AMC Networks International will launch telenovela channel Eva+ in Africa, a sister channel to Eva that first aired in spring 2015. Eva+ will begin broadcasting on November1st on MultiChoice’s digital pay TV satellite platform DStv, and will also be available on DTT platform GOtv. Eva+ will offer high production value Latin American telenovelas fully dubbed […]
Fox, the exclusive international home of The Walking Dead, has announced the return of the series to Fox channels internationally following AMC’s Season 8 renewal. Season 8 will premiere in 2017 and will kick off with the 100th episode of the series. Fox partnered with AMC on the series at script level and launched the […]
Scripps Networks Interactive has announced two new original commissions, Olly Smith: Ale Trails and Take Me Home for Travel Channel, the premier global travel broadcaster, in association with Brand USA. Both series will premiere in December across UK & EMEA. “We are delighted to once again be partnering with Brand USA on these two compelling […]
Between 2013 and 2015, Netflix and Amazon more than doubled their annual expenditure on programming. In 2013, Amazon spent $1.22 billion; that jumped to $2.67 billion in 2015. In the same timeframe, Netflix spending rose from $2.38 billion to $4.91 billion, according to the findings from World TV Production Report 2016, a forthcoming study by […]
Sony’s position at the intersection of creativity and storytelling, as well as the passion of its staff, ideally position it to deliver create and deliver compelling content in the modern multi-platform, multi-device era, according to Kazuo Hirai, President and CEO, Sony Corporation. Delivering a Media Mastermind Keynote at MIPCOM in Cannes, Hirai said that he […]
Viewing figures for Sky Sports’ live Premier League matches have dropped by 19 per cent this season. Despite already having aired headline clashes such as the Manchester derby, Arsenal vs Liverpool and Chelsea vs Liverpool this season, Sky Sports has seen viewers drop by nearly a fifth on last season. The rise of illegal streaming […]
With Japan the Country of Honour at this year’s MIPCOM, anime, the country’s flagpole format, once again becomes a major acquisition focus for the film and television market across three days in the Palais de Festivals. In this special report for the market, content protection, data-analytics and piracy audience reconnection solutions provider MUSO is reporting […]
A report from global market intelligence firm Newzoo comparing esports fans with those of the four big American sport suggest the vast majority of American football fans (56 per cent) are older than 35, while esports fans are far younger, with 73 per cent below the age of 35. The popularity of esports spikes among […]
FunBox 4K/UHD online streaming service from SPI International has been successfully launched on Amazon Fire TV, allowing users with UHD-supported TV sets to enjoy an on-demand library of native UHD programming which features documentaries, arts/culture, sports and lifestyle content in Ultra HD. Amazon Fire TV is currently available in the US, the UK, Germany, Austria […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has published a survey of the working culture of producers of non-broadcast content. DPP Survey Report: New Content Creators draws on in-depth interviews with over 30 non-broadcast production companies and their suppliers. It presents a culture that’s distinctively different from the world of independent television production companies, including far more […]