Global technology company LeEco has launched what it describes as its “disruptive” ecosystem model in the US, which aims to break boundaries between screens to deliver content and services seamlessly on a wide array of connected smart devices – including smartphones, TVs, smart bikes, virtual reality and electric self-driving vehicles. The company has unveiled its […]
A new series of track cycling events, the Six Day Series, is coming to Eurosport for its inaugural 2016/17 season. Eurosport will hold exclusive worldwide rights, as well as working with the organisers to help grow the series through strategic sublicense agreements with local broadcasters across the globe. The Six Day Series is owned and […]
Following the success of Iceland’s real mums vlogging campaign earlier this year, the UK retailer has extended its partnership with the UK’s only mummy vlogging network, Channel Mum. In a media first, planned and brokered by independent media agency the7stars, the partnership will see the vlog content roll out across broadcast VoD, digital VoD and […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary, is powering all video for Toca TV, the first video streaming service from Toca Boca. With more than 130 million downloads to date, Toca Boca is the number one mobile-first kids’ brand in the App Store. With Ooyala, Toca Boca now delivers its extensive video library of original and curated content […]
Corus Entertainment has revealed it will launch the Cooking Channel, a 24-hour network that caters to avid food lovers, in Canada on December 12th. Cooking Channel expands Corus’ presence in the food and lifestyle genre and joins the company’s roster of lifestyle channels including: Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, Slice, DIY Network and […]
A dive by Ampere Analysis into its proprietary consumer research in the UK and US highlights some gaps between content availability and subscriber preferences on Netflix and Amazon Prime SVoD services. Alex Varatharajah, Analyst at Ampere Analysis explains:
The Indian Premier League Media Rights Invitation to Tender (ITT) has received a massive response from the leading media and technology companies, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), drawing interest from broadcasters such as Star, Sky, ESPN, BT and beIN, as well as social media giants Twitter and Facebook and […]
BBC Worldwide – the main commercial arm of the Corporation – has agreed a co-production deal with one of China’s largest providers of Internet value added services, Tencent for Planet Earth II, marking the first time BBC Worldwide is co-producing a documentary with a video platform in China. Narrated by David Attenborough and produced by […]
MTG and the National Football League (NFL) have signed a new five year deal, which ensures that Nordic fans will continue to watch live games until Super Bowl LVI in 2022. A full slate of NFL regular season games, play-offs and the Super Bowl will continue to be available on MTG’s TV channels and Viaplay […]
CBS has ordered Candy Crush, a new one-hour, live action game show series based on the globally renowned mobile game franchise. CBS, Lionsgate and King will join together on the new format created and executive produced by Matt Kunitz that will be distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by Lionsgate. “We are huge […]