Post by Prolific North

Tuesday's news from the North's media, creative and digital industries... ✳️ The Edinburgh TV Festival - Supported by Screen Scotland is moving to Greater Manchester (so should that be the Greater Manchester TV Festival?) after this year's final event in the Scottish capital. Keep an eye on the site for local reaction to this massive breaking news for the city-region as the day goes on, and find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eWCsETFt ✳️ A plethora of high-profile former Olympians have given their backing to the mooted "Great North Olympics" in a joint statement signed by the likes of Steve Cram, Brendan Foster and Dame Laura Kenny: https://lnkd.in/ejJjhguh ✳️ North East space pioneer Filtronic is flying high after a new half-million-dollar US order adds to an already bulging FY27 order book and a doubling of revenues: https://lnkd.in/evcZzFqg ✳️ Full-fibre broadband provider Hyperoptic has issued a red router warning as temperatures soar ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States England v Ghana game later. Don't let frazzled electronics ruin your night with our handy guide: https://lnkd.in/eJskhiR3 ✳️ And you may have heard Keir Starmer has resigned and Andy Burnham is tipped to takeover as PM. We have local industry reaction, in case 24 hours of blanket TV coverage isn't enough for you: https://lnkd.in/ev7ZM-K6