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Study: Jazz content diversification set to double revenues

A study by the TM Forum suggests that Pakistan mobile operator Jazz is set to double its revenues by 2027, spearheading a digital revolution in the country and ensuring digital inclusivity. The opportunity is huge. Pakistan has a population of 244 million, of which 64 per cent are under the age of 30. Demand for […]

November 6, 2024

Don’t Move at Netflix #1 for second week

Don’t Move, starring Yellowstone’s Kelsey Asbille, and Finn Wittrock, held its #1 spot on Netflix’s English Films List with 28 million views in the week commencing October 28th, making it the most-watched title for a second week. Y2K slasher thriller Time Cut, starring Outer Banks’ Madison Bailey, debuted at #2 with 22.9 million views and […]

November 6, 2024

BBC to mark 40th anniversary of Band Aid

BBC Four and BBC Radio 2 will be marking the 40th anniversary since the recording of the first ever Band Aid single, Do They Know It’s Christmas?, which took place on November 1984 25th. The programming includes footage from that day which has never previously been broadcast. Singer-songwriter Bob Geldof created Band Aid, which brought […]

November 6, 2024

Missing You debuts Jan 1st on Netflix

Missing You, the next thriller series from Harlan Coben starring Rosalind Eleazar in the lead role, will arrive on Netflix globally on January 1st 2025. The five-episode limited series focuses on Kat Donovan (Eleazar), a detective specialising in Missing Persons. Eleven years ago, her fiance Josh, the love of her life, vanished without a trace, […]

November 6, 2024

France: Disney ending Canal+ exclusivity

Disney has announced its distribution deal with French media group Canal+, which includes movie releases six months after their theatrical release, and access to Disney TV channels and streaming service Disney+, will not be renewed at the end of the current contract on December 31st 2024. The deal, signed in 2019, allowed a first window […]

November 5, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

DAZN, Queensberry Promotions multi-year rights deal

Queensberry Promotions, the boxing promotion company founded by Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren, has entered into a multi-year media rights agreement with DAZN, the sport streaming platform. The deal will make DAZN the exclusive home of Queensberry’s boxing events. From April 2025, Queensberry’s star-studded stable, which includes heavyweight champions Daniel Dubois, Zhilei Zhang, Fabio […]

November 5, 2024

Talkie Fiber partners with FAST Channels TV to launch Watchie TV

Talkie Fiber has announced the launch of Watchie TV, a Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) service tailored to fibre-to-the-home clients seeking a no-cost TV option. With an increasing number of rural Maryland clients opting out of traditional paid TV services, Talkie Fiber saw an opportunity to provide quality, free TV content as part of their […]

November 5, 2024

Germany: BBC Studios launches FAST channels on waipu.tv

BBC Studios and waipu.tv, the German streaming platform, have announced the addition of four BBC FAST channels to waipu.tv . BBC Food and BBC Travel which are available immediately, and BBC History and Top Gear will be available in all packages at no additional cost from November 11th. BBC Food Germany: The channel offers an […]

November 5, 2024

More Canela.TV channels on Samsung TV Plus in US, Mexico

Canela Media, the Hispanic-owned technology and innovation driven multicultural media company and home of Canela.TV, thas announced its continued expansion on Samsung TV Plus, recently launching multiple FAST channels in both the US and Mexico, offering Spanish-language and international content to a broader audience. In addition to the previously available Canela.TV channel, viewers can now […]

November 5, 2024

Disney+ orders Flintoff doc

Disney+ and Freddie Flintoff have partnered for an untitled Original documentary film (1×90’) with exclusive access to the former international cricketer and broadcast presenter, produced by South Shore. The Disney+ Original documentary film will look back at Flintoff’s incredible life and cricketing career that saw him win two Ashes series with England and become a […]

November 5, 2024