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Alchimie acquires TV Player

International content aggregation and dynamic digital distribution company Alchimie has acquired UK-based OTT provider, TV Player, suggesting the move will accelerate its entry into the UK – which it says is Europe’s most developed SVoD market – by introducing new UK distribution channels via the TV Player platform for Alchimie’s extensive portfolio of premium factual […]

September 26, 2019By Colin Mann

Pulped channel goes live

Pulped, a free direct-to-consumer online video channel designed for and about today’s Gen Z and millennial audiences, has gone live. The all-original programming is a blend of scripted and unscripted video series that are edgy, irreverent and audacious, always presented through a comedic lens. “There is no shortage of content options or platforms, but what […]

September 25, 2019

Prime Video launches new features for Thursday Night Football

For the third straight year, Amazon Prime Video brings NFL fans around the world Thursday Night Football and launches new innovations allowing Prime members to experience the game like never before, with a new lineup of expert insight and analysis, access to robust live data and a simplified experience. “We’re revolutionising the way football fans […]

September 25, 2019By Nik Roseveare

ESPN digital shows on Facebook Watch

ESPN and Facebook have entered into an agreement that brings exclusive digital shows and content to Facebook Watch. At launch, this includes The People’s MMA Show, additional segments from Always Late with Katie Nolan, and exclusive versions of Countdown to GameDay and Fantasy Focus Live. “We are extending some of our most popular ESPN shows […]

September 24, 2019

Eleven Sports, Onefootball OTT partnership in Belgium, Luxembourg

Eleven Sports and Onefootball have partnered to bring live streaming of top European football fixtures to football fans in Belgium and Luxembourg. The partnership will begin this weekend with the Derby della Madonnina – AC Milan v Inter Milan – being made available on the Onefootball app as well as the Eleven Sports platform. Onefootball, […]

September 20, 2019

Portland TV expands portfolio with online platform launch

The married couple behind a portfolio of broadcast channels from shopping to late night programming are launching Zaucey.com, a new subscription only streaming service seeking to redefine adult entertainment. Zaucey.com is a secure online platform available on desktop, mobile and tablet, and features a library of original British-made films promoting healthy relationships between adults. It’s […]

September 20, 2019

Italy: Inter TV on DAZN

Inter Milan and DAZN have announced a distribution agreement which will see the presence of Inter TV content within the streaming platform. Inter TV is the first thematic channel of a football club to become part of the DAZN offer in Italy. DAZN users, especially Inter fans, will have access to the entire channel schedule, […]

September 18, 2019

Analysis: How the new SVoDs will use original content

A profile of six new SVoD players launching in the American market from late 2019 to the first half of 2020 has just been published by Ampere Analysis. Four of these new players are studio-led: Disney+, Viacom’s BET+, WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and NBCU’s streaming service. Only Apple TV+ and short-form start-up Quibi are new to […]

September 17, 2019

‘Krusher’ Kovalev WBO title fight on DAZN

Canelo Alvarez, the king of the middleweight boxing division, will take on a new challenge as he moves into the 175-pound weight class in a 12-round bout against champion Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev for the WBO Light Heavyweight World Title. The event will take place on November 2nd at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will […]

September 16, 2019

Report: Pay-TV execs see positive OTT impact

The global findings of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, produced by content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA in partnership with international research and strategy consultancy MTM, highlight that the rapid growth in OTT consumption is increasingly seen as both an opportunity and a challenge, with 70 per cent of pay-TV executives believing it […]

September 12, 2019