Noggin, Nick Jr.’s interactive learning subscription service for preschoolers, is now available through Apple TV channels on the Apple TV app in over 25 territories, including the UK, US, Germany, France and multiple regions in Southeast Asia. New Noggin users will receive a free 7-day trial to the service through Apple TV channels. Noggin subscribers […]
With its European-wide launch set for March 24th, the Disney+ SVoD platform has a user experience equal to that of Amazon Prime Video, but still clearly lags behind industry leader Netflix, according to a large-scale user experience study conducted by digital-TV product agency TeraVolt. In the survey, which analysed the user experience of various streaming […]
CuriosityStream, the global documentary and factual OTT service created by John Hendricks (who founded the Discovery Channel), has broken audience records with Secrets of the Solar System which was made by factual indie prodco Bigger Bang. The 8-part show was the most-watched series premiere in CuriosityStream’s history, and in February was the most-watched series of […]
SendtoNews (STN), owner and operator of North America’s foremost digital video distribution platform, has developed a video player with a playlist dedicated to providing publishers and their readers the most up-to-the-minute Coronavirus video coverage. The player features Coronavirus-related video from trusted sources like Associated Press, Bloomberg, GeoBeats Health, Rolling Stone, Cheddar, the NBA, MLB, NFL […]
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei has suggested that the increasing interest shown by digital players is likely to benefit Formula One as they compete with established broadcasters for live coverage rights. Speaking at an investor event, Maffei noted that Liberty, as owner of the sport, had a range of deals to negotiate. “We always have […]
In response to limitations imposed as a result of Covid-19, NBCUniversal has confirmed that Universal Pictures will make its movies available in the home on the same day as their global theatrical releases. Beginning with DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour (opening April 10th in the US) the company will also make movies that are currently […]
Wrestlemania, WWE’s annual flagship PPV event, will no longer take place in front of a live audience, but it will go ahead as a live, streamed production via the WWE Network – the company’s SVoD platform – and through other PPV providers. Wrestlemania 36 was scheduled to to take place in front of some 70,000 […]
ESPN and Major League Baseball (MLB) have expanded their partnership with a new rights agreement that will see live MLB action on ESPN’s TV and OTT platforms across multiple markets in Europe and Africa. The deal keeps live MLB on Fox Sports in the Netherlands and ESPN’s TV channels in Africa for another two seasons, […]
Marking the culmination of a long-term strategic planning process designed to best serve fans through traditional broadcast, Over-the-Top streaming (OTT) and emerging technologies, golf’s PGA Tour has revealed its new nine-year domestic media rights portfolio for 2022-2030. “Following a comprehensive process of studying the market, talking to all interested parties and analysing our various options, […]
Electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E is to be screened live and free-to-air across BBC digital platforms following the agreement of a multi-year partnership with BBC Sport. Ali Russell, Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme E, said: “Our goal with Extreme E is to open this innovative new series up to as wide an audience […]