Sound + Vision

How UK and Irish festival talent is changing media and live entertainment: strategies from broadcasters like ITV, digital players such as LBG Media, and what comes next for the sector.

Charli XCX delivered a theatrical, genre-blurring Reading Festival set that framed her Music, Fashion, Film era — from new tracks to film tie-ins and high-fashion staging.

Anh Do joins TBWA\Media Arts Lab as Global Head of Music, bringing Google Brand Studio and HBO credits to steer Apple’s global sonic identity.

Discover the ASEAN Film Festival 2026 in Hong Kong (Aug 20 to Sep 27). Films, soundtracks, Timor-Leste’s debut and Phase 2 tickets. Read our guide.

For film, music and media leaders: move beyond reactive rebuttals. A strategic, political approach to confronting antisemitism through institutional policy, narrative control and coordinated cultural action.

Apply now for the Behind the Scenes Yemen open call. Filmmakers, journalists and media artists invited to propose projects that document Yemen’s cultural stories. Read how to apply.

Explore the rise of live orchestral film screenings in London, why the city leads this trend and where to experience cinema with a full orchestra.

Inside The Hampton Global Passion Projects “Legacy Series” and how Momentum Media Fund and Lunar Records Fund back film, music, AI, blockchain and the Lunaprise moon archive.

A concise tribute to Hayden Panettiere, aged 34, celebrating her roles in Heroes, Nashville, Remember the Titans and Scream, and her humanitarian work.

Ukraine’s Tyshchovesna initiative will fund 546 creative projects with up to UAH 4 billion, backing film, music, visual arts, performing arts and more to boost cultural resilience.