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NextUp comedy streaming on smart TVs

NextUp, the comedy streaming platform, has announced its integration with Samsung and LG TVs. Smart TV owners can now livestream the stand-up shows with a few taps of a remote control. Shows on the channel include some of the biggest names in the industry, including Ed Byrne, Miles Jupp and Nick Helm (pictured) alongside award […]

October 5, 2021

Report: Prime Video leads Japan SVoD market

Premium video streaming in Japan reached 85 billion minutes during January – August 2021, or 13 per cent of total time spent on video according to the first of a series of quarterly reports from Media Partners Asia (MPA) measuring the Japanese streaming economy. The report, titled Japan Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics, leverages […]

October 4, 2021

Forecast: Robust growth for spend on emerging devices

Total value of three emerging categories of products – augmented and virtual reality headsets, smart home devices, and wearables – is expected to reach $369.6 billion (€318bn) by the end of this calendar year and swell to $524.9 billion by the end of 2025 according to data from International Data Corporation (IDC). Collectively, these products […]

October 4, 2021

Newsy launches FTA throughout US

Newsy says it has become the first free 24/7 broadcast news network in the US, available to more than 90 per cent of TV homes across the nation, through over-the-air service and supplementing its OTT and connected TV distribution. The opinion-free national news network now serves its audiences with 14 news bureaus across the country […]

October 4, 2021

China anti-piracy success

A Chinese anti-piracy operation targeting copyright infringement on the Internet has reported major success. Copyright law enforcement departments at various levels have investigated 445 cases involving online copyright infringement, shutting down 245 illegal websites and mobile applications transmitting pirated content, and removing 618,300 web links with such content since the operation was launched in June. […]

October 4, 2021By Colin Mann

DAZN, YouTube ready Women’s Champions League coverage

With the group stage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League officially kicking off this week, global sports streaming platform and host broadcaster DAZN together with partner YouTube are preparing for their live broadcast coverage for fans around the world. From October 5th through to the finals in May, all 61 matches will be available live […]

October 4, 2021

Record TV audience for Formula E

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship reports that it has continued to grow its live television audience globally through Season 7 to record-breaking levels, recovering strongly from the pandemic-hit previous season. By the dramatic conclusion of Formula E’s first-ever World Championship season which was won by Mercedes-EQ’s Nyck de Vries in the final E-Prix […]

October 4, 2021

Now TV brings F1 to Hong Kong

Now TV, the media entertainment arm of HKT, and Formula 1 have announced an agreement to bring the FIA Formula One World Championship to Now TV viewers in Hong Kong for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Now TV began bringing F1 to fans in Hong Kong last month, starting with the Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2021 […]

October 4, 2021

Discovery Sports Events unveils Speedway vision

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and Discovery Sports Events have revealed their vision for the future of Speedway over the next decade. Marking the start of Discovery Sports Events’ new role as global promoter for the sport, the organisations have unveiled a new SGP brand identity to run through the Speedway pyramid and details […]

October 4, 2021

IMDb TV brings Leverage: Redemption to UK

All 16 episodes of Season One of Leverage: Redemption will be available to stream exclusively in the UK on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, from October 22nd. This news follows the recent launch of IMDb TV in the UK. The heist drama series sees reformed criminals put their unique skills to good use by helping […]

October 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare