Little Dot Studios has expanded its partnership with production company and distributor, BIG Media, to launch a multi-platform digital strategy for its popular paranormal investigation franchise, Most Haunted. The multi-faceted, three-year partnership will see Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, launch a new single-IP FAST channel, Most Haunted, dedicated to the Most Haunted and Most […]
Swerve TV, the distributor and programmer of free live-streaming channels, has completed a deal with Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball Championship for its 24/7 free women’s sports channel, Swerve Sports. The channel has also secured distribution in the UK via The Roku Channel. Swerve Sports is adding access to Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball Championship’s all-star tournament. […]
From now until October 31st, all Virgin Media TV customers can unlock access to a range of kids’ channels at no extra cost (usually £5 per month). The offer arrives in time for the October half term, giving families access to channels including Sky Kids, Cartoon Network and Baby TV, giving them access to thousands […]
Mark Jamison, Non-resident Senior Fellow at public policy think tank The American Enterprise Institute, has suggested it is time to disband the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), arguing that it has “run its course”, having become “a convenient political tool”. Writing in the AEIdeas blog, he suggests that current FCC Chairman Brendan Carr now has the […]
The Trade Desk, in collaboration with DirecTV, has announced plans to develop a custom version of Ventura TV OS that integrates DirecTV’s streaming user interface. This version of Ventura is designed for easy deployment by any third-party TV manufacturer, retailer or hospitality partner seeking an OS solution. Ventura is a smart TV operating system (OS) […]
wedotv, the ad-supported streaming TV network, has expanded its footprint in Italy for two of its FAST channels – wedotv movies Italia and wedotv Big Stories – with distribution on the Sky Italia satellite platform. Sky Italia, which services all of Italy as well as the independent states of San Marino and Vatican City, will […]
Wurl, a specialist in the streaming TV industry, has released an iteration of The CTV Trends Report – a collection of data-driven insights into the forces shaping the connected TV (CTV) industry. This edition offers marketers a detailed look at how adoption of free, ad-supported streaming channels is evolving in the US, with more viewers […]
Pluto TV, the free streaming platform, is launching new snooker channel Pluto Snooker 900. Snooker fans in the UK, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland can tune in to all the table action from October 6th. The channel, which will initially broadcast 18 hours a week of live snooker, will be the […]
Your Channels, a Netherlands-based company focused on the creation and distribution of localised FAST channels, has partnered with Samsung TV Plus to launch the first Dutch 24/7 football channel – VI TV (Voetbal International TV) – and three decade specific music channels: Your 60s, Your 70s, and Your 80s. All four channels are available to […]
Following the news in August of a partnership between BBC Sport and BOXXER, the BBC has announced that live professional boxing will return to FTA primetime television on October 25th when Frazer Clarke and Jeamie Tshikeva fight for the British Heavyweight Title at the Vaillant Arena in Derby. All the action available will be available […]