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Netflix launching Love is Blind game

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 […]

August 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare

ITV announces The Fortune Hotel

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 […]

August 23, 2023

Dalet, Telstra partnership

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 […]

August 23, 2023

Prime Video debuting Taylor Swift track in Wilderness

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 […]

August 23, 2023

Microsoft makes revised Activision bid

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 […]

August 22, 2023By Colin Mann

Uninterrupted La Vuelta a España on WBD

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 […]

August 22, 2023

Fox Weather expands distribution

Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, has further expanded its distribution to reach Samsung TV Plus users and Cox subscribers in the US. Fox Weather president, Sharri Berg, commented: “As the fastest growing weather service in the country, we look forward to welcoming Samsung TV Plus users and Cox […]

August 22, 2023

Netflix orders NASCAR docuseries

Netflix has announced new sports documentary series that tracks the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and championship race this autumn. Filming has begun as drivers fight to secure their spot in the NASCAR Playoffs, which begins on September 3rd at Darlington Raceway. The series will feature exclusive access to drivers and teams, bringing fans behind […]

August 22, 2023

New commissions from Channel 4.0

Channel 4.0 has commissioned two new series, which will be fronted by some of the digital channel’s most popular talent, Chloe Burrows, Harry Pinero and Yung Filly. Bad Baby is a new digital prank game fronted by Burrows, that will see her observe from the ‘control centre’ as unassuming young couples are thrown into the […]

August 22, 2023

Parade content deal with Story Television

Weigel Broadcasting’s newest broadcast TV network, Story Television, has signed a content partnership with Parade Media Group that will see 19 hours of factual programming launch on the network in 2023. Key programming from Parade’s slate includes five original historical series spanning 15 one-hour episodes exploring pivotal moments in WWII, as the Axis powers and […]

August 22, 2023