Monday round-up: Latest news, deals & hires

Heated Rivalry expands cast

Heated Rivalry has added Justice Smith (I Saw the TV Glow) and Charlie Gillespie (One Night Only) to its S2 cast, which has also confirmed its debut date in the UK.

The steamy romantic drama adapted from Rachel Reid’s novel series Game Changers will land on Sky in Spring 2027, exclusively in the UK and Ireland.

Smith and Gillespie, meanwhile, will join Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in leading roles for the upcoming new season.

Writer, director, and executive producer Jacob Tierney and executive producer Brendan Brady are again attached. Produced by Accent Aigu Entertainment in association with Bell Media’s Crave, Heated Rivalry is distributed internationally by Sphere Abacus.

Live plane landing set for YouTube

 Yorkshire-based factual indie Air TV will broadcast a live aeroplane landing for a YouTube programme which is believed to be a world first.

The programme is created in partnership with live IP-video company LiveU and will show audiences first-hand how to land an aeroplane, as it happens in real time at Air TV’s base in Leeds East Airport.

The 40-minute programme will give viewers insight into how to fly plane, with commentary from instructors from the Yorkshire Aviation Academy, It will play on Air TV’s YouTube channel First Landings.

The idea was born from a conversation between Air TV and LiveU at this year’s Media Technology and Production Show at Olympia, run by Broadcast’s Tech & Sport division.