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Insight TV on Vodafone in Czech Republic

Insight TV has announced that its millennial-focused linear UHD service has launched on Vodafone TV in the Czech Republic. Insight TV is the first UHD-only channel to launch on the Vodafone TV platform in the Czech Republic and content will be available for viewers in the original language and Czech. The launch brings the number […]

October 11, 2021

New Alex Rider on IMDb TV

The second season of Alex Rider will be available to stream on IMDb TV December in the UK and US from December 3rd. Additionally, viewers can now stream the first season of Alex Rider on IMDb TV, Amazon’s free streaming service. Produced by Eleventh Hour Films, Alex Rider is a spy-thriller series based on the […]

October 11, 2021By Nik Roseveare

FilmRise acquires Japan’s Iron Chef

FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced an exclusive deal with Fuji Television Network, through its distribution arm Fuji Creative Corporation, to bring domestic and international audiences the hit Japanese culinary cook-off series, Iron Chef. FilmRise has secured all SVoD and AVoD rights and will also present the series […]

October 11, 2021

NHL returning to primetime across Europe

As part of the National Hockey League’s continued commitment to fans abroad, the NHL and its international broadcast partners will increase the number of live game broadcasts in primetime in Europe during the 2021-22 season. The new NHL Saturday and NHL Sunday (formerly NHL European Game of the Week) weekly broadcast windows will deliver 36 […]

October 8, 2021

Fury vs Wilder fight anti-piracy warning

In advance of the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder heavyweight bout on October 9th, only available in the UK on BT Sport PPV, Kieron Sharp, CEO of intellectual property protection body FACT, has highlighted the dangers of illegal streaming. “There’s much excitement for Tyson Fury’s third fight against Deontay Wilder this Saturday,” notes Sharp. “However, […]

October 8, 2021By Colin Mann

Campaign highlights new home ent releases

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) has launched a three-month cross-category media campaign to capture consumer attention and drive awareness of the packed new release slate coming to the high street and digital retailers across the coming months. For the first time on broadcast radio, a multi-layered marketing and PR campaign will deliver the […]

October 8, 2021By Colin Mann

Spain: Love Nature on Pluto TV

Love Nature, a wildlife and nature brand with linear and streaming channels, has announced its debut as a curated channel on Pluto TV in Spain. As part of the launch, Pluto TV viewers in the region will have free access to Love Nature’s natural history series and documentaries in Castilian Spanish. The deal, brokered by […]

October 8, 2021

Redbox app on PlayStation 5

Redbox has expanded the distribution footprint for its streaming app to the PlayStation 5 console. Available immediately to download for free, consumers in the US will be able to stream thousands of AVoD movies and TV shows, as well as over one hundred Free Ad Supported TV (FAST) channels. The app also gives consumers access […]

October 8, 2021

beIN Sports reaches Saudi agreement?

Reports out of Qatar suggest that the long-running and bitter dispute between beIN Sports and pirates allegedly working within Saudi Arabia has been settled. Saudi Arabia has “banned” Qatar-based beIN in the Kingdom for some four years and in direct contravention of most sports’ governing bodies, while the beoutQ piracy operation has cost beIN Media […]

October 7, 2021By Chris Forrester

Survey: Streaming to be major video game driver

A survey of global consumers on their expectations and preferences around interacting with streaming video content from video games and interactive entertainment strategic research firm DFC finds that nearly all (96 per cent) consumers watch streaming video content monthly and an overwhelming majority (85.4 per cent) would interact with streamed content if they could. “We […]

October 7, 2021