Sony and Amazon are the latest high-profile companies to pull out of Mobile World Congress – one of the world’s largest tech shows – because of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. Sony said it would no longer take part in the event in Barcelona after “monitoring the evolving situation” following the breakout of the virus. The […]
US Attorney-General, William Barr, has suggested that the US and its allies should take a “controlling stake” in both Nokia and Ericsson to build stronger alternatives to Huawei. Barr said the US and its allies should be “actively considering” highly unusual proposals for ‘American ownership of a controlling stake’ in the European vendors, “either directly […]
Amazon Prime Video has reached an agreement with French IPTV operator Bouygues Telecom to be included in its Android STBs. The streaming service (as part of Amazon Prime) is sold for €5.99 per month and is now available to all Bouygues customers owning a Bbox Miami or a Bbox 4K. Viewers can access the service […]
BBC Studios and U-NEXT, an SVoD platform in Japan, have signed a multi-year output deal. Under the agreement, U-NEXT will have access to more than 3,000 episodes of localised titles, including episodes of Luther, Death in Paradise, Father Brown (pictured) and Top Gear, with the potential for this number to grow. It is the first […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has extended its exclusive pan-Nordic media rights to German Bundesliga football until 2025. Under the new agreement, NENT Group will show more than 300 live Bundesliga games on its Viaplay streaming service every season and selected games on its linear TV channels. The deal also includes […]
BBC Studios’ Science Unit has announced a new series fronted by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. Unveiled at the Showcase 2020 event, the series will follow Thunberg’s international crusade, which takes her to the front line of climate change in some of the most extraordinary places on earth, as she explores what actions could be […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service, has announced a partnership with production company Fremantle. The agreement includes Fremantle’s Euston Films bold crime series Baghdad Central, written and created by the BAFTA-nominated writer Stephen Butchard and based on the novel by Elliott Colla. The deal also features the epic drama The Luminaries, starring Eva Green and Eve Hewson, […]
Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, has confirmed that the long-running motoring entertainment show is moving to BBC One for its 29th series later this year. The new line up of Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris has been a hit with viewers, and their debut series on BBC Two in June last year […]
The Irishman, the Martin Scorsese mob-movie funded by Netflix to the tune of $140 million, failed to take home a single award at the Oscars Ceremony on February 9th. The Irishman was primed to be one of the big winners at the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, having picked up 10 nominations – including […]
ITV Studios’ and Motion Content Group’s record-breaking format Love Island has been commissioned by Antena in Romania, which becomes the 15th territory to broadcast a local version. Last year it also launched in Belgium, Netherlands, Poland and Hungary. It has run for three series in Germany, two in Australia and Norway, and has also been […]