The UK Government must follow through on its pledge and abandon plans to allow AI developers the free use of existing music, literature and works of art for the purposes of training artificial intelligence to come up with new creations, according to an all-party group of MPs. In its second report on connected technology, the […]
Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology (Skyworth Digital) and Nex have announced a worldwide partnership to develop, produce, and distribute a new active gaming and entertainment product, Nex Playground. With Playground, families who desire an active and healthy lifestyle can now transform their living room into a dynamic physical play space. The small yet powerful device features […]
Mediapro and Great Point Studios, a media-focused company specialising in film and TV infrastructure, have partnered to create Phygital FX, a new company that offers full production services for the television and film industries, with Mediapro’s Mario Sousa appointed CEO of this new corporation. Robert Halmi, founder of Great Point Studios, negotiated the joint venture which […]
Animated film The Monkey King climbed to the top of Netflix’s English Films list in its second week of release, bringing in 14.4 million views in the week commencing August 21st and reaching #1 in 93 countries. The Gal Gadot and Jame Dornan action-thriller Heart of Stone took second place with 13.6 million views, bringing […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and the Video Streaming Association of Indonesia (AVISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Jakarta. The signing, held at the Coalition Against Piracy’s (CAP’s) State of Piracy Summit, sees AVIA and AVISI come together to both fight online piracy in Indonesia and promote awareness of the efforts […]
The 2023 edition of the Little League Baseball World Series Presented By T-Mobile was the most-watched on ESPN platforms since 2015, according to Nielsen. The 38-game slate averaged 1,081,000 viewers in the US, up 22 per cent from last year, and was also up double-digits in all key demos, including M18-34, M18-49, M25-54, P18-34, P18-49 […]
Nielsen has released its 2023 State of Play report outlining new findings on the fast-evolving streaming video landscape highlighting data and insights from Gracenote, Nielsen’s content solutions business unit. The report illuminates the surging number of programme titles and streaming video services, as well as the resulting challenges for viewers who now spend 10.5 minutes […]
Viaplay Group has renewed its rights to Danish 3F Superliga football for a further six seasons. The 3F Superliga is the top Nordic football league, and fans can continue following extensive live coverage on the Viaplay streaming service and Viaplay Group’s TV channels until the end of the 2029/2030 season. The agreement will take Viaplay […]
SkyShowtime has announced the first two episodes of SkyShowtime Original series Poker Face will be available to stream exclusively on the service from September 15th, with new episodes available every Friday. From the creative mind of writer/director/producer of the hit movies Knives Out and Glass Onion, Rian Johnson, Poker Face is a 10 episode mystery-of-the-week […]
Rick and Morty is making a return to E4 this October with Season 7 of the Emmy Award winning Adult Swim animated series. Karl Warner, Head of Youth and Digital at Channel 4, commented: “We can’t wait to be taken on another laugh out loud ride across the universe with Rick and Morty and the rest […]