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Research: Gaming leads family prime time entertainment

Research from Livewire, the gaming marketing specialist, has revealed a profound shift in family entertainment. Saturday night has long been considered prime time for families to come together and enjoy each other’s company. Twenty years ago, this meant gathering around the big screen to watch TV shows or movies. But in 2024, gaming has taken […]

November 26, 2024

Heavy fine for Stockton-on-Tees pirate

A licensee in Stockton-on-Tees in the northeast of England has been ordered to pay a total of £19,950.24 (€23,900) in damages and costs for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in their premises, following successful legal action taken by Sky. Sky sought, and was awarded, damages and costs in the Intellectual Property […]

November 26, 2024By Colin Mann

Italy: wedotv FAST channels on Agile TV

wedotv, the free streaming platform, has partnered with Agile Content to launch wedotv movies and wedotv BIG stories on the newly launched Agile TV in Italy. Agile Content, a Spanish technology company, provides digital television services with a range of entertainment options, including live TV channels, on-demand content, and streaming services. Agile Content launched Agile […]

November 26, 2024

FlixSnip launches on Amazon Fire TV

FlixSnip, the streaming app for curated short-form movies and cultural content, has officially launched on Amazon Fire TV as a free App. “This launch brings FlixSnip’s globally sourced movies, series, documentaries and lifestyle content—all under 20 minutes—directly to Amazon Fire TV users, combining convenience with cultural enrichment,” said the company. FlixSnip’s availability on Amazon Fire […]

November 26, 2024

TF1, Netflix, Newen Studios partner on drama series

A co-financing agreement is bringing together Newen Studios, a producer of daily drama, TF1 Group, the private broadcasting group in Europe, and Netflix, the streaming giant, to produce a continuing drama event series called Tout pour la lumière (‘Everything for the light’). The series, set in the world of music and dance, takes the form […]

November 26, 2024

Disney+ brings forward Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

Disney+ has announced a new premiere date for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Subsribers in the UK will now be able to stream the first two episodes now premiering from December 3rd at 2am GMT. Subsequent episodes will continue to stream on Wednesdays at 2am GMT for the remainder of the season. Star Wars: Skeleton […]

November 26, 2024

Whiskey on the Rocks coming to Disney+

Whiskey on the Rocks, a political satire inspired by real events, is the first Nordic Original series to premiere on Disney+ in select countries (and Hulu in the US) on January 22nd 2025. All six episodes will be released at once. The series is the latest project from the team behind the celebrated Swedish film The 100- […]

November 26, 2024

The Smurfs returning to S4C

International children’s television favourite, The Smurfs, are set to return to S4C – under their Welsh name, Y Smyrffs – for the first time in 40 years. The Welsh-language channel has acquired a licence to broadcast the animated series from owner Peyo Company. It will be dubbed in Welsh by production company Cwmni Da and […]

November 26, 2024

Plex rolls out redesigned app

Plex, the free streaming app and media server, has announced a preview of its newly reimagined Plex experience, rolling out immediately on mobile, with TV platforms coming soon. This update, currently in preview, has been in the works for nearly two years and is designed to bring everything into one seamless interface—from users’ personal media […]

November 25, 2024

Banijay Rights signs package deal with ABC

Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has signed a scripted and factual package deal with Australian public broadcaster ABC. The agreement comprises Welsh crime drama The One That Got Away, family saga The Hardacres (pictured), the modern re-imagining of iconic detective series Bergerac, the forthcoming Grantchester season 10 and revealing documentary […]

November 25, 2024