Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has agreed British racecourse licence extensions for audio-visual and data rights for a new five-year term. The renewals cover 35 racecourses for their LBO rights and 33 racecourses for all other aspects of their media rights including streaming (Watch & Bet), DTH, terrestrial TV and international betting and non-betting until December […]
Airties, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions to service providers globally, has appointed Nicolas Fortineau as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “We are very proud to have Nicolas Fortineau join our senior leadership team,” said Philippe Alcaras, CEO of Airties. “Our mission is to empower service providers to deliver the best managed Wi-Fi […]
Netflix has announced that Hollywood director Zack Snyder will be taking the helm for its upcoming sci-fi adventure movie Rebel Moon, written by Snyder himself alongside Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad. This marks the fifth collaboration between Netflix and Hatten, having previously written Netflix’s hit film Army of the Dead with Snyder, and three upcoming […]
Telestream, a provider of workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring and test and measurement solutions for the production and distribution of video, has announced a new integration of the Vantage Media Processing Platform within BroadView’s OnDemand software to provide advanced transcoding and automated media workflows. Based in Toronto, BroadView Software supplies a comprehensive broadcast management […]
The UK government has launched a public consultation on the future ownership of Channel 4, as part of its review of public service broadcasting. The consultation will consider both the ownership and remit of Channel 4. The government says the current strength and variety of the UK’s TV production sector is in part thanks to […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has secured the exclusive rights to show Premier League football live on its Viaplay streaming service in the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 2022 to 2028. The six-season deal expands NENT Group’s long-term partnership with the Premier League to nine European countries. Every season, Viaplay will show 380 […]
Sky Broadband has launched what it says is its fastest broadband package yet, Ultrafast Plus. The new package, which is delivered only through FTTP (Fibre to the Premises), is more than 10x faster than the UK’s average fibre speed, according to Sky, and offers the UK’s fastest Speed Guarantee on a 500 Mb/s service. Sky […]
Universal Pictures have announced that new movies from the studio will head exclusively to NBCUniversal’s US streaming service Peacock after they play in cinemas. Under a new licensing agreement, which starts with the 2022 theatrical slate, Universal’s movies will be available exclusively on Peacock no later than four months after their cinema premiere. The films […]
A comprehensive report from investment bank Exane/BNPP on German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 says that next year Germany and its television ad-market will be the first European market to have recovered to 2019 and pre-Covid levels. The bank’s study says that it expects a “strong rebound” for advertising this coming half-year and into 2022. Consequently, it has […]
Global consumer spending on smart home solutions is set to grow to $123 billion (€104bn) in 2021 after declining in 2020 due to the economic impact of Covid-19 according to research published in Strategy Analytics’ 2021 Global Smart Home Forecast. Strategy Analytics forecasts global consumer spending in 2021 on smart home products and services will […]