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Data: Channel 4 reaches record young streamers

BARB data for the year to date shows Channel 4 streaming passing a new record for young streamers, as well as Channel 4’s best ever streaming week as Married at First Sight UK and The Great British Bake Off led its peers on other platforms. Almost half (47 per cent) of all Channel 4 16-to-34 […]

October 31, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Pluto TV expands NBCU content in UK, Canada

Pluto TV has announced a partnership with NBCUniversal (NBCU) Global TV Distribution to bring an array of comedy, dramedy, action, and fan favourites content to viewers in the UK and Canada, starting November 1st. In the UK, Pluto TV is bringing US comedy drama Psych to its new Pluto TV Comedy Drama channel. All eight […]

October 31, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Kenya: Pirate streaming site raided

A coordinated raid has led to the successful takedown of the pirate streaming website ‘score808.US’, a major source of unauthorised sports content. The operation, conducted on the October 29th 2024 in Makadara Subcounty, Nairobi County, was executed by inspectors from the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) and officers from the National Police Service. The primary suspect […]

October 31, 2024By Colin Mann

Titan OS FAST channels Sony Android TV

Titan OS, the European technology, entertainment and advertising company, has announced a partnership with Sony Europe to integrate a selection of channels from its FAST offering, which are now also available on selected Sony’s Android TV devices across Europe. Starting in the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, where the streaming channels are available […]

October 31, 2024

Paramount+ pop-up channel on WatchFree+

Vizio has announced its latest WatchFree+ pop-up channel in partnership with Paramount+. The FAST channel offers free access to select episodes of Paramount+ titles such as Tulsa King, Dexter, Frasier and Special Ops: Lioness, with interactive Content Connections driving viewers to its app, where they can access more entertainment. The pop-up has already generated hundreds […]

October 31, 2024

British Film Commission welcomes VFX tax incentive

The Chancellor of the Exchequer used the Government’s first Autumn Budget on October 30th to confirm an increase in the UK’s tax incentive for spending on Visual Effects (VFX) in the UK. The Chancellor confirmed proposals, first raised in the March 2024 Budget, that from April 1st 2025, VFX costs in the UK will attract […]

October 31, 2024

WSL extends Sky, BBC deals

The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) has agreed the biggest broadcast partnership yet for women’s football in the UK & Ireland following a new rights agreement with Sky and BBC Sport. The new deal sees both broadcasters commit to the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) for a further five years in a deal worth a […]

October 30, 2024By Nik Roseveare

ITV scores Ligue 1 highlights

LFP Media and ITV have announced a deal that will see ITV broadcast the weekly Ligue 1 McDonald’s highlights magazine show in the UK during the current 2024/25 season. ITV will broadcast the magazine show compiling all the key highlights from the previous weekend of France’s top flight football league. The first programme will be […]

October 30, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Egypt: Sports piracy ring shut down

Egyptian authorities have collaborated with antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) to shut down a notorious sports piracy network that illegally streamed live football matches to audiences around the world. The action is the latest in a series of takedowns in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. In recent months, ACE […]

October 30, 2024By Colin Mann

Research: Americans concerned about misinformation in news

Around eight in ten Americans are concerned about misinformation in the news, according to research commissioned by the BBC with Yonder Consulting, which looks at attitudes around misinformation, and trust in news media. It also looked at the prevalence of news avoidance and how political leaning affected concerns around misinformation, trust and news avoidance. Deborah […]

October 30, 2024