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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

Analysis: Europe’s PSM need regulatory support

Consumer research carried out by Ampere Analysis over the last six years has revealed that engagement with public service media (PSM) linear or their Video on Demand (BVoD) services has fallen by 15 per cent in Europe’s largest markets. This is particularly prominent among younger age groups. With PSM navigating a rapidly changing content landscape, […]

August 21, 2023By Colin Mann

Spain: Crackdown on football piracy

At least 78 websites, mainly IPTV and streaming-related services including Torrent sites, will be blocked in Spain following the country’s courts giving the green light to the list of illicit services provided by Telefónica and LaLiga. After receiving notice, Internet service providers are obliged to block those services within three hours – and for a […]

August 21, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

CITV channel to shutter in September

ITV has announced that its children’s TV channel CITV will close next month to make way for ITVX Kids, the children’s service on the ITVX streaming platform which launched earlier this summer. ITV told Sky News: “As a consequence of this new streaming approach and responding to the changing ways children and their parents are […]

August 21, 2023

Eurosport, discovery+ to show US Open in 45 markets

Tennis fans in 45 markets across Europe will be able to watch live and on-demand action from every court at the US Open as the year’s final Grand Slam takes place in New York. Viewers watching on discovery+ and the Eurosport App can see comprehensive coverage with every point from every match played at Flushing […]

August 21, 2023

FIFA debuts new TV features at Women’s World Cup

In line with its commitment to improving the fan experience by harnessing technology and innovating in the digital and TV space, FIFA has invested in remote live production, data-driven insights and behind-the-scenes content at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023. “Innovation and sustainable technology are to the fore when it comes […]

August 21, 2023By Colin Mann

Usyk vs Dubois on TNT Sports Box Office

On August 26th, fight fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the unified heavyweight world title fight featuring Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois, exclusively live on TNT Sports Box Office. Unified heavyweight champion Usyk will defend his WBC, IBF and WBA world titles at the Tarczynski Arena in Poland on Ukrainian […]

August 21, 2023

Percy Jackson series on Disney+ this December

Disney has announced that the upcoming Disney+ Original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, based on Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series by Rick Riordan, will debut with a two-episode premiere on December 20th, followed by new episodes weekly. Percy Jackson and the Olympians tells the fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who’s […]

August 21, 2023