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WrestleMania 37 on BT Sport Box Office

WrestleMania, the WWE’s annual flagship PPV, returns this weekend and will be available to watch in the UK and Ireland via BT Sport Box Office. WrestleMania 37 will be a two night event taking place in the early hours (1am start time) of April 11th and 12th with both nights airing on BT Sport Box […]

April 9, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Q India in 100m TV homes

QYOU Media has announced that The Q India, the company’s Hindi language youth oriented channel available in India, has reached its 2021 goal of distribution to 100 million TV households as a result of launching on both DD Free Dish & Dish TV in April. Sunder Aaron, Co-Founder and General Manager of QYOU Media India, […]

April 9, 2021

Rebel to premiere on Disney+

Drama series Rebel – the Erin Brockovich-inspired story starring Katey Sagal – will stream exclusively on Star on Disney+ from May 28th. The series tells the story of Annie ‘Rebel’ Bello – a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree who is inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich. “The work that Erin Brockovich does in this world is so […]

April 9, 2021By Nik Roseveare

ScreenHits TV aggregator launched

A new TV Streaming App – ScreenHits TV – which combines a user’s TV streaming channels into one TV guide has launched on Apple iPads, Android TV, Chromecast and Fire Stick platforms. ScreenHits TV allows subscribers to integrate and manage many of the top TV/online streaming services, and users can also see what is trending; share […]

April 8, 2021By Colin Mann

E3 returns virtually

E3 will return this year as a virtual event. The event is normally held in Los Angeles each June and is acknowledged as the biggest spectacle of the year for the video games sector attracting a mix of developers, press and the general public. Last year’s event was completely cancelled as a result of the […]

April 8, 2021By Chris Forrester

Research: Online video & gaming markets hit $330bn

The global pandemic and the shift to remote work/schooling engendered a captive audience that accelerated trends within the media and entertainment industry. Streaming video subscriptions climbed as households stacked subscriptions, driving subscription revenues to over $69 billion (€58bn) in 2020. Gaming in 2020 saw YoY growth of over 22 per cent with ISPs and CDNs […]

April 7, 2021

Cairo Communication to distribute DAZN channels on DTT

Italian media group Cairo Communication has reached an agreement with DAZN to host two pay-TV channels of the OTT broadcaster on its national DTT multiplex. According to Italian daily Milano Finanza, the distribution agreement is worth €3 million per year and will enable DAZN to ensure backup for its streaming services. The deal comes days […]

April 7, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Indycar renews global broadcast reach

A robust line-up of international broadcast partnerships will help deliver the NTT Indycar Series to a growing global audience in 2021. A series of renewals and expanded broadcast and streaming relationships will bring the stars of North America’s premier open-wheel racing series to many markets across Europe, Asia and more. Existing and renewal partnerships will […]

April 7, 2021By Colin Mann

YuppTV acquires VIVO IPL 2021 rights

YuppTV, an OTT platform for South-Asian content, has acquired the digital broadcasting rights for VIVO IPL 2021 in close to 100 countries. With this development, YuppTV will help cricket fans across the globe to access all the live action of the 60 T20 matches slated for the VIVO IPL 2021. After shifting to the UAE […]

April 7, 2021

Harry & Meghan reveal first Netflix production

Archewell Productions, in partnership with The Invictus Games Foundation, has announced its first Netflix series. Heart of Invictus, from the Oscar-winning team of director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara (The White Helmets, Virunga, Evelyn), will follow a group of competitors from around the globe, all service members who have suffered life-changing injuries or […]

April 7, 2021