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Sky Sports scores 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour

The British & Irish Lions have re-appointed Sky Sports as its broadcast partner for the upcoming 2025 Tour of Australia. The event will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports and NOW in the UK and Ireland as The British & Irish Lions travel to Australia to face the Wallabies. The Lions tasted Series success […]

November 2, 2023

ACE shuts down Georgian pirate sites

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has worked closely with the country of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance to shut down two of the nation’s largest illegal streaming sites, adjaranet.com and imovies.cc. Over the past two years, adjaranet.com has amassed 140 million visits. During the same period, imovies.cc has attracted nearly 64 million […]

November 2, 2023By Colin Mann

Call for creative industries AI protection

Coinciding with the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons, has called on the Government to ensure the UK’s creative industries are properly protected from the risks posed by artificial intelligence while supporting the sector to make the most […]

November 2, 2023By Colin Mann

Report: Multiscreen TV delivers consumer trust

The world is in an age of misinformation, particularly in online media. Why should brands care? Might brands be inadvertently responsible? How can brands mitigate their risk? The Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) examined those questions in its report, The Credibility Crisis: How people find trusted news amidst a wave of misinformation. “Due to a lack of […]

November 2, 2023

Whisper races to Formula E deal

All-electric single-seater racing series Formula E has selected sports and entertainment production company Whisper to deliver English language live race coverage and programming for Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The new partnership will see Whisper produce English-language programming including pre- and post-race shows and live race content. Showcasing the driver […]

November 1, 2023By Colin Mann

Benelux: Top Gear FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus

BBC Studios has announced the launch of the Top Gear FAST channel in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, exclusively on Samsung TV Plus. This marks BBC Studios’ debut in the FAST channel market within the Benelux region. Already available in Spain through Samsung TV Plus, the Top Gear channel is part of BBC Studios’ expanding […]

November 1, 2023

Old Dads holds onto Netflix #1

Bill Burr’s directorial debut, the comedy Old Dads, topped Netflix’s English Films List for the second week in a row with 16.3 million views in the week commencing October 23rd, taking its total views to 29.6 million in just ten days. Fans were sold on Pain Hustlers, sending the new film which stars Emily Blunt […]

November 1, 2023

FilmRise acquires Death Valley Days digital rights

FilmRise, the TV studio and streaming network, has acquired exclusive worldwide digital media rights to the iconic Western anthology series Death Valley Days. Included are episodes featuring Ronald Reagan who hosted the programme from 1964-1966 marking his final work as an actor prior to pursuing his career in politics. FilmRise will distribute the fully restored […]

November 1, 2023

WaterBear content on Da Vinci

WaterBear Network, the eco-streamer. has announced a partnership with Da Vinci, the home of inspiring and educational TV for families and children. Effective immediately, WaterBear Original content will take the spotlight on Da Vinci’s FAST Channel, reaching audiences in the US, UK and Ireland. This 12-month collaboration revolves around the theme of ‘Positive Solutions for […]

November 1, 2023

Fox Weather on Audacy

Fox News Audio has expanded its partnership with Audacy to include Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service. Effective immediately, the deal will expand Fox News Audio’s existing relationship with Audacy, which also distributes Fox News Podcasts and the Fox News Talk audio streams. Available on both the Audacy app […]

November 1, 2023