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China: CMG acquires Olympics rights to 2032

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the China Media Group (CMG) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Chinese mainland and Macau (SAR) for the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina in 2026, the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad in Los Angeles in 2028, the XXVI Olympic Winter Games in 2030, […]

September 10, 2021

Sky Kids boosts educational slate

Sky Kids is adding to its line-up of interactive and educational shows with two new Sky Kids original commissions and an exclusive collection of Paw Patrol shorts from Nick Jr. This autumn kids can learn amazing facts through the exciting raps of MC Grammar’s Wonder Raps, adventure under water and get up close with a […]

September 10, 2021

fuboTV on VIZIO SmartCast

Connected entertainment specialist VIZIO has confirmed that sports-focused streaming platform is now available on VIZIO SmartCast. With a subscription to fuboTV, SmartCast users can enjoy more than 100 channels streaming tens of thousands of live sporting events annually as well as leading news and entertainment content. “Ninety-four per cent of fuboTV subscribers enjoy watching their […]

September 9, 2021

Rakuten TV adds Baby Shark TV, Teletubbies, Caillou

Rakuten TV now features Teletubbies, Caillou and Baby Shark TV on its Kids & Family free channel line-up. The latest additions join a number of other kids’ brands in Rakuten TV’s free channel offering include Cool School, Duck TV, Happy Kids, The Lego channel and Planeta Junior TV. Through a partnership with WildBrain, the platform […]

September 9, 2021

beIN Sports, YouTube TV deal

beIN Sports and beIN Sports Xtra have officially launched on YouTube TV in the US as part of the optional Sports Plus add-on package which includes more than 20 networks for $10.99 (€9.30)/month. This latest launch serves as a substantial expansion of beIN Sports’ distribution across the US and brings a robust library of live […]

September 9, 2021

Jam City acquires Fremantle’s Ludia

RTL Group has announced that its global content business, Fremantle, has completed the sale of its 100 per cent shareholding in Ludia to US-based mobile entertainment company Jam City for $165 million (€139 million). In 2009, Fremantle acquired an initial stake of 29 per cent in Ludia, before increasing its shareholding to 100 per cent […]

September 9, 2021

Prime Video to premiere Your Christmas Or Mine?

Amazon Prime Video has announced the British movie Your Christmas or Mine? will premiere on Prime Video in over 240 territories worldwide in December 2022. The movie, made for Amazon Prime Video by Shiny Button, part of Banijay UK, follows young couple James (Asa Butterfield, Sex Education) and Hayley (Newcomer, Cora Kirk), who, after a […]

September 9, 2021

Malaysia: Hits, Hit Movies on unifi TV

Rewind Networks has announced Hits and Hit Movies will soon launch on unifi TV, Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s content service accessible nationwide for its customers. Starting October 1st, Hits will be available on Channel 454 and Hit Movies on Channel 407 on unifi TV and unifi PlayTV app. Both channels will be available in HD with […]

September 9, 2021

Studies: Pandemic hits UK production income

UK TV production industry trade body Pact has published two new reports which show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK independent production sector. The findings of the annual Pact Census and a specially commissioned COVID Long-Term Impact Study raise particular concerns in the context of the Government’s proposal to privatise Channel 4, […]

September 8, 2021

PallyCon unveils OTT anti-piracy solution

Multi DRM and content protection service provider PallyCon has launched what it says is a powerful anti-piracy solution for OTT platforms. The solution tracks and mines illegal content leakage and sends a red alert to the source of the illicit content generator. The solution, supported by forensic watermarking integration, globally monitors content leakage. It issues […]

September 8, 2021By Colin Mann