Discovery Digital Networks has launched Seeker VR, a service it describes as “a robust VR and 360-degree content offering that extends the incredible storytelling and sense of adventure that Seeker is known for”. The immersive creator network, hosted on YouTube, features content from a vast community of popular digital storytellers, including JP Schulze, Jason Silva […]
According to a market research study by Insight Partners, the global conditional access systems (CAS) market was estimated to be $2.32 billion (€2bn) in 2015 and is expected to reach $5.53 billion by 2025. CAS offers a secure platform to broadcast the digital content through subscription based plans. CAS has set new dimension to the […]
Entertainment channel Sky 1 will launch in Germany and Austria via Sky Deutschland on November 3rd. The channel will be available to all Sky subscribers, as well as through Sky On Demand, Sky Go and Sky Ticket. Programming available on the channel includes MasterChef, Elementary, The Tunnel and Hooten & The Lady. Manwhile, Sony’s entertainment […]
English football fans can experience this weekend’s Premier League football clash between Chelsea and Arsenal live in Virtual Reality in four flagship EE stores in London, as part of a new BT Sport trial. BT Sport will film the game using Virtual Reality (VR) cameras and is working with LiveLike, a VR platform company that […]
Acclaimed filmmaker Adam Curtis will premiere his new film, HyperNormalisation, on the BBC iPlayer on October 16th. HyperNormalisation tells the story of how we got to this strange time of great uncertainty and confusion – where those who are supposed to be in power are paralysed – and have no idea what to do. And, […]
Channel 4 will air the next Summer and Winter Paralympics following its well received coverage from Rio. A letter of intent signed with the International Paralympic Committee covers the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang in South Korea, and the summer Games in Tokyo two years later, as well as the London 2017 Para Athletics Championships. […]
The QYOU, a curator of Internet video for the TV Everywhere market, has announced a linear channel deal with Play Poland to deliver its line-up of Internet content to subscribers of Play Poland’s recently launched OTT service, Play NOW. This deal marks the launch of The QYOU into the Polish market and is further expansion of […]
David Wells, Netflix chief finance officer, has said that the streaming giant is aiming for 50 per cent of its content to be original productions. Speaking at Goldman Sachs’ 25th Annual Communacopia Conference in New York, Wells said that going forward the company will be “pushing more and more” towards its goal of having half […]
An online survey conducted by charterbundledeals.com has confirmed that online streaming and VoD websites are not yet a danger to US cable TV subscriptions, as users are largely satisfied with the quality of content aired on pay-cable. The survey asked participants if they’re satisfied with the quality of programming on cable TV; 67 per cent […]