Freddie Flintoff firm in the red after Top Gear horror crash March 3, 2025 The company Freddie Flintoff runs to manage his post-cricket business activities, such as media appearances, has fallen into the red after he took time off after a horror crash filming Top Gear for the BBC. Freddie Flintoff Enterprises, which is run by the former England star and his wife, Rachael, has reported a £646,823 loss [...]
GB News: Huge losses continue despite sales and audience surge February 28, 2025 GB News has reported another huge loss despite its revenue more than doubling and its audience continuing to grow. The TV channel, whose well-known presenters include Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, fell to a pre-tax loss of £33.4m in the year to 31 May, 2024. The loss comes after GB News also made a pre-tax [...]
The Last Leg maker looks to streamers amid declining linear TV industry February 7, 2025 The production company which makes The Last Leg is looking to partner with streaming giants amid the declining linear TV industry. Open Mike Productions, which was co-founded by comedian Jack Dee and Addison Cresswell, also makes the likes of Live at the Apollo. Previous shows have included Alan Carr Chatty Man and Friday Night with [...]
Dan Walker and Jeremy Vine help Channel 5 to record year February 3, 2025 The star power of Dan Walker and Jeremy Vine helped viewing figures for ITN-produced daily news and current affairs on Channel 5 surge in 2024. 5 News at 5pm, which is anchored by Walker, increased its audience by four per cent to a 3.4 per cent market share. The figure means 2024 was the highest [...]
Is your Netflix subscription price about to rise? January 22, 2025 Netflix is to increase its prices in several countries after reportedly gaining nearly 19 million subscribers during its last quarter. The streaming giant confirmed price hikes in the US, Canada, Argentina and Portugal. On whether price rises could soon be made in the UK, a Netflix spokesperson said there is “nothing to share as of [...]
Playing the long game: What The Traitors teaches us about office management January 15, 2025 From split motivation to untrustworthy colleagues, the pitfalls of The Traitors are the same as the office, writes Claudine Collins.
Disney+ and Apple TV+ deals help turbocharge Shardlake maker January 7, 2025 The completion of shows for Disney+ and Apple TV+ helped turnover at a London production company jump by more than £55m, it has been revealed. The Forge Entertainment, which delivered Shardlake to Disney+ and The Buccaneers to Apple TV+, has reported a turnover of £71.1m for the nine months to the end of 2023. The [...]
Record profit for Doctor Who maker Bad Wolf January 3, 2025 Profit at Bad Wolf, the production company behind the likes of Doctor Who, has surged to a new record, it has been revealed. The Wales-based business has reported a pre-tax profit of £10.5m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The new total is up from the £7m [...]
Formula 1: Drive to Survive maker in the red after huge expansion January 3, 2025 The maker of hit Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive has fallen into the red despite its turnover accelerating by almost 180 per cent. Box to Box Films, which was founded by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin and is headquartered in London, has reported a pre-ax loss of £4.4m for the year to 31 [...]
Simon Cowell denied huge pay after profit slashed at Britain’s Got Talent owner January 3, 2025 Simon Cowell has not repeated the huge £50m pay day he awarded himself after profit was slashed at his TV empire behind Britain’s Got Talent. Syco Holdings did not issue a dividend to the TV mogul in the year to 31 March, 2024, after its pre-tax profit was cut from £21.1m to £11.9m. Newly-filed accounts [...]