UK multiplay operator Virgin Media O2 is partnering with A+E Networks EMEA, All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Blue Ant Media, Extreme International, Fremantle, Little Dot Studios and Tastemade to launch a selection of new Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels, available to all Virgin TV customers at no extra cost from next month. The dedicated channels […]

Advocacy group Preserve Viewer Choice Coalition has been launched with support from founding members comprised of leading US media companies and streaming content providers including ABC, CBS, FOX, Fubo, NBC, Roku, Telemundo, Univision, and Warner Bros Discovery. The group will aim to protect consumer streaming choices and preserve a competitive online video marketplace. Large station […]

UK telecoms and broadcast regulator Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints received about the UK’s main landline, mobile, broadband and pay-TV providers. This latest quarterly report covers the period from January to March 2023. During this period, complaints to Ofcom increased slightly on the previous quarter (October to December 2022), with slight increases […]

Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe has reported record streaming audiences for its coverage of the 2023 Tour de France with unique video viewers growing by +12 per cent year-on-year across all platforms. This increase was driven by discovery+ which observed a +36 per cent increase in viewers enjoying live and on-demand coverage of the Tour […]

Orange Spain has reached an agreement with Movistar, DAZN and La Liga to share pay-TV rights to La Liga this coming season starting in August. Orange Spain will offer all matches from the new rebranded La Liga EA Sports along with the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League. In recent years, […]

The pay-TV service revenue in Indonesia is set to increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4 per cent from $1.2 billion (€1bn) in 2022 to $1.5 billion in 2027, with the continued rise in pay-TV accounts and no obvious cord cutting trend seen in the country, forecasts data and analytics company GlobalData. […]

Following the completion of several deals in Asia, football’s governing body FIFA says it has put in place a global network of broadcast partners for the biggest ever FIFA Women’s World Cup. Recently-completed free-to-air deals include Japan with NHK and China PR with CCTV. Before kick-off in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on July 20th, […]

Laying off 25 per cent of one’s staff is the headline no operator wants, but a report on the mess that is Viaplay from investment bank Jefferies makes grim reading.  Not helping at all is the fact that Viaplay risks breaching its banking covenants. The bank admits that with a new CEO and the “size […]

The Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 cricket tournament begins on July 21st and will be brought to Indian fans live on JioCinema and Sports18 – Khel. “As franchise cricket makes its first foray in Zimbabwe, we are delighted to be associated with the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 as their exclusive media partners […]