In Flight Entertainment (IFE) operator Global Eagle (GEE) has secured a five-year deal to showcase Premiership Rugby on its commercial flights and to cruise ships using its VSAT service. Under the agreement, GEE has been granted worldwide rights to provide extensive programming of the action-packed Aviva Premiership Rugby, Singha Premiership Rugby 7s series and Anglo-Welsh […]
KLIC is a major competitor to Netflix in Mexico and is fast-growing in other Latino markets. It is already supplying OTT/VoD films and programming to users, and last week started live streaming of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara matches on PPV. KLIC is backed by movie theatre chain Cinépolis, and digital video technology business castLabs on […]
Starz and Spotify, the music streaming service, have revealed plans to launch the first-ever streaming music integration into the Starz premium video streaming service app. Starz has launched an upgraded version of its free Starz app that immerses the Spotify music experience into its video experience for Starz Original series and other Starz premium movie […]
Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo and Netflix have signed licensing agreements they say allow both companies to deliver a better entertainment experience to consumers. A product agreement calls for TiVo to continue integrating Netflix into TiVo set-top boxes available to consumers through a select, but growing number of pay-TV providers and retail stores. […]
Eurosport has revealed that it will be the exclusive home of the Olympic Games in Germany from 2018-2024, beginning with the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The German channel Eurosport 1 will offer the country every moment of national importance on free-to-air, while fans will never miss a moment with an all-access pass to every […]
Video experience specialist Accedo and video app provider Digiflare are to merge, creating what they say will be the world’s leading video experience company. Accedo was founded in 2004 by Michael Lantz and Fredrik Andersson, and Toronto-based Digiflare was founded in 2008 by David George and Mano Kulasingam. Both companies have grown rapidly to be […]
The BBC has launched a new vertical video experience in its News app. Users can swipe through a curated list of ‘videos of the day’, to get an up-to-date summary of the day’s news in an easy-to-consume and engaging format. All content is created specifically with smartphone users in mind: the videos are succinct and […]
In partnership with England Netball, Sky Sports has boosted its support of women’s sport by signing a four-year agreement to broadcast international and domestic games. Sky says the new set of rights is part of its commitment to women in sport, focusing on partnerships, people, programming and participation. Every netball match shown on Sky this […]
Net Insight, a specialist in media transport and resource scheduling, has announced that France Télévisions Réseau Outre-Mer, the network of TV and radio stations operating in France’s overseas territories around the world, has deployed the company’s internet media transport solution, Nimbra VA 220, for a new media contribution and distribution network. The network operates between […]
A report from independent analyst and consultancy firm Ovum claims that Netflix’s current business model is unsustainable and its spending on content can’t carry on. Ovum’s Angel Dobardziev said: “Netflix’s current business model burns massive and increasing amounts of cash, which we think is not sustainable.” Ovum’s report identifies issue with how Netflix accounts for […]