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Jane Tranter, Dana Strong and Stephen Lambert among King’s Birthday Honours recipients

Jane Tranter, Dana Strong and Stephen Lambert among King’s Birthday Honours recipients
Virgin Island lands expanded second series from C4
Pulse Films alumni launch Magna Studios
Banff World Media Festival: Six key takeaways
How we staged a motorway crash without anyone getting hurt
Critics: Fubar

THURSDAY: 5’s The Savoy: Great Hotels Through Time opens just under 500,000

The final episode of the current series benefitted from an additional 1.1m watching via catch-up

Comedian and actor will front next month’s ceremony

A fading formula: What could replace the Drive To Survive format?
Finite Films & TV founder Amy Gardner looks at what could be next for sport documentaries
This is what East Asian invisibility looks like
East and South East Asians are asked to consult on projects about their background, but never to lead - something has to change
We must nurture the UK’s sport and entertainment output for global success
Whisper’s Sunil Patel urges the government to do more to secure the UK’s future as the global home of entertainment, sport, culture and collaboration

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The future of agentic AI in media
Sponsored: Adobe is working on initiatives to make sure AI will assist creatives, not replace them
FreshTracks launches industry-first Video Search to transform production music discovery
Sponsored by FreshTracks
Users can upload a clip and instantly receive a curated selection of music tracks that fit the scene
MPTS 2025: LucidLink to display latest collaboration updates
LucidLink is the storage collaboration platform that frees creative teams to work together from anywhere. With a single shared filespace protected by zero-knowledge encryption, your team can instantly and securely access, edit and share projects of any size.
MPTS 2025: Jigsaw24 Media to showcase tech for post, production & agencies
How do you build a single, efficient pipeline out of a complex multi-vendor tech stack? That’s the question Jigsaw24 Media will be answering at this year’s MPTS, where they’ll be showcasing multi-vendor solutions for production, post and creative agencies.
MPTS 2025: Fujifilm to exhibit Kangaroo Lite
Recently launched on-prem storage hardware comes to the UK
MPTS 2025: freispace to launch in the UK
Company provides scheduling, planning and billing tech