Netflix and Creative Wales have revealed that Netflix productions in Wales have contributed over £200 million (€233.7m) for the UK economy since 2020. This includes the upcoming film Havoc, the biggest feature film ever shot entirely in Wales. Havoc, directed by Welsh director Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy, follows a deal gone wrong and […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platforms, has announced a new agreement with Mattel, the toy manufacturing and entertainment company. This partnership will bring a lineup of Mattel’s iconic children’s content across Europe. The content will be available on Rakuten TV’s Family channel and will also be accessible on-demand as part of Rakuten TV’s library of […]
Philippines conglomerate Viva Holdings and its 37 subsidiaries have signed the E-Commerce Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen protection of its content and retail products across digital platforms, making it the first entertainment-driven company to fight piracy and counterfeiting online through the agreement. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), which facilitates the MoU, […]
Independent distributor All3Media International is expanding its portfolio of channels with the launch of original new FAST channel Demand Drama, which will be available in the UK this April. Demand Drama brings audiences a variety of titles from All3Media International’s scripted catalogue. The schedule mixes crime dramas and thrillers with family-friendly favourites, dramas and soaps. […]
Salomon has partnered with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe to broadcast and support the Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) circuit, the leading short distance trail running circuit. Through this extended partnership, WBD Sports Europe will oversee the production, distribution and localisation of multi-market broadcasting of GTWS races, the ongoing promotion of the circuit on […]
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced a multi-year extension and expansion of its partnership with IMG, the sports marketing agency. The new agreement will see IMG represent and advise the USTA on both the international and domestic media rights of the iconic US Open Tennis Championships. The USTA has been working with IMG […]
WWE’s move to Netflix has significantly increased UK engagement with its two flagship shows – RAW and SmackDown – according to data from Quantcast. Insight from the adtech firm highlights that RAW has seen a 34 per cent increase in engagement across the open internet in Q1 2025 throughout the UK, compared to Q4 2024, […]
On April 14th, Spain’s top flight football league La Liga announced that it had awarded its production contracts to HBS (Host Broadcast Services) and TSA (Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales) – ending a decades-long production partnership with Mediapro. Mediapro, the Spanish multimedia group, has now issued a heated respond to La Liga’s “unprecedented” decision, claiming that it […]
England’s campaign to retain their title as UEFA European Under-21 Champions will be shown live and exclusive on Channel 4 this summer. The Young Lions kick off their UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2025 campaign on June 12th in Slovakia where they will be aiming to win the title for the fourth time in their history. […]
Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has developed a proprietary, automated software-based system to identify and remove infringing video-on-demand (VoD) content on set-top boxes (STB) and IPTV services. This VoD-focused system complements IBCAP’s existing proprietary software, which is already being used in removing infringing linear channels, further enhancing the coalition’s ability to […]