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ITV Studios expands partnership with SIRASA TV

ITV Studios and SIRASA TV have expanded their partnership with the renewal of The Voice franchise and the first-ever Asian commission of the physical game show, Catchpoint, localised as SIRASA Catchpoint. As part of the renewed deal, SIRASA TV will continue its successful run with The Voice Sri Lanka and The Voice Teens, commissioning a […]

June 30, 2025

RugbyPass TV FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus

World Rugby and Samsung have partnered to launch the RugbyPass TV FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus. Available in in the UK immediately, and launching soon in the US this collaboration is the latest development in scaling up the global digital footprint of Rugby Pass as it looks to grow rugby’s audience share in key […]

June 27, 2025

Six Nations Rugby, France Télévisions agree new deal

Six Nations Rugby and France Télévisions (France TV) have agreed a new four-year partnership. The new agreement will give rugby fans in France access to free-to-air coverage of every single fixture from the Men’s and Women’s Six Nations Championships, starting in 2026. It also sees France TV build on its 33-year relationship with the Men’s […]

June 27, 2025

Movistar Plus+ expands Spanish Football Super Cup rights

Movistar Plus+ will continue to be the home of the Spanish Football Super Cup in Spain after extending its exclusive agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the next three years (2025-28). This renewal reinforces the collaboration between the RFEF and Movistar Plus+ in this competition that, since 2020, has been held under […]

June 27, 2025

Art Detectives sets Acorn TV viewing record

Acorn TV has repoted that its new series Art Detectives, a crime and art world drama, starring and executive produced by Stephen Moyer (True Blood, Sexy Beast) is the #1 most-watched new series premiere of all time on the US streaming platform, eclipsing the 2022 series premiere of Harry Wild. Art Detectives is the #2 series premiere […]

June 27, 2025

Fubo, Weigel Broadcasting carriage agreement

FuboTV and Weigel Broadcasting have announced a multi-year agreement for distribution in the US of seven networks including MeTV,  the classic TV entertainment network, H&I and MOVIES! as well as WCIU, The U, the home of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, on the sports-first live TV streaming platform. Subscribers of Fubo’s Pro and Elite channel plans […]

June 27, 2025

BBC rolls out US paywall

BBC Studios and BBC News have launched the first phase of a pay model for visitors to the BBC website in the US. In the initial phase of the launch, for $49.99 (€42.76) per year or $8.99 per month, users who join will get unlimited access to the BBC’s news articles, feature stories and the […]

June 26, 2025

WBD, Telenor sign Nordic partnership

Telenor and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have signed a new distribution agreement for the Nordic markets. The partnership secures access to a portfolio of TV channels and the HBO Max streaming service for Telenor’s TV and streaming customers in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. “The partnership with Warner Bros Discovery is of great importance to […]

June 26, 2025

WBD readies multi-lingual Wimbledon coverage

Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) channels and platform set to showcase the Wimbledon tennis tournament which commences on June 30th. Max and HBO Max will be the ticket to every match taking place at Wimbledon for viewers streaming the action in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden. Eurosport will […]

June 26, 2025

Jail term for illegal streamer

A man who pocketed £300,000 (€352,000) through the operation of an illegal streaming service before he fled the UK has been sentenced to five years in prison. Mark Brockley ran a subscription-based IPTV service known as aFINITY IPTV for around five years, between 2014 and 2019. He was involved in the promotion, sale, and distribution […]

June 26, 2025By Colin Mann