Amazon Studios has signed an overall deal with Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba. As part of this deal, Prime Video has also announced the greenlight of a new French Amazon Original, The Pogmentary, a docuseries giving a unique and intimate look at Pogba’s life, passions and origins, and opening up a side of him never […]
Zixi, the industry leader for enabling dependable, live broadcast-quality video over any-IP, and award winning architect of the Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP), has announced an integration and partnership with MediaKind, a global leader in media technology and services whose mission is to continuously improve the ability of service providers, operators, content owners and broadcasters, to […]
Netflix has announced that its global hit series Bridgerton has been renewed for Seasons 3 and 4. From Shondaland and executive producers Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, and Chris Van Dusen, Bridgerton is set in the competitive world of Regency London high society. From the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane […]
Harmonic has announced that Mowies, a LatAm-based on-demand media platform, with a unique revenue model for creators of feature films, documentaries, TV series, theatrical performances, concerts and other original content, is optimising its workflow with Harmonic’s VOS 360 cloud streaming offering. Based on a pay-as-you-grow business model, Harmonic’s VOS360 SaaS is helping Mowies expand its […]
The global roll-out of the award-winning format Love Island continues; the popular dating reality show has been commissioned by TV Nova in Czech Republic and Markiza in Slovakia. This will mark the 21st version for the format, which sees single men and women live together in a villa and couple up in the hope of […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO) has announced that Mola TV, an entertainment networks in Indonesia, is using its Secure Video Player to deliver English Premier League (EPL) football matches. VO Secure Video Player features client-side advertising insertion (CSAI) capabilities, maximising monetisation opportunities for Mola TV. “Our goal is to deliver more than just live sports coverage of EPL […]
New streaming service, BBC Select, available in the US and Canada on Amazon Prime Video and the Apple TV app, has completed a deal for a range of new documentary titles courtesy of Beyond Rights. Jon Farrar, Editor in Chief at BBC Select, commented: “BBC Select is all about culture, politics and ideas and the […]
Sky Studios has announced the appointment of Gabriel Silver as Director of Commissioning, Drama in the UK, overseeing a broad slate of projects. Currently Senior Commissioning Editor and Executive Producer at Sky Studios, Silver takes up his new role with immediate effect, reporting into Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip. Most recently Silver has overseen a […]
Manga Entertainment has announced that it will be branded in the UK and Ireland as Funimation, commencing April 19th. The rebrand completes its acquisition by Funimation Global Group, a specialist in anime serving fans worldwide. Headquartered in London, England, Manga was acquired by Funimation Global Group in April 2019 and serves fans across a wide […]
Never have the challenges for content rights management been so complex. And never have they been so pivotal now that the media industry is generating an avalanche of content that needs to reach an increasingly fragmented audience, and this while the very concept of content is changing. In the meantime, revenues are under pressure. Costs […]