The podcast production giant is set to give select digital creators £10,000 to scale up their careers and brand: “Work with us, and we’ll bring the experience, infrastructure, and investment,” said Lineker. Image: Omar Ramadan / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
As AI continues to reshape the entertainment and sports industries, a newly launched sports-tech firm is making the case that athletes have become contributors to the AI economy — and that no standardized system exists to compensate them for it. Callandor Group has unveiled what it describes as the first dedicated registry for sports intellectual…
HBO Max is still going ahead with its U.K. launch, despite questions over its future as a standalone platform. “HBO Max will launch in the U.K. & Ireland as planned,” a source tells Variety. HBO Max is set to launch in the U.K. on March 26 with subscription plans ranging from £4.99 to £14.99 per…
Luma introduced Luma Agents, powered by its new “Unified Intelligence” models, designed to coordinate multiple AI systems and generate end-to-end creative work across text, images, video and audio. Image: Pixabay / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
‘The Studio’ star will roll out a comedy-trivia show with a guest lineup that includes Mindy Kaling, Kate Hudson and Jimmy Kimmel. Image: Peter S / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
As the London TV Screenings kick into high gear, Banijay Rights is set to bring to market upcoming BBC title “The Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley,” a new six-part docuseries separating truth behind some of the most hyped health claims on social media. The series was announced by the BBC last September, but Banijay Rights…
MotoAmerica races will air on Samsung TV Plus as part of new multiyear pact with V10 Entertainment. The partnership, which will span the 2026-2026 seasons, will begin with the 84th Daytona 200 airing March 6 on the Samsung TV Network (STN). That will be followed by the debut of MotoAmericaTV, the exclusive Samsung FAST TV…
Media Capital Technologies is launching MCT Credit Solutions, a private credit investment platform focused on asset-backed and cash flow-based financing opportunities across the lifecycle of premium content. The platform is being created in partnership with MassMutual. In its first major deal, MCT Credit Solutions has provided BondIt Media Capital with a $100 million credit facility…
The network debuted a short film featuring Hudson and Olympic stars during the Milan Cortina Olympics closing ceremonies, teeing up the 2026 Los Angeles games. Image: Nicole Cavelli / Unsplash Source: Hollywood Reporter
Former Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli launched her own direct-to-fan platform, “Valerie’s Place,” Wednesday, a subscription service powered by new tech company Visible Things. Bertinelli’s Valerie’s Place offering, which his now live as a website and will debut as an app in the coming weeks, features “a curated library of fan-favorite content, including new episodes…
