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Netflix puts docs on YouTube

Netflix has always allowed teachers to screen documentaries in their classrooms. However, this isn’t possible with schools closed. So at their request, the streaming company has made a selection of documentary features and series available on the Netflix YouTube channel. Each title also has educational resources available, which can be used by both students and […]

April 20, 2020

PDC Home Tour darts live on Viaplay

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has acquired the Nordic media rights to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Home Tour, a new global darts tournament featuring the world’s best professional players competing against each other live from their own homes. The PDC Home Tour will be shown live every day until mid-May […]

April 20, 2020

Short release windows reduce home video revenue

According to NATO (National Association of Theatre Owners) – the trade body for movie screen businesses – with movie theatres shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, studios have accelerated home release for some titles that were already in theatrical release when the industry shut down. Without theatres available, the release window was temporarily irrelevant […]

April 16, 2020

One World on Eleven Sports

Eleven Sports will be broadcasting One World: Together At Home – a globally televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic – across its global network in Poland, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Myanmar and Taiwan this weekend. Launched by international advocacy organisation Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization, One […]

April 16, 2020

Report: Apple TV+ demand share up 10% in US

Parrot Analytics, a specialist in content demand data and analytics, has found that the share of demand for Apple’s five month old SVoD service Apple TV+ is up over 10 per cent since March 11th, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Coronavirus a global pandemic. While the new platform still accounts for a […]

April 15, 2020

MAVTV motorsports on Samsung TV Plus

MAVTV is launching a free, ad-supported network where it will feature all motorsports, including Pro Motocross, Late Model Dirt, Pro Pulling, and more racing content. The new motorsports dedicated channel, branded ‘MAVTV Select’, is exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, channel 1190. Samsung TV Plus includes over 100 channels in news, sports, movies, entertainment and more. […]

April 15, 2020

Apple TV+ offers free content

Apple TV+ is making seven of its original television series available for free to homes around the globe as families remain indoors during the coronavirus lockdown. The following titles are now available to 100 countries and regions without the need ffor an Apple TV+ subscription: US immigrant anthology series Little America, M. Night Shymalan’s thriller […]

April 14, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Alchimie launches Unbeaten sports channel

Alchimie, the European OTT content aggregator and dynamic distributor, has announced the launch of Unbeaten. The new sports channel has been created for sports fans around the world, and following its immediate launch on UK’s OTT platform TVPlayer, Unbeaten will be distributed on a variety of OTT platforms internationally. The English language sports news and […]

April 14, 2020

Sony takes Bilibili stake

Chinese online entertainment platform Bilibili has confirmed that Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement with Bilibili such that SCA will invest an aggregate amount of approximately $400 million in cash in Bilibili at the closing of the transaction. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, […]

April 9, 2020

NENT Group extends Champions League rights

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has extended its exclusive Danish rights to the UEFA Champions League until the end of the 2023/2024 season. NENT Group has also acquired the exclusive rights to the UEFA Europa League and the new UEFA Europa Conference League in Sweden, Norway and Finland from the beginning […]

April 9, 2020