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Canal+ expands partnership with LG

LG Electronics and Canal+ Group have announced the expansion of their global partnership for the distribution of Canal+ Group Applications on webOS in all Canal+ Group Territories. This partnership covers for the first time more than 40 territories, including a renewal regarding the Canal+ brands in France, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Myanmar and […]

October 18, 2024

Data: NFL return lifts Prime Video, Peacock viewing in US

NFL season officially kicked off in September to the delight of fans across the US, and attracted viewers by the millions. Nielsen’s September 2024 report of The Gauge revealed that NFL viewership for the month notably reflected audiences’ familiarisation with the cross-platform distribution of its games. This was most clearly indicated by the 12 per […]

October 16, 2024

AVIA: The role of content and connectivity in Vietnam

Over 100 industry delegates from across Asia gathered at the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Vietnam in View conference, opened by the Deputy Director General of the Authority for Broadcast and Electronic Information (ABEI), Nguyen Ha Yen, on October 9th in Ho Chi Minh City. Despite the challenges of 2023 in the post-Covid landscape, the […]

October 16, 2024

VIDAA, APMC expand VIDAA Kids powered by Kidoodle.TV

VIDAA, the Smart TV platform, and A Parent Media Co (APMC), owner of the Safe Streaming service, Kidoodle.TV, have announced the expansion of VIDAA Kids, powered by Kidoodle.TV. VIDAA Kids is a child-focused streaming space on the VIDAA platform, designed to offer a safe and engaging environment for young viewers. Now available on more VIDAA Smart […]

October 16, 2024

The Athletic, Fubo streaming partnership

FuboTV and The Athletic announced today an in-depth partnership making Fubo the official live TV streaming partner of The Athletic. The multi-year agreement incorporates content and product integrations as well as plans to co-market the two brands to their respective audiences. Through the partnership, sports-first live TV streaming platform Fubo is The Athletic’s first streaming […]

October 15, 2024

Jail sentences in NI streaming case

A man and woman from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland have been sentenced for offences in relation to supplying illegal subscriptions for streaming services that involved more than £700,000 (€836,000). Cormac McGuckin and Maura McGuckin, both from Bellaghy, were sentenced at Omagh Crown Court. The sentencing follows an investigation in relation to the sale of illegal subscriptions […]

October 11, 2024By Colin Mann

Riyadh Season signs DAZN deal

Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, has announced that Riyadh Season has entered into a multi-year partnership with DAZN, which will see the sports entertainment platform become the official exclusive worldwide and co-exclusive MENA broadcaster of all of its sports and entertainment events. Building on its successful promotion and delivery of the 2023 […]

October 9, 2024

Kartoon Channel’s gaming FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus

Kartoon Studios has launched Kartoon Channel’s videogame FAST channel through Samsung TV Plus in three European territories – the UK Italy, and Spain. In addition, through a joint venture with Power Kids, Kartoon Channel will be offered in India. These new territories will immediately provide Kartoon Channel with a footprint of over 1.5 billion new […]

October 8, 2024

Samsung TV Plus US adds K-Content

Samsung TV Plus has announced that nearly 4,000 hours of free-to-stream Korean shows and movies are now available on-demand on the service across a variety of genres, such as K-Dramas, K-Crime, K-Thrillers and K-Romance, among others. The K-Content, available to US users, comes from Koreaan production companies CJ ENM and NEW ID and distribution company […]

October 3, 2024

Prime Video, Odeon EST promotion

Trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has announced the trial of a new visual entertainment partnership between cinema chain Odeon and streaming platform Prime Video, in association with multiple major UK film distributors. From October 1st to November 7th, consumers who purchase an Odeon cinema ticket across a range of new films […]

September 27, 2024By Colin Mann