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DAZN app pre-installed on Vidaa TVs

DAZN and Vidaa have extended and expanded their partnership with new multi-year deal focusing on new markets and joint marketing initiatives. Vidaa is a smart TV operating system and content platform that powers over 200 smart TV brands, including Hisense and Toshiba. Vidaa and DAZN have partnered to bring its sporting content to audiences around […]

October 18, 2023

Netflix to stream live golf event

On November 14th, stars of two Netflix sports series will face off in The Netflix Cup, Netflix’s first-ever live sports event featuring athletes from Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Full Swing. The event will be able to watch globally. The drivers and golfers will pair up to compete in a match play tournament at […]

October 18, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Mech+ launches on Freeview UK

Mech+, in partnership with Global Distribution Services, has launched its FAST channel on Freeview UK, channel 290. Mech+ is dedicated to bringing viewers the best in science, engineering, and robotics content including the popular robot combat competition series Robot Wars, remastered in HD for the first time. Robot Wars sees amateur and professional roboteers clash with […]

October 18, 2023

Spain: Orange TV launches on Apple TV

Orange TV is now available on Apple TV devices in Spain giving access to its 60 TV channels offer as well as other functionalities like recording programmes, watching content from the last 7 days, start over function and multi-device viewing. In addition, Orange has launched two new channels – LaLiga + and Nautical Channel – […]

October 18, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Top Gear channel expands reach on Pluto TV

Pluto TV and BBC Studios have announced the further roll-out of the Top Gear FAST channel on Pluto TV in the EMEA region. Already available on Pluto TV in Europe (Spain, Nordics) as well as in North America (US and Canada) the Top Gear FAST channel has now joined the Pluto TV line-up in Germany, […]

October 18, 2023

BBC Studios, Nippon TV development partnership

BBC Studios and Nippon TV, the Japanese media and entertainment company, have partnered to co-develop a new comedy gameshow format Koso Koso. BBC Studios will act as distributor for the format globally, with Nippon TV leading distribution in Asia. The format launches to international customers at BBC Studios Showcase in February 2024. The new format […]

October 18, 2023Nick Snow @ MIPCOM

Beckham holds onto Netflix #1

Beckham, the limited docuseries about football superstar David Beckham, remained atop the English TV List for the second week in a row with 11.6 million views in the week commencing October 9th. The Fall of the House of Usher – the new series from Mike Flanagan – took second place in its debut week with […]

October 18, 2023

Hong Kong Customs shutters ISD shops

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and its anti-piracy arm, the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), have congratulated the Hong Kong Customs for their successful enforcement operation against 10 retail shops in Sham Shui Po and Yuen Long that were selling Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs) that allowed users to watch illegally streamed content. Acting on information […]

October 18, 2023

DirecTV 18 channel line-up on Delta Air Lines

Together with Delta Air Lines and Viasat, DirecTV has announced the launch of a domestic 18-channel TV lineup on select Boeing 767-400 aircraft flying select long-haul domestic routes. This domestic live TV offering marks the first time a US-based airline has integrated LiveTV into seatback screens onboard its widebody planes. DirecTV’s satellite TV entertainment solution […]

October 18, 2023

Channel 4 co-commissions Made in Bondi

Channel 4 has co-commissioned Made in Bondi (working title), a new version of the popular reality series Made in Chelsea with Australian broadcaster Seven Network. Made in Bondi, will follow the lives and loves of Sydney’s young, social elite. Set in one of Sydney’s most exclusive neighbourhoods, opulence knows no bounds and drama is always on the menu, with […]

October 18, 2023