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Australia: APL signs Paramount+, Network 10 deal

ViacomCBS’s Network 10 has signed a five-year deal with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) to broadcast A-League and W-League football across its free-to-air channels in Australia and New Zealand, as well as on streaming service Paramount+ which launches in the region on August 11th. At least one A-League game each week will go out free-to-air, […]

May 26, 2021

FOX News International expands into Asia

FOX News International, FOX News Media’s international streaming service, is expanding into Asia. From May 27th, the platform will be available in a total of 37 countries worldwide with additional distribution throughout Japan, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Maldives. The service also debuted in Turkey in March. Featuring live streams of FOX News […]

May 26, 2021

White Bullet, Peer39 anti-piracy partnership

Cybersecurity and IP protection company White Bullet is partnering with Peer39, a provider of pre-bid keyword, contextual, and brand safety solutions for modern marketers. Peer39’s Contextual Data Marketplace allows advertisers to explore and discover innovative data providers with scalable, cookie-free categories, and is accessible through all buying and selling platforms. Meanwhile, White Bullet has already […]

May 26, 2021By Colin Mann

W Series to air on Channel 4

All-female single-seater racing championship W Series says it is continuing to break down barriers as it confirms the continuation of its free-to-air broadcast partnership with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 for the 2021 season. In line with its mission to promote diversity in motorsport, W Series’ on-screen commentary team will consist of equal numbers of […]

May 26, 2021By Colin Mann

Oprah, Harry town hall free on Apple TV+

Apple TV+ has announced that The Me You Can’t See: A Path Forward, a town hall conversation hosted by co-creators and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry, with subjects and experts from the multi-part documentary series exploring mental health and emotional well-being, will premiere May 28th for free on Apple TV+. Following the global […]

May 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Netflix adapts Tolstoy for first Russian original

Netflix has announced its first Russian Original drama series, with the working title ANNA K. The series is a contemporary retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina. Svetlana Khodchenkova is set to play the lead role. Michael Azzolino, Director Original Series at Netflix, commented: “We are incredibly proud to announce our first Russian series […]

May 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Report: Zain best telco for Saudi Arabia gaming

The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has published its Game Mode report for the first quarter of 2021, ranking Saudi Arabia’s telecom service providers based on their video game performance. This quarter’s Game Mode report reveals that Zain, a local telecom operator, has the best video game quarterly performance. Zain outperformed Mobily, Saudi Telecom […]

May 26, 2021

SLING TV unveils new app experience

Live streaming TV service SLING TV has launched a new app in beta, which features a powerful personalisation engine designed to give users an effortless entertainment experience and make discovering and enjoying content easier than ever. The new SLING TV app is available to select customers using Amazon Fire TV devices with even more great […]

May 26, 2021

Telefónica selects MediaKind to enhance Movistar+

MediaKind, a global player in media technology and solutions, has been selected by Telefónica to enhance the VoD offerings of Movistar+, the Spanish telco’s pay-TV subscription service. MediaKind’s Aquila On-Demand solution, which launched in August 2020, will be deployed to deliver rapid asset processing of Movistar+’s on-demand OTT and IPTV content, encompassing transcoding, transformation, packaging, […]

May 26, 2021

Verimatrix, VisualOn join AWS Media & Entertainment Initiative

Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the connected world with people-centred security, has announced its support for the AWS for Media & Entertainment initiative from Amazon Web Services (AWS) – enabling content service providers that deploy on AWS to implement Verimatrix’s Multi-DRM Core solution to negotiate premium content rights with pre-approved and pre-integrated security for the distribution of licensed […]

May 26, 2021