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From the 13th-19th June, Together TV is participating in Marmalade Trust's Loneliness Awareness Week by offering an easy task for you to do every day to lift someone up. Each of these tips is easy to do, but the difference they can make is unmeasurable. See how many people you can lift up this week!

The 21st century is most definitely a great era to be living in. The advancement of technology and access to entertainment has changed recreation as we know it. Sometimes there can feel like there’s a little too much choice and you might find yourself turning to recommendations for what to watch next. 

Starting with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, at Together TV we want to celebrate the great work charities do within British communities.

In the upcoming weeks, we will be showcasing the most inspiring and heart-warming stories from charities supported by the Royal Family across the UK.

As we launch our brand-new Together TV streaming service, we’re helping you discover your next favourite show - that is now available to binge watch! If you’re an advocate for the people, you might identify as someone who channels your inner pride or activist! Together TV has a plethora of great shows, and we’ve got plenty for you eco warriors and anyone in or an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. Check out programmes we think you’ll love.

• Social purpose broadcaster, Together TV's streaming service has launched
• The broadcaster’s streaming platform is free to use and is available on mobile, tablet and desktop, via the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and watch.togethertv.com. It is also available via the Apple TV and Android TV app stores with more TV apps to follow soon
• The service will encourage users to "Channel Your Inner Good" by providing resources linked to inspiring content they have watched
• This is the first streaming service integrating motivating content along with change-making campaigns at a national scale 
• Premium content on the platform includes household-name series on gardening, homes, food, and travelogues alongside award-winning documentaries, including a recent BAFTA winner funded and supported by Together TV
• TV gardener Danny Clarke and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, whose series Together TV broadcasts, welcome the launch of this new service  

• Our Land, from Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund 2021, wins the award for Best Short Form Programme at the British Academy Television Awards 2022
• Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund was created with the aim to give underrepresented narratives a platform
• The five filmmakers commissioned to create 20-minute documentaries about LGBTQ+: Queer Lives Today are being announced
• The 2022 Diverse Film Fund includes mentors and webinars from media giants including BAFTA, Albert, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, TwoFour Productions and the BBC.

We are excited to announce the filmmakers of our Diverse Film Fund 2022. The theme for this year's filmmakers is Queer Lives Today. They will receive up to £20,000 to make a short 20 minute documentary on this theme, as well as trainings and mentoring from television's finest.

I am sad but excited to announce that I will be stepping down as Chair and Trustee at Together TV this September, and that we are now starting recruitment for our new Chair, to take the Channel’s growth and social impact to the next stage.

Spring is here and with spring comes new beginnings as the weather starts to warm up and plants start to grow. Which means it’s a perfect time to try something new and get involved!