The NHL and Turner Sports announced a seven-year media rights agreement in the US that will have regular-season, Stanley Cup Playoff and Stanley Cup Final games televised on TNT and TBS starting next season and running through 2027-28. “They put a fun and innovative factor into all of what they do and we’re excited to […]
Video software provider Synamedia has unveiled Synamedia Gravity, describing it as an industry-first managed service that makes it easier for operators and service providers to offer their small to medium business (SMB) and residential customers a richer suite of advanced broadband and video capabilities. It comprises pre-integrated applications and advanced services for Wi-Fi, routing and […]
Channel 4 has commissioned Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby for December 2021. Produced by Eagle Eye Drama, the production company recently launched by the team behind global drama brand Walter Presents, in association with Narrativia, Sir Terry’s independent production company, the animated Christmas special is based on a short story from his bestselling book […]
Sky has been nominated for a total of 24 British Academy Television Awards and Television Craft Awards. Covering a range of genres, the nominations include three nominations for Sky Original series in the Drama Series category, with nods for I Hate Suzie, Gangs of London and Save Me Too. Zai Bennett, Managing Director, Content, Sky […]
Stingray Group, the music, media, and technology company, has announced that free, ad-supported channels Qello Concerts by Stingray and Stingray Karaoke have become available on Samsung TV Plus Mobile in Germany and the UK. Effective immediately, mobile and tablet can access both channels on Samsung’s free video service through the TV Plus App and the […]
Through four games, ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball is averaging 1,709,000 viewers in the US, up 38 per cent compared to the 2020 season average and up seven per cent from the 2019 season average, according to Nielsen. Additionally, ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball is up double-digits in every key demo, including up 21 per cent in […]
ITV, with co-funding by Marks & Spencer, has commissioned South Shore to deliver a new entertainment cooking competition called Cooking With The Stars. The series, transmitting this summer on ITV and the ITV Hub, will feature eight celebrities, each paired with an accomplished chef who will mentor, teach and take them from passionate amateur to […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, have extended their media rights partnership until 2029 in nine European markets. Football fans in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will be able to follow global football stars and local […]
Rupert Murdoch has scaled backed plans for a new TV news service in the UK, concluding that it is not financially viable. Rebekah Brooks, chief executive News UK, told staff that the enormous cost of getting a television news channel on air meant it did not make business sense to push ahead. The company would […]
BritBox UK and Amazon Prime Video have announced that BritBox is now available to Prime members in the UK with an add-on subscription. BritBox UK offers subscribers a collection of British box sets including the likes of Broadchurch, Downton Abbey, Vera, Only Fools and Horses and Love Island. Subscribers will also have access to original, […]