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Bloomberg TV on NetRange Smart TV portal

NetRange, a provider of white-labelled, turnkey Smart TV and OTT ecosystems, has announced that Bloomberg TV will soon be available through the NetRange App Store. The agreement extends the reach of Bloomberg TV through inclusion in the NetRange Smart TV ecosystem. “Our success is built on producing great information services,” said Travis Winkler, GM of […]

October 5, 2023

Blue Zoo signs Alphablocks, Numberblocks Japan deal

Alphablocks Ltd and Blue Zoo Licensing, the licensing division of the animation production company Blue Zoo Studios, have announced a new agency agreement for two of its popular preschool educational series, Alphablocks and Numberblocks, with Phoenixx. The deal was brokered in partnership with Barrister & Broadcaster Andrew Eborn, the President of Octopus TV and Head […]

October 5, 2023

Fubo, Boston Bruins partner

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced is now a partner of the Boston Bruins for the 2023-24 season. The deal marks Fubo’s second pro sports marketing partnership in the Boston area following a recent agreement with the Boston Red Sox. In celebration of the Bruins’ centennial, season ticket members will receive $100 […]

October 5, 2023

Warrior Wrestling returning to FITE+

FITE by Triller has announced the return of Warrior Wrestling to the FITE platform, with Warrior Wrestling 31  streaming live from South Bend, Indiana on October 6th and some of the best shows of the past on demand – all included in a FITE+ subscription. Warrior Wrestling 31 will feature the Warrior Wrestling World Championship […]

October 5, 2023

At Home with Family Handyman on Samsung TV Plus

TMB has announced that its free, ad-supported streaming channel (FAST) At Home with Family Handyman is now available on Samsung TV Plus. Along with the strategic expansion, the channel also adds two new series to the DIY brand’s programming slate, Pet Palaces and Workshop It, set to premiere on October 6th and November 1st respectively. […]

October 5, 2023

EPL repackaging rights for next auction

The English Premier League (EPL) is to repackage its UK TV rights with plans to extend the duration of the deal to four years and remove the smaller bunldes of games (such as Amazon’s current deal) in favour of fewer, bigger packages. The UK government allowed the league and its broadcasters to roll over their […]

October 4, 2023

European creatives welcome EMFA adoption

European professional organisations of the audiovisual and cultural sectors have welcomed the clarifications brought by the European Parliament on Article 20 of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), voted in plenary on October 3rd, that will prevent the provision of this article being used to challenge or weaken ambitious cultural policies set out by Member […]

October 4, 2023By Colin Mann

eMedia sues MutliChoice

South Africa’s pay-TV operator MultiChoice has the rights to show the Rugby World Cup, and rival broadcaster eTV is not happy. eMedia is suing MultiChoice and has taken out advertisements in South African newspapers complaining about what it alleges is a monopoly on sports coverage. The situation is complicated by sub-licensing rights which the nation’s […]

October 4, 2023By Chris Forrester

Boxing legends to feature in Prime Video doc

A new four-part documentary examining the notorious rivalry between British boxing legends Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland in 2024. The documentary, titled Four Kings, follows the meteoric rise of these four men from the same London neighbourhood who heralded a golden […]

October 4, 2023

FilmBox Channels on United Group

SPI International, a Canal+ company operating across six continents, has announced a strategic partnership with United Group, the Southeast European telco. The collaboration brings SPI International’s channels, FilmBox Premium and FilmBox Extra, to a wider audience across Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. United Group subscribers to can now watch content […]

October 4, 2023