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Newcastle, UK - December 8, 2025·08 Dec 2025·Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Inside the North East’s New Virtual Production Hub - The Studio Bridging Creative Tech and Entertainment

Gateshead-based creative production studio Media Borne, has announced a six-figure Innovate UK investment to develop a cutting-edge Virtual Production Hub - the first of its kind in the region - redefining how stories are made, filmed, and shared. The award, part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Create Growth Programme, marks one of the biggest regional investments to date in virtual production and creative IP development. Media Borne’s new hub, based at its Borne Studios site in

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Newcastle, UK - December 1, 2025·01 Dec 2025·Arts, Culture & Entertainment

How Media Borne’s Chris Thompson Is Building a Creative Powerhouse

From modest beginnings to a region-defining creative studio, Chris Thompson, Founder and Managing Director of Media Borne, is charting a bold new course for the North East’s production and virtual-media sector. Chris Thompson launched Media Borne with the vision of bringing high-end production capabilities to the North East. Drawing on his background in commercial video production and content strategy, Chris has grown the business into a full-service creative studio, now backed by a six-figure a

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Newcastle, UK - November 27, 2025·27 Nov 2025·Marketing, Advertising & PR

Marriott Communications and CgPR Launch MC PR: A Bold New PR Partnership

Marriott Communications, and CgPR, have announced the launch of MC PR, a new strategic partnership offering senior-level PR, creative campaigns, and reputation consultancy to organisations across the UK. Bringing together decades of combined experience by founders Samuel Marriott-Dowding and Chrissie Pringle across culture, charity, hospitality, lifestyle, public sector, and global development, MC PR was created for organisations that want to communicate boldly, purposefully, and with measurable

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Sunderland, UK - Monday, 10th November 2025·10 Nov 2025·Technology & Enterprise

North East agency, MD Digital, named one of ‘17 Companies to Watch in 2026’ by Tech National

MD Digital, a fast-growing productivity transformation and AI-upskilling consultancy, has been selected by Tech National as one of “17 Companies to Watch in 2026: Redefining the Future of Tech and Innovation.” The annual list recognises emerging UK companies demonstrating exceptional innovation, sector impact and high-growth potential. Founded in 2024 by Wesley Dowding and Samuel Marriott-Dowding, MD Digital has rapidly become one of the UK’s most exciting consultancies in human-centred digital

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