UK Broadcasters & Streamers Chided For Failing To Help On Rising Costs

EXCLUSIVE: Virtual product placement (VPP) could be set to become big business for entertainment companies — and it’s the golden oldies that are going to drive it.

Scotland's struggling health services cannot improve without tax increases for higher earners, Humza Yousaf has said as he claimed emergency departments will start to recover after winter.

John Swinney has hit back at the suggestion Scotland will become a "less attractive" place to live and work following tax rises in the Budget.

A dedicated group of dancers from a Dumbarton dance school joined thousands of others across the country in performing to help raise funds for charity.

Argos shoppers have been blown away after discovering the "perfect" energy-saving item that slashes heating bills and keeps them cosy all night.

corseted dress on the purple carpet to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of DuJour Magazine on December 12. Currently the magazine's Winter Issue cover star, Hayek is already considered a master of red carpet .

It is one and done for Netflix’s Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself. The streamer has canceled the British fantasy drama series after one season, Deadline has confirmed The news comes just over a month after its release.

One of the more prestigious stops on the Oscar-season circuit is always the annual AFI Awards Luncheon, and on Friday the American Film Institute revealed its list of Top 10 Movies and TV Programs for 2022 (see this post for TV list). Major studios dominated the movie list for a change, including some box office blockbusters. Streamers were AWOL for the first time since their emergence.

Flo have won this year’s BRITs Rising Star Award, making them the first group to bag it since it was launched as the Critics Choice prize back in 2008. They saw off solo artists Cat Burns and Nia Archives to take the trophy.“From growing up watching the BRITs, to finding each other and forming Flo, releasing our first body of work in 2022 and winning a BRIT award in the same year”, say the trio.

Basic and New State Pension payments will increase next year by 10.1% for some 12.5 million older people across the UK, including 992,052 living in Scotland. The honouring of the Triple Lock rule was confirmed last month during Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement and means that older people are set for an income boost from April, 2023.

While Prince Harry’s complicated relationship with his family tends to take center stage, he’s not the only one struggling with his relatives.

FLO have won the BRITs Rising Star 2023 award, becoming the first girlgroup to scoop the honour. 

EXCLUSIVE: Pan-regional streaming service Viu, owned by Hong Kong telco and media group PCCW, has been one of the biggest local success stories in Southeast Asia, holding its own against the entrance of global giants including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+.

EXCLUSIVE: Kenan Thompson has teamed up with KidSuper, otherwise known as Colm Dillane, the “Willy Wonka of fashion”, to develop a range of TV and film projects.

Almost one in four families across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland qualified for financial support from the UK Government's £37 billion support package to help them through the cost of living crisis this winter. However, if you were not eligible for a means-tested benefit, disability, or pensioner payment, you may still be able to access cash support from your local council

Akin to domestic, it was a rather sleepy weekend at the international box office. Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever again won the frame, with $20.2M from 50 overseas markets for an offshore total of $339.3M and a global tally of $733M through Sunday.

The Scottish Government has announced that almost £60 million has been distributed to thousands of families with disabled children in the first year of a new devolved disability benefit. The latest official figures from Social Security Scotland show the families of nearly 44,000 children and young people were receiving Child Disability Payment in September this year.

Elon Musk’s back may be against the wall as Twitter’s new owner, but he has plenty of friends in high places, especially in the tech sector.

England’s emphatic 3-0 victory over local rival Wales in the Qatar World Cup was seen by a peak UK audience of 18.7M.