine projects selected for its 2026 Accelerator Media Innovation Programme, bringing together organisations from across broadcast, streaming, live events and media tech.

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has pledged to provide the BBC with a permanent charter for the first time in its history, eliminating the current 10-year renewal process.

The Film and TV Charity has unveiled its new ‘Principles for Mentally Healthy Productions’ to help address systemic pressures and poor working practices across the UK screen sector, aiming to improve culture and conditions on productions.

A survey examining the financial health of workers in the UK’s film, TV, and cinema industry has reported that a large proportion of the workforce is under severe and escalating financial pressure and that many are being “forced to leave” due to unsustainable circumstances.

The IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme has announced the 12 project concepts scheduled to pitch their ideas to a live audience at Kickstart Day 2026, taking place on 25th Feb at BBC Broadcasting House, London.

Everyone TV has revealed that its live and on-demand streaming platform, Freely, surpassed one million weekly users across the Christmas week in the UK.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has launched a review of the BBC’s Royal Charter, with priorities aimed at bolstering trust in the broadcaster and increasing financial sustainability.

Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for $72bn (with a total enterprise value of $82.7bn), including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.

The Royal Television Society (RTS) Chief Executive Theresa Wise has announced her retirement after more than a decade running the organisation.

The BBC has formally responded to President Trump’s legal team saying that while the corporation "sincerely regrets the manner in which the video clip was edited" it "strongly disagree[s] there is a basis for a defamation claim."