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dropmedia.co.uk > ksi-takes-minority-stake-in-dagenham-redbridge-football-club

KSI takes minority stake in Dagenham & Redbridge football club

4+ week, 18+ hour ago  (332+ words) by Andy Fry | Mar 5, 2026 | News Digital creator and entertainer'KSI'has become a shareholder and strategic partner in non-league side'Dagenham & Redbridge FC., in a move the club says will help expand its global reach and commercial opportunities. The 32-year-old, whose real name…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > goalhanger-continues-expansion-with-fiction-themed-podcast-the-book-club

Goalhanger continues expansion with fiction-themed podcast The Book Club

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (347+ words) by Andy Fry | Feb 10, 2026 | News Goalhanger is launching a new weekly podcast,The Book Club, on 17 February 2026, expanding its slate with a show focused on classic and contemporary fiction. Hosted by historian and broadcaster Dominic Sandbrook and producer Tabitha Syrett,…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > first-speakers-announced-for-how-to-make-money-in-digital-2026

First speakers announced for How to Make Money in Digital 2026

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (314+ words) by Justin Crosby | Feb 8, 2026 | News The Drop owner TellyCast has confirmed the return of How to Make Money in Digital, its business-focused event for TV production companies, digital-first studios and creators navigating the fast-changing social video economy. The programme will…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > alternative-facts

Alternative facts; how digital channels are rewriting the factual playbook

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (697+ words) by Andy Fry | Feb 7, 2026 | Feature While Netflix continues to have substantial budgets for factual " especially true crime and access docs " most broadcasters and streamers have either cut the number of factual shows they commission or reduced their licence fees. The…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > chinas-micro-drama-machine-why-the-worlds-fastest-growing-screen-sector-is-years-ahead

China’s Micro-Drama Machine: Why the World’s Fastest-Growing Screen Sector Is Years Ahead

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (914+ words) by Justin Crosby | Feb 6, 2026 | Feature When I sat down with Chinese micro-drama specialist Wenwen Han for TellyCast, the aim was simple: to understand how China has built the most advanced short-form drama economy on the planet, and what Western producers…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > quintus-channel-network-partners-vice-tv-on-danger-play

Quintus Channel Network partners Vice TV on Danger Play

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (120+ words) by Andy Fry | Feb 3, 2026 | News The series places audiences "shoulder-to-shoulder with individuals who confront serious injury and death as part of their everyday lives, revealing not just the danger, but the motivation, identity and personal cost behind choosing to live…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > drama-under-the-microscope

Drama under the microscope

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1116+ words) by Andy Fry | Jan 27, 2026 | Feature When Jeffrey Katzenberg-backed streaming platform Quibi collapsed in 2020, after just six months, it looked like the market for shortform drama was dead in the water. But roll forward five years and one of this year's…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > french-media-group-cma-makes-landmark-youtube-commitment

French media group CMA makes landmark YouTube commitment

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (304+ words) by Andy Fry | Jan 13, 2026 | News CMA Media, owner of BFMTV, RMC and Brut, has struck a wide-ranging partnership with YouTube, according to reports in the French media. The deal marks one of the most significant shifts yet by a French…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > second-rodeo-to-debut-musical-microdrama-playback-on-holywater

Second Rodeo to debut musical microdrama Playback on Holywater’s My Drama

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (338+ words) by Andy Fry | Jan 9, 2026 | News Digital-first studio Second Rodeo has unveiled Playback, which it calls "the first-ever musical produced specifically for vertical video. The series, which recently wrapped production, will premiere on Holywater's streaming app, My Drama, in'early 2026. The musical…...

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dropmedia.co.uk > fox-entertainment-targets-foodies-with-launch-of-fox-creator-studios

Fox Entertainment targets foodies with launch of Fox Creator Studios

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (361+ words) by Andy Fry | Jan 8, 2026 | News Fox Entertainment has launched Fox Creator Studios, a new digital-first division aimed at partnering next-gen creators to develop original formats, scalable franchises and global IP, as the company expands its strategy around creator-led entertainment. Positioned…...