Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and NBCUniversal have agreed a multi-year deal that makes NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service the first platform partner for hayu, the all-reality streaming service, in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. As a result, a number of popular reality shows will be available to viewers in all four countries this autumn […]
Netflix is bidding on a crumbling Army base in New Jersey planning to turn into one of the largest production hubs in the US. The 289-acre site of 96-year-old Fort Monmouth is about 50 miles south of New York City was closed by the Pentagon in 2011. Netflix said that it would transform Fort Monmouth […]
Grabyo has been chosen as a launch partner for TikTok’s new ‘Share to TikTok’ platform API, which allows users to reach their consumers by streamlining video production and delivery to TikTok accounts from the web. The new integration enables users to speed up their workflows by creating a clip or video in vertical format within […]
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) has announced the most extensive US media rights agreement in its history, giving ESPN and ESPN+ exclusive rights in the US and the rest of the world outside Canada for live NLL games. All NLL games will be carried on an ESPN network or platform. ESPN linear networks – with […]
In the lead up to the theatrical release on November 19th for the anticipated next film in the franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Secret Cinema has announced Ghostbusters: The Gates of Gozer, an innovative virtual live experience based on the supernatural world of Ghostbusters in collaboration with Sony Pictures. Set one year after Ghostbusters (1984), which was […]
WWE and Blockchain Creative Labs, the non-fungible token (NFT) business and creative studio formed by FOX Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment, have announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to launch an NFT marketplace for licensed digital WWE tokens and collectibles. The partnership marks Blockchain Creative Labs’ first-ever content alliance with an external property beyond FOX. In […]
Following the success of the first Canadian series, BBC Three has acquired series two of Canada’s Drag Race from World of Wonder, bringing it back to BBC iPlayer in December 2021. The second series will drop as a ten-part boxset on BBC iPlayer, alongside a special anniversary episode with Canada’s First Drag Superstar, Priyanka, looking […]
FOX News Media’s streaming service FOX Nation has launched on YouTube TV in the US as an optional add on. In making the announcement, Jason Klarman, president of the service, said: “We’re thrilled to partner with YouTube TV to bring FOX Nation to their cutting edge TV service and provide our passionate audience with more […]
Dubai based SAWA Rights Management, a strategic service provider to the MENA broadcast TV industry, has selected NAGRA cloud-based CAS solution to encrypt and secure its premium channels for distribution to commercial properties such as hotels, hospitals, cafés and a wide range of public viewing spaces. “We are excited to work with NAGRA to secure […]
Original and exclusive sports content continues to drive growth for SVoD services in the UK according to Kantar, the data and insights consultancy. While the number of households subscribing to at least one service remained stable, new programming has helped SVoD providers cement their place in consumers’ homes. Can Squid Game boost Netflix’s share of […]