Netflix has been hit with criticism by an anti-smoking organisation, which has released research claiming its original programmes have more than twice as many scenes featuring smoking characters as its rivals. Truth Initiative, a US public health organisation, identified the 14 most popular shows with viewers aged 15-24 across broadcast and cable providers. It found […]
Skyline Communications, a global player in end-to-end multi-vendor network management, orchestration and OSS software solutions, has been selected by Sky to provide the new overarching Operations Management System (OMS) for their UK operation. Skyline is delivering the DataMiner system to help Sky seamlessly manage the transition of contribution feeds to a self-managed IP network. “The […]
GINX Esports TV, the world’s largest eSports TV network, has launched on HOT Telecommunications in Israel. GINX Esports TV features tournaments together with news, lifestyle, documentary and presenter-led live shows filmed and produced at its London headquarters. This represents the third launch in Israel for the 24/7 linear channel and comes at a time of […]
Following the November 2017 announcement by the BBC that it was reinventing its free-to-air coverage of live sports, the corporation is to increase its coverage of tennis, women’s football, swimming and basketball, as well as broadcasting coverage from more than 30 additional sports or sporting events every year, revealing further details of its plan to […]
Findings from research carried out by CDN technology specialist Edgeware and international data and analytics group YouGov indicate that billons lost to online piracy could be halved by putting in place anti-piracy measures. Edgeware’s study – TV piracy research – watermarking could save billions of dollars a year – found that 50 per cent of […]
Spanish media company Mediapro is planning to launch eSports events in the UK alongside a local partner, still yet to be finalised. Gfinity is likely to play a role in the business. The company, owner of the Professional Videogames League (Liga de Videojuegos Profesional LVP), is also in the midst of launching eSports events in […]
7TV’s streaming service is expanding its portfolio and offering its users video content from SPORT1, WELT, and N24 Doku. The deal includes both live streaming and catch-up content. This is the first third party content partnership deal since the joint venture between ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery was announced. The 7TV platform’s ambition is to create a […]
Millennial Esports, a mobile video game publisher focused on eSports and Racing, has announced that the Millennial Esports mobile racing game, Gear.Club, is expanding its gaming experience with the integration of Amazon GameOn, a new cross-platform competitive gaming service. After working with Amazon to integrate with this new service, Millennial Esports’ game studio, Eden Games, […]
Nova, a provider of bundled home entertainment and communication services in Greece, has signed an agreement with Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) securing rights to a selection of its new and classic movies, including all four James Bond movies starring Daniel Craig, and multi-award-winning TV series The Handmaid’s Tale for Greece and Cyprus. Commenting on the […]
Roku has announced that The Roku Channel, an AVoD app, is expected to be available this summer on select Samsung smart TVs. Launched late last year, The Roku Channel is already a top #20 channel on the Roku platform offering consumers hundreds of Hollywood hit movies and TV shows. “The Roku Channel has been a […]