Welcome to Stephanie Hatton
Lumina Search would like to warmly welcome Stephanie Hatton to the team. Steph has already been working closely alongside Anne who plans to step back to become Chair early next year. Steph began her career as a Co-ordinator in live children’s television, based at the Maidstone Studios in Kent and then moved to London to […]
Future Viewing – How Broadcasters & Platforms are Working Together
On Tuesday, 11th of October, members of the Lumina team enjoyed an evening with the Royal Television Society. A panel from Snapchat, YouTube, 4Studio & Little Dot Studios discussed future viewing, & how broadcasters and social media platforms are embracing each other as a promotional tool, as well as a viewing platform to reach new […]
ITVX debuted December 8th
The oldest commercial network in the UK, ITV, has joined the streaming platform group with ITVX. The free-to-air public broadcast television network that was launched in 1955 as independent television has replaced ITV Hub with a new streaming service/app. It officially launched on December 8th 2022, although some of the audience saw changes before then, […]
Life on the Fast Track
There was a lot of buzz surrounding Fast Channels at MIPCOM this year, so what is it all about? FAST television – Free Ad-supported Streaming Television – is a group of streaming tv services that are available to customers without a paid subscription. The services are funded exclusively by advertising, and stream traditional tv programming, […]
Media Businesses turn Green
Media Businesses turn Green The Media and Broadcasting industry affects the environment in several ways. The most apparent issues are the usage of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy use, raw material consumption, and electronic waste. To put this into context: When a global brand displays 40 billion 200kB ad impressions, this can generate up to […]
Ben Frow – ‘Tastemaker in Chief’ What drives his success?
Ben Frow was recently quoted in the Sunday Times as saying he will be remembered as the man who killed off ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Neighbours’. But in reality, he is the Programming guru who reinvented Channel 5 and carved a very clear niche for linear programming in an era of streaming giants. At a recent RTS event, […]
Traditional to Alternative: Hybrid Working in Production
Hybrid working existed long before the pandemic. In actual fact, the option of being able to work from home would be an exclusive, attractive work benefit that appealed to many. So, while the benefits are statistically evident in the UK, the shift from working in the office 5 days a week to more time being […]
INSIGHT | Netflix Subscriber Growth Slows: What’s Next?
With the recent earnings report suggesting a subscriber slowdown, Netflix has hit a major stumbling block. Quintin Plane, Lumina’s Lead Researcher, takes a look at the reasons for the lacklustre subscriber growth (hint, its not just the pandemic unlocking) and what Netflix is planning to offer next. Subscriber Growth Slows The Coronavirus pandemic has caused […]
INSIGHT | Perfect Storm & Hiring Spree
The news pages are awash with headlines of talent shortages right across the market and from our observations, the senior talent marketplace is about to heat up. We discuss our findings and what the implications will be… ‘Perfect storm’ – Talent shortages, Economic Rebound, Brexit The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) recently warned of a […]
Going Global – Expanding your Business Overseas
When developing your business, every stage of its growth can be fraught with challenge, compromise and difficulty, but ultimately and hopefully success. One of the biggest successes can come from making the leap from being national to international – going global. On face-value, it can seem a daunting task, establishing a base in a different […]