Discovery has unveiled an enhanced marketing solutions offer for brand partners across its international markets that is says unites the company’s sports offering with its real life entertainment portfolio into a single proposition. The move builds on the global launch of Discovery’s subscription streaming service, discovery+, in January For the first time, this gives brand […]
Dublin-based Solas OLED has won a patent dispute against Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display and Samsung Electronics America for “wilfully infringing patents” owned by Solas. A jury trial at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found against Samsung for two patents (US patent numbers 7,446,338 and 9,256,311) and which were claimed to […]
STV Player is celebrating its extended reach on all major platforms across the UK by adding over 650 hours of drama, true crime and factual entertainment programming to its catalogue of content. The free VoD service – which is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes – has signed significant deals […]
Alchimie, an OTT SVoD platform featuring original and exclusive thematic channels published jointly with media groups and talents, has announced the acquisition of the publishing assets of TV4 Entertainment, a global player in OTT streaming channels. Through this operation, Alchimie is acquiring a portfolio of nearly ten thematic SVoD channels, such as Motorland (Motors), DocComTV […]
WarnerMedia and Cox Communications have announced that the HBO Max app is now available to Cox Contour customers in the UK via their set top boxes. Cox customers can now access HBO Max via their Contour 2 or Contour Stream Player devices by opening the HBO Max app using their Contour remote or by saying […]
Nokia has signed a patent licence agreement with Samsung, which covers the use of Nokia’s innovations in video standards. Under the agreement, Samsung will make royalty payments to Nokia. The terms of the agreement remain confidential. Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies, said: “We are delighted to have reached an agreement with Samsung which further […]
Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company and an operator of AVoD networks, has announced an agreement to launch the Crackle app on Smart TVs and set-top boxes powered by Vewd, a provider of OTT and hybrid TV solutions. Shipping on almost 40 million connected TVs, set-top boxes, game consoles, and cars […]
beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment broadcaster, and GAME Polo have agreed a deal which will see beIN Sports broadcast the highlights to the 2021 POLO Rider Cup in 12 territories, including: the US Canada, Turkey, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, East Timor and Hong Kong. The international competition will take […]
FUEL TV, the home of action sports, is now available on the SportsTribal TV platform. SportsTribal TV is afree sports streaming service that offers fans access to multiple 24/7 linear sports-themed streaming TV channels. “The global agreement with SportsTribal is part of the brand’s expansion strategy,” stated Inês D’Alte, FUEL TV’s CMO. “The proximity with […]
For the first time, live, in-race timing information will be broadcast on-screen and published online for the Cheltenham Festival next week – thanks to Racecourse Media Group’s (RMG) new tracking service. Working with RMG’s timing information partner, Coursetrack, information such as race clock, leader’s speed, leader’s time per furlong and distance to finish, will be […]