World Athletics Productions, the joint venture between World Athletics and ITN, is in the final week of rigging for production ahead of the World Athletics Championships (WCH) in Budapest, which begins on August 19th. ITN’s expertise in live broadcast production will be reflected in the technical set up in Budapest and new innovations this year […]
Starzplay, the MENA VoD service, has launched Starzplay Fantasy Sports, a free-to-play Web 3.0 fantasy sports game. Starzplay Fantasy Sports, launched ahead of the new 2023/24 Serie A season, will be exclusively available on StarzplaySports. Players can make predictions around live Serie A matches and other regional leagues, from forecasting scores and possession percentages to […]
Research from Ampere Analysis highlights the growing popularity of football in America, with nearly 20 per cent of US sports fans now claiming it is their favourite sport. Today, football (or ‘soccer’ in the US) is the fourth most popular American sport, a figure that has grown rapidly from the last quarter of 2021. The […]
Canal+ Group has announced the addition of DAZN to its sports offer in France, as well as the distribution of the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel within the DAZN app. At no additional cost for Canal+ subscribers, DAZN is included in the following Canal+ packages: Sport+ pack, Canal+ Sport, Friends & Family, Integrale and Integrale+. Thanks […]
Sky Sports viewerss will see a new studio for the first time tonight [August 14th] on Monday Night Football (MNF) with Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Karen Carney and David Jones making their debut in the space to analyse the first weekend of action from the Premier League as well present the live broadcast of Manchester […]
Free streaming television service Pluto TV and sports streaming service DAZN are teaming up to bring sport content to Pluto TV, with the launch of five DAZN channels in total across multiple territories. Through the partnership, coverage of the best Football, Darts and Fight events are coming to the platform in Germany and Austria, including […]
Negotiators for striking Hollywood writers and the major studios will return to the negotiating table at the end of this week as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike marked more than 100 days. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group representing studios, is expected to provide responses to proposals from the […]
Cineverse, a streaming technology and entertainment company, has announced that it has reached a FAST focused content deal with The Preview Channel, a linear entertainment AVoD channel that showcases the latest, trending motion picture, television and streaming previews and behind-the-scenes entertainment and interviews featuring the most Hollywood stars, popular franchises, hit movies and shows. The […]
3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has announced that its 3Ready video entertainment platform has added YouTube as a content partner. Deeper integration of YouTube Recommendation API into 3Ready will enable video service providers and carmakers to cherry-pick from among the array of YouTube content to deliver to customers. This includes integration of YouTube APIs to surface […]
Media and entertainment technology provider Avid has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm STG in an all-cash transaction valuing Avid at approximately $1.4 billion (€1.03bn), inclusive of Avid’s net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, Avid stockholders will receive $27.05 in cash for each share […]