BBC Studios’ multi-genre channel, BBC UKTV, will expand to DStv’s compact package in South Africa and BBC Lifestyle will join DStv Family from September 1st. BBC Studios’ will also extend the DStv catch-up window on BBC owned content across channel portfolio from 30 days to 60 days from September, providing DStv audiences further access to […]
Starzplay has secured the exclusive MENA broadcast rights for the Rugby World Cup 2023 which takes place in France from September 8th to October 28th. The service will stream all 48 matches live and exclusive to rugby fans across the region. Starzplay launched its sports service last August and has already acquired a line-up of world […]
Action-thriller Heart of Stone starring Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan had a strong second week on Netflix, clocking 35.2 million views, and #1 in 91 countries, to take the top spot on the English Films List in the week commencing August 14th. Animated film The Monkey King starring Jimmy O. Yang and Bowen Yang debuted […]
Roku and CBC have announced that Canada’s national public broadcaster’s streaming service, CBC Gem, is now available on the Roku platform in the country. CBC Gem is home to Canadian series and a curated selection from around the world, as well as more than 800 documentaries, 500 hours of ad-free content for kids and tweens, […]
Netflix has announced it will launch the Netflix Stories: Love Is Blind game on September 19th, ahead of Season 5 of the popular unscripted series debuting on the service on September 22nd. In the game, users will be able to (virtually) step into the pods as the newest singles on the series and embark on […]
ITV1 and ITVX have announced a high-octane new reality entertainment event, The Fortune Hotel, launching in 2024. Produced by Tuesday’s Child exclusively for ITV and STV, the 8 x 60’ prime-time series will invite viewers into a luxury Caribbean resort filled with glamour, opulence and deception… Hosted by Stephen Mangan, 10 pairs of contestants will […]
Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, and Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS), a provider of end-to-end broadcast and media-related services, have entered a strategic partnership that combines Dalet’s media workflow solutions with TBS’s infrastructure and operations teams to accelerate the digital transformation of media workflows across the Asia Pacific region. The strategic partnership […]
Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’sVersion), the re-recorded track from the Reputation album, has been revealed as the song of the opening titles for UK Original thriller series Wilderness, which launches globally on Prime Video on September 15th. The defiant track reflects Liv’s (Jenna Coleman) transformation after her supposed ‘happily-ever-after; quickly turns into […]
Microsoft has submitted a new deal for review by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) following confirmation that its original deal to acquire Activision had been blocked to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming. In an unusual step, Microsoft had sought to revisit the CMA’s original prohibition decision, arguing that blocking the original […]
The stage is set for the Grand Tour cycling season’s conclusion as La Vuelta a España gets underway from Barcelona on August 26th. Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe (WBD) will be presenting uninterrupted, live and on-demand coverage of every stage for viewers across Europe and Asia-Pacific through its streaming platforms discovery+, the Eurosport App and GCN+, with […]