Research from the BBFC shows that two in five young people (45 per cent) have watched a film or TV series that negatively affected their mental wellbeing. Of those, almost all (97 per cent) said the content had some impact on them with nearly half (46 per cent) saying it stayed with them for a […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a multi-year agreement with the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports to bring an expanded slate of US college sports content to fans around the world (excluding the US). Beginning this season, DAZN will stream all regular season football games, as well as the 2025 Discover Big Ten […]
Streaming giant Netflix is set to bid for UEFA Champions League rights for the 2027/28 season. They are thought to be interested in the ‘global first pick’ package, which will give exclusive rights around the globe for the leading game in each round. UEFA will attract around €5 billion per year in the next round […]
StudioCanal has announces a strategic reorganisation of its Worldwide Television division under managing director M-K Kennedy who confirms new appointments designed to “provide greater clarity for partners and producers across its European and worldwide territory footprint and a growing slate of international series”. As part of this new organisation Alix Lebrat becomes SVP Series for […]
Members of The Digital Entertainment Group: Nordic Committee (DEGN) have announced the return of Mega Movie Week. For the third time this year, film fans across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland will be able to acquire titles at promotional prices across ten days (October 10th to 19th). The latest edition of Mega Movie Week focuses […]
Premier Sports will celebrate a broadcasting milestone on October 11th as it airs its 1,000th BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) match live – marking its eighth consecutive season of bringing every game from one of rugby’s most competitive league to fans across five nations. Since first partnering with the then PRO14 in 2018, Premier Sports has […]
Digital i has released its latest Trend Report: Nostalgia on Demand, exploring how US streaming audiences are increasingly spending more of their viewing time on older and nostalgic content. The report primarily examines the share of viewing time to titles by US subscribers to the major streaming platforms Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video from January […]
Netflix has announced plans to launch a new slate of party games on its service. “This holiday season, you’ll be able to go from Kpop Demon Hunters to party games for all your friends and family, without having to leave Netflix. We’re creating a completely new way to play games — one that’s as easy […]
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE will launch its new Catalan-language television channel, 2Cat, on October 13th. The new channel will replace L2, which currently broadcasts in Spanish across the country, transforming it into a service tailored for Catalonia. The channel will start with an initial annual budget of €8 million, which will increase to €11 million […]
Research from Cint, a specialist in research and measurement technology, has revealed new opportunities for advertisers in the gaming space, as consumers show high engagement with video games, and strong receptiveness to in-game ads (IGA) when done right. Key findings from the study include: 49 per cent of respondents say they play video games daily, […]