ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has told the RTS digital conference that it will start to commission original programming for its AVoD platform ITV Hub, and has talked up co-production opportunities for its joint venture streamer BritBox. McCall said ITV had “invested a lot in Hub” and added that 80 per cent of 16-34s in the […]
Sony Europe has announced that customers can now access the Apple TV app on select Sony smart TVs to watch Apple TV+, Apple TV channels, movies, and personalised and curated recommendations. The Apple TV app will begin rolling out immediately in Europe on Sony’s XH90 series via a software update. Apple’s SVoD service offers original […]
Eleven Sports Poland has secured exclusive rights to Liga NOS, Portugal’s top-tier football division, for the next three seasons. Eleven’s coverage begins on October 17th with the clash between Sporting CP and FC Porto. The new deal will give Polish fans the chance to follow all the action from Liga NOS, live. Eleven Sports Poland’s […]
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has chosen Whats’on — the BMS by MEDIAGENIX — to replace their current Broadcast Management Systems and manage all their linear channels and on-demand services in a unified process. With more than 9,000 employees and operating multiple TV channels on international, national, regional and local levels France Télévisions is the […]
Never.no, the engagement specialist, has announced the latest release of Bee-On, a cloud-based social and content management platform. Producers will have instant access to the latest features including an upgraded scalable Personal Response engine, advanced Historic Twitter Search, and Trend Tracker. Bee-On’s tools help producers hand-pick audience generated content and publish and redisplay into entertainment, […]
The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will return to BBC Three this November in God Shave The Queens. Following on from the success of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, BBC Three will drop the exclusive eight part boxset, i to BBC iPlayer. This mid-form, fly on the wall docu-series gives viewers a chance to reacquaint […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, will bring service providers and leaders in the video delivery and the streaming industry together to discuss all of the hottest topics and trends at its virtual Open House events, Oct. 8, Oct. 15, and Oct. […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) announced its participation to the 2020 Mia Market, an event dedicated to the audiovisual market and all its players, where the studios will present its strategy and future plans. On October 17th ViacomCBS Networks International will discuss its strategy for South Europe, including Italy, and the importance of the studio business […]
Blackbird, the developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has won the Most Advanced Video Editing 2020 Award. Awarded by New World Report, this recognition has been given to Blackbird after evaluation of the platform by industry experts who considered a broad range of criteria including feature set, performance, speed, reliability and value. Blackbird is […]
The Walt Disney Company has announced a strategic reorganisation of its media and entertainment businesses after the immense success of its Disney+ SVoD platform. Under the new structure, Disney’s creative engines will focus on developing and producing original content for the Company’s streaming services, as well as for legacy platforms, while distribution and commercialisation activities […]