Television
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Syfy channel to re-brand as Sky Sci-Fi next month
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The Syfy channel is re-branding to Sky Sci-Fi next month, with viewers promised a mix of “exciting new shows” and sci-fi classics.
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ITV buys award-winning nature documentary production house Plimsoll
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The firm has won Bafta, Emmy and Academy awards and produced hundreds of hours of content which has been sold to nearly 200 countries.
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Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck gets third series
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The series is produced by Avalon in association with HBO Max and has screened in 96 countries around the world.
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UKTV appoints BBC Studios exec as new Chief Marketing Officer
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UKTV, the subscription and advert funded channel network owned by the BBC’s commercial arm, has appointed Penny Brough as its Chief Marketing Officer.
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Taskmaster Champion of Champions to air later this month
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Greg Davies will preside over the scoring as the winners of series six to ten take part in a new set of challenges under the watchful eye of Alex Horne.
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Hornby: A Model World to return for second series
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The series follows the design teams for the Hornby, Airfix, Scalextric and Corgi brands as they work to perfect the details of new products.