Comcast and Netflix have agreed an expansion of their partnership that will provide Comcast the ability to include a Netflix subscription in new and existing Xfinity packages. In November 2016, Comcast launched Netflix on the X1 platform, offering customers a fully-integrated entertainment experience featuring voice control and seamless access to the Netflix service. Netflix has […]
Australian cricket fans will have access to more cricket coverage than ever following what is described as a “landmark” partnership with FOX SPORTS and Seven West Media, announced by the sport’s governing body Cricket Australia (CA). The deal sees long-time broadcaster Channel 9 lose the coverage rights. The new six-year broadcast and digital partnership, which […]
Suggesting it offers good fun and safe entertainment, in a trusted environment, Discovery is launching Discovery Kids, a digital subscription service, offering on demand Kids content through Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the UK. Discovery Kids is targeted at families with children aged four-to-eight, and is designed as a safe and fun place for parents […]
Off-net transactional TalkTalk TV users are become Rakuten TV customers – gaining access to all the content available on the SVoD service. TalkTalk customers’ service is to remain unchanged, with continued access to TVoD, EST, linear channels and SVoD via TalkTalk TV on their set-top boxes and connected devices The company says that Rakuten TV […]
Video player technology and content discovery platform Dailymotion has agreed a syndication partnership with MBC, one of South Korea’s most prominent networks and content publishers. As part of the agreement, MBC will distribute video content from eight portfolio networks—MBC Kpop, MBC Drama, MBC Entertainment, MBC News, MBC Documentary, Mbig News, TV-People, and MBC Classic—via Dailymotion’s […]
Seeking to expand and develop its presence in Europe, Playboy TV has enlisted media company Marc Dorcel to manage, from May 1st 2018, its television business including linear channel programming, exclusive distribution and management of the VoD content offering. The agreement will cover Europe (except UK, Spain and Portugal), Africa and Middle East. “As Playboy […]
Avril Blondelot, Content Insights Director at Eurodata TV Worldwide has presented the latest trends in terms of TV content, noting the continued appeal of the medium and its willingness to try new approaches. Speaking at Industry Spotlight conference of MIPTV in Cannes, she said that at a time when international hits are becoming scarce, we are […]
The global entertainment market is expanding on multiple fronts, according to new theatrical and home entertainment data released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Consumer spending for the combined theatrical and home entertainment markets reached $88.4 billion (€72bn) worldwide. The global box office reached a new record high of $40.6 billion in 2017 […]
Netflix has announced its first Netflix Original Korean variety show entitled Busted! I Know Who You Are. The show is a new type of K-variety where 7 main cast members position themselves as detectives that set out to solve a mystery in each of the episodes. The show features an all-star K-variety cast including Yoo […]
In a further sign of the need for one-time rival TV services to co—operate in the face of competition from international streaming giants, Italian commercial broadcasters Sky Italia and Mediaset/Rti have signed a dual commercial partnership that they say will benefit both Sky and Mediaset Premium’s existing customers, while enabling Italian viewers to enjoy Sky […]