MTG’s latest original production – it’s first foray into kids’ programming – will premiere on its video streaming service Viaplay on December 1st in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The 24-episode series The Big Experiment will be made available exclusively on Viaplay to viewers across the Nordic region. It is presented as a Christmas calendar […]
Afrostream is now available on Orange TV in the Pass Vidéo section, The SVoD sevice offers access to the best Afro-American, Caribbean and African content. Afrostream offers hundreds of hours of unlimited programmes: films, series, documentaries, concerts and more. The videos are in HD, in French and in their original version with subtitles. Afrostream is […]
Giant cinema operator IMAX is getting into the Virtual Reality (VR) small-screen speciality market. IMAX is intending supplying VR stations at selected IMAX theatres. CEO Greg Foster, speaking at the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch media conference in Los Angeles September 15, also noted that the company is investing a significant amount of time working on […]
Amazon has announced the highly-anticipated launch date of the new Amazon Original series The Grand Tour with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. New episodes will be released weekly on Amazon Prime Video, every Friday for 12 weeks from November 18th, exclusively for all Prime members. The first ever episode of The Grand Tour […]
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has confirmed a new three-year deal for Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor, which will see two of the UK’s biggest television formats continuing on Britain’s most watched commercial channel until at least 2019. The agreement, with Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK, extends ITV’s successful, long-standing relationship with Simon Cowell […]
HBO and Cinemax will soon be arriving on PlayStation consoles via Sony’s PS Vue OTT service. In a blog post, the company said: “Today, we’re pleased to announce that one of your most highly requested channels, HBO, is coming soon to PlayStation Vue. We’re also adding Cinemax to give you access to even more Hollywood […]
US Open coverage helped Eurosport in the UK to have its best week on record with Adult Share of 0.95 (Eurosport 1 & Eurosport 2) in week 35. Live coverage averaged 67,000 beating the 2015 average on Sky Sports by +22 per cebt. The coverage also performed +57 per cent YoY vs Eurosport’s live coverage […]
Turner Asia Pacific has finalised a deal with Trans Media Corpora to air a dedicated branded block to its viewers on the lnational free-to-air television station, Trans TV. The branded block will feature top original content from Turner’s flagship kids channel, including: Adventure Time, We Bare Bears, The Amazing World of Gumball and Ben 10. […]
A Eurobarometer survey shows that a majority of Europeans, aged 15 to 45, use the Internet at least once a week to read the latest news (72 per cent), listen to music (63 per cent) and watch films or TV series (53 per cent). Nearly eight in ten use free services to access content, but […]
Following the EC’s publication of its copyright reforms, a number of industry observers and trade bodies have reacted to the proposed changes, with many expressing concern at the ramifications for the content industry. According to John Enser, partner at media law firm Olswang, the proposed reforms show the European Commission’s desire for cross-border harmonisation, but […]