CBC, Canada’s Olympic Network, and the Olympic Channel have announced that Olympic Channel TV has now launched in Canada on the free CBC Gem streaming service, one year out from next summer’s rescheduled Olympic Games and on the day Tokyo 2020 was set to begin. Olympic Channel TV offers access to Olympic sports and athletes […]
Senior executives at Sky Studios, the production arm of the Comcast-owned broadcaster, have refuted suggestions that Sky is at a disadvantage compared with recent SVoD and D2C market entrants such as Apple and Disney in attracting exclusive on-and off-screen talent, and instead can benefit from its status as a platform and content provider to work […]
With the start of the countdown toward the Olympic Games Tokyo now scheduled for 2021, the Olympic Channel has announced its summer programming line-up highlighted by a ‘Great Olympic Moments’ streaming channel, official Olympic films, Olympic Games replays and original series and films. To begin the countdown, the Olympic Channel will present live coverage of […]
With just over one year until the Tokyo Olympics, US streaming platform Peacock has created its first pop-up channel, ‘Road to Tokyo’, a 24/7 stream dedicated to Olympic and Paralympic classic moments, documentaries and studio programming. NBCUniversal’s Peacock will also feature a collection of on demand content that includes 10 documentaries produced by NBC Olympics, […]
Video delivery specialist Synamedia has confirmed that UAE’s largest muliplay operator, Etisalat, has launched SwitchTV, a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) service based on Synamedia’s Infinite cloud TV platform and its end-to-end video network portfolio. Etisalat chose to work with Synamedia because its technologies provide the flexibility, security and agility needed to support, monetise and scale a […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a sublicensing deal with subscription OTT platform DAZN for two MotoGP races later this in 2020. RTVE will broadcast the Styria Grand Prix from Austria and the Aragon Grand Prix from Spain later this year with the first running from August 16th to 18th and the second from October […]
According to cybersecurity specialist Kaspersky, 2019 was officially the year the Streaming Wars kicked off, as nearly all major networks hurried to profit from consumers’ new, preferred method of consuming content: streaming platforms. The company suggests that cyberthreats aren’t relegated to the world of big businesses and large-scale campaigns, with the most frequent attacks actually […]
Eros Now, the OTT South Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros International, a global Indian entertainment company, has announced its collaboration with Sony India to provide unlimited online entertainment to consumers in India. The alliance between the brands enables a large base of existing (BRAVIA E series and newer TV models) as well as prospective […]
Endemol Shine has announces the premiere of four digital linear channels with US ad-supported streaming service STIRR, as well as a selection of titles to launch as VoD and within the STIRR City channel. The initial roll out will see Wipeout Xtra, a physical game show destination and Deal or No Deal, the home for […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is seeking evidence relating to new regulatory requirements that will apply to video-sharing platforms (VSPs), online video service where users can upload and share videos. Earlier in 2020, the UK Government confirmed the appointment of Ofcom as the regulator for VSPs established in the UK, under revisions to the EU-wide Audiovisual […]