Love Nature, a wildlife and nature brand with linear and streaming channels, has announced its debut on Australia’s 7plus, Seven Network’s streaming service, as a both free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel and a BVoD offering. As part of the launch, 7plus audiences will be granted free access to Love Nature’s series, documentaries and programming […]
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) has busted a pay-TV piracy ring and cited some 1,800 people for pay-TV subscription fraud. They were all sold pirated IPTV subscriptions to pay-TV platforms, including Mediaset Premium, Sky, DAZN and Disney Channel, by a 70-year old man living in Varese. The man, who is under investigation on suspicion […]
This Is Music 2021, the annual report from UK Music, which represents the collective interests of the production side of UK’s commercial music industry, reveals the devastating impact of Covid-19, which wiped out 69,000 jobs – one in three of the total workforce. Launching the report, UK Music called on the Government to introduce tax […]
Snap has greenlit its first UK Snap Original, A Fighting Chance with Anthony Joshua which will premiere in 2022, exclusively on Snapchat. This marks the second country outside of the US where Snap is creating original content, with previous releases in India earlier this year. Produced by SBX Studios, the unscripted series will follow the […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its intention to launch a market study into music streaming. Following discussion by the CMA Board, CMA will now carry out work to consider and develop the final scope of the market study, before formally launching it as soon as possible. The CMA has written to […]
The UEFA Nations League final tournament held in Italy from October 6th to 10th featuring France, Spain, Italy and Belgium, became the tournament’s most-watched edition yet. The overall live match television audience increased by 30 per cent compared with the inaugural UEFA Nations League finals in Portugal in June 2019. The tournament, which was won […]
Google and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a multiyear marketing and technology partnership that will see Google Pixel become the Official Fan Phone of the NBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League. As part of the deal, Google Pixel will become the first presenting partner of the NBA Playoffs with integration into […]
Antony Root, EVP and Head of Original Production WarnerMedia EMEA has announced the appointment of Vera Peltekian as the newest addition to his team as VP and Commissioning Editor of Original Production France, WarnerMedia International. Based in Paris, Peltekian will commission Original Programming for HBO Max, the company’s direct-to-consumer video streaming platform. Peltekian will start […]
IMDb TV has announced that courtroom series Judy Justice will be available to stream from November 9th. New episodes will be released every weekday exclusively on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service. The Honourable Judy Sheindlin, retired judge of the Manhattan Family Court, brings her signature wit, wisdom and unwavering honesty that has made her […]
Indian content platform Voot Kids has announced the addition of popular anime franchise Pokémon to its line-up in India. Voot Kids is now offering 21 movies and over 10,000+ minutes of Pokémon Anime series episodic content in India. Ferzad Palia, Head – SVOD (Voot Select, Voot Kids) & International Business at Viacom18, commented: “At Voot […]