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Fremantle FAST channels on MyFree DirecTV

Fremantle has announced that it will bring a FAST channel line-up featuring their television content to DirecTV’s new curated streaming platform, MyFree DirecTV. This will provide viewers with access to a wide range of Fremantle’s programming, including game shows and reality series. Channels coming to the new service will include: • BUZZR – a nonstop line-up […]

November 25, 2024

BBC Sounds licenses Goalhanger podcasts

BBC Sounds has announced a licensing deal for two Goalhanger titles, The Rest Is Football and The Rest Is History. Hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, The Rest is Football brings analysis and insight on all the latest stories from the world of football from three of the biggest names in the […]

November 22, 2024

Cowshed Collective takes The Sidemen series to Netflix

Cowshed Collective, the UK based entertainment studio and agency, is producing Season 2 of high-stakes reality series Inside for British YouTube stars The Sidemen. Season 1 streamed on YouTube, but the series will be moving to Netflix for its second season. The seven part-series is set to premiere globally on the streaming platform in early […]

November 21, 2024By Nik Roseveare

wedotv launches True Stories channel

AVoD and FAST Channel provider wedotv is launching another free TV channel with wedotv True Stories. The linear 24-hour service focuses on true stories, real cases and authentic people. In the True Crime programme strand, documentaries from ZDF Studios, Balanga and other producers shed light on true crimes and real criminal cases in series such […]

November 21, 2024

Report: BBC Studios faces challenges long-term

BBC Studios, the BBC’s main commercial arm, has returned £1.9 billion (€2.2bn) to the BBC by substantially growing its income and profits – reaching £1.8 billion and £202 million in 2023-24 – but needs to continue to evolve in a dynamic market to meet ambitious growth plans, a new National Audit Office (NAO) report has […]

November 20, 2024By Colin Mann

Titan OS adds FIFA+

Titan OS, the Barcelona-based technology, entertainment, and advertising company, has announced a collaboration with FIFA+, to launch the FIFA+ FAST channel, bringing exclusive sports content to European audiences. The collaboration will make FIFA+’s programming, including live streams, highlights and originals, freely available to more than 9 million viewers across Europe on Philips smart TVs powered […]

November 20, 2024

Tyson vs Paul at Netflix #1

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson battled it out in a record-breaking event for the ages, making history with the main event drawing over 108 million live global viewers to become, according to Netflix, the most-streamed sporting event ever. The boxing match wast #1 on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing November 11th, cleanly […]

November 20, 2024

FreeCast launches on Roku

FreeCast has launched its app on Roku in the US. The FreeCast app will bring the company’s lineup of over 500 free streaming channels, as well as the company’s paid Value Channels package, to Roku’s platform. A forthcoming update will add additional features, including the company’s VoD library of over 500,000 movies and TV episodes, […]

November 20, 2024

Outlander has new UK home on MGM+

Long-running historical drama television, Outlander, has found a new home in the UK on MGM+. Outlander Season 7, Part 2 will premiere on the streaming platform in the UK on November 23rd, with new episodes airing weekly on Saturdays. All previous seasons of Outlander are also available to watch on MGM+. Outlander stars Sam Heughan, Caitriona […]

November 20, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video’s Beast Games premieres in December

Prime Video has announced that its competitiom series, Beast Games, fronted by MrBeast, the world’s most followed YouTuber, will debut on December 19th on the streaming platform in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series sees 1,000 contestants compete in physical, mental, and social challenges, for a chance to win a whopping $5 […]

November 20, 2024By Nik Roseveare