Discovery Communications has agreed to make a minority investment of $100 million (€90.6m) and enter into a strategic partnership with Group Nine Media – a new media holding company consisting of Thrillist Media Group, NowThis Media, The Dodo and Discovery’s digital network Seeker (along with its production studio SourceFed Studios). Axel Springer will maintain its […]
The historic 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s leading sportscar race, and the FIA World Endurance Championship will continue to be shown live on Eurosport following a new four-year agreement. Eurosport has agreed extended rights to show the 24 Hours of Le Mans exclusively in Europe, outside of free-to-air general entertainment channels. It will […]
Pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness and The Walt Disney Company have launched a collaboration on the animated feature film, Moana, in the latest instalment in the ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign. The 35” trailer, will run across cinema screens nationwide and features Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson – who voices Maui […]
The recent spate of launches from manufacturers of virtual reality headsets and companies producing content to watch on them suggests VR is going mainstream but the reality is that just 3 per cent of Britons will get a headset this year, according to findings from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. Around two million Britons […]
For today’s voracious video viewers, accustomed to on-demand access to pretty much anything, one streaming video service simply may not be enough, according to research from market and consumer information source GfK. The firm’s report – Over-the-Top TV 2016: A Complete Video Landscape – has found that 16 per cent of the viewing population in […]
HDR TV shipments will reach more than 4 million units in 2016 and grow to more than 30 million units by 2020, according to critical information, analytics and solutions source IHS Markit. The market for HDR-compatible TVs, defined as any sets compatible with basic HDR formats but utilising standard dynamic range displays, will be as […]
France’s Canal+ Group says it is going on the offensive, entirely revamping its TV packages, and widening its distribution channels to reach more subscribers and grow its market. The Group is introducing a simpler choice of options under the Canal brand, including the Canal+ channels and all the themed channels previously available from CanalSAT (the […]
Start-up OTT television streaming service Pluto TV has raised $30 million (€22.7m) from investors including ProSiebenSat.1 and Scripps Networks Interactive to fund a European expansion. Other participants in the Series B round include Sallfort PrivatBank and existing investors US Venture Partners, Sky, Luminari Capital, Chicago Ventures, and Thirdwave Capital Partners. The new funding gives Pluto […]
Station groups representing nearly 400 US TV broadcasters and a host of broadcasting equipment and service suppliers are releasing a comprehensive planning guide for a transition to ATSC 3.0, the broadcast TV service that will allow local stations to warn viewers in emergencies more effectively, provide higher quality broadcasts, and develop new services for an […]
As anticipated, Amazon is entering the music streaming sector to compete with iTunes and Spotify with the launch of Amazon Music Unlimited, an on-demand music service that Amazon says redefines music streaming by putting a catalogue of tens of millions of songs and thousands of hand-curated playlists and personalised stations not just at the tips […]