A+E Networks UK and Sky will launch the co-branded Sky History channel this spring. The channel will be available on linear TV and on-demand in the UK and Ireland, and will also be present on streaming service NOW TV for the first time. A+E Networks UK channel History, which will become Sky History, enjoyed a […]
TiVo CEO Dave Shull, speaking to analysts on the company’s year-end results, said the next five-to-10 years will see choices for consumers continue to simultaneously expand and fragment. “This expansion and fragmentation is accelerating and the lines are now completely blurred between those who produce content and those who distribute it. Today, Netflix is making […]
Rural areas in the UK will benefit from a series of government-funded trials to help them seize the potential of modern technology, the Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced. Nine projects across the country will receive a share of £35 million (€41.9m) from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s rural and industrial 5G […]
Rakuten TV, the European AVoD platform, has announced the launch of a new Kids TV channel. The new dedicated channel extends its current catalogue within its Free section with more than a hundred episodes of content. The channel has launched in partnership with celebrated animation studio Aardman Animations, Milimages, Motion Pictures and educational outfit Lingokids, […]
BT Sport, ITV and Queensberry Promotions have announced they will share boxing content and programming in the run up to Tyson Fury’s rematch with Deontay Wilder at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 22nd. On February 21st, ITV viewers will be able to watch a replay of the first epic Wilder […]
Eurosport will give its viewers the chance to watch every minute of every stage of the Tour de France until at least 2025 following a new agreement with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Eurovision Sport. The two-year extension sees Eurosport retain exclusivity to show cycling’s flagship event in full across 38 markets in Europe. […]
RTVE and Amazon Prime Video have announced they are on pre-production of Boundless – a four-episode drama series about the historic voyage of Juan Sebastián Elcano and Ferdinand Magellan around the world in the 16th century. Elcano and Magellan set sail from Spain on an extraordinary adventure in a bid to prove that the Earth […]
Netflix has acquired Adam McKay movie Don’t Look Up, with Jennifer Lawrence set to star. The comedy tells the story of two low-level astronomers, who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid that will destroy planet earth. McKay, director and writer of cult comedy classics including Anchorman, Talladega […]
Blackpills, a European and US content creator and distribution studio for scripted short-form content aimed at millennials, has announced that its service will be launched during the first year half of 2020 on Telenet’s premium entertainment offers Play & Play More, with new series released on a regular base. “It’s absolutely key for Blackpills to […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has unveiled its S4Streaming tech, which it describes as “a revolutionary technology that gives video service providers more control over streaming quality and bandwidth usage”. Through a unique combination of server-side technologies, S4Streaming assesses and selects […]