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DAZN to stream Extreme E in 100+ markets

The inaugural season of Extreme E, the new off-road electric race series, will be streamed live on DAZN in over 100 countries worldwide. DAZN will broadcast Extreme E in markets including France, Japan, South Africa, Poland, Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Egypt and Portugal. The rights are non-exclusive. This deal runs for the duration of the […]

April 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Russia: Pandemic drives legal service usage

Findings from Group-IB, a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, estimate the revenue of the video piracy market in Russia in 2020 at $59 million. The market decline has slowed down, however, with 7 per cent drop in 2020 compared to 27 per cent in 2019. Online pirates were not quite successful in […]

April 1, 2021By Colin Mann

Sweden: Families prefer Disney+ over Netflix

The launch of Disney+ in 2020 fundamentally changed the competitive landscape for streaming in Sweden in many ways – but perhaps most notably in the battle over families with young children. Analysis by Mediavision shows that Disney+ has a very strong position among these families. The immensely fast adoption of Disney+ upon launch in clearly […]

April 1, 2021

FUEL TV launches in India and Mexico

FUEL TV, the global home of action sports, is now available in India and Mexico through Samsung TV Plus. The free service delivers instant access to news, sports, entertainment, and more via Samsung TV sets. Included in all of Samsung Smart TVs 2017-2021, FUEL TV shiwcases surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding and skiing, BMX and mountain biking. […]

April 1, 2021

Telestream acquires ContentAgent

Telestream, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital and a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, has announced the acquisition of ContentAgent from Vecima Networks. ContentAgent is an application used by broadcasters, production companies and post houses to streamline content creation workflows. ContentAgent was built to automate common tasks such as camera card ingest […]

April 1, 2021

Finland: WildEarth launches on Elisa 

WildEarth is now available on Finland’s digital entertainment service, Elisa Viihde, following the signing of a 3 year deal. WildEarth’s mission is to connect people with nature and does this through its 24/7 wildlife channel which brings viewers face to face with the thrill of the wilderness in real time. Twice-daily live safari’s from the […]

April 1, 2021

Discovery eyes Ashes rights

Discovery, the multichannel broadcaster, has emerged as a surprise contender to acquire the rights to this winter’s Ashes cricket series as part of attempt to boost significantly sporting content across its platforms. According to reports, Discovery is preparing to take on BT Sport and Sky Sports for a four-year package worth in over £50 million for […]

March 31, 2021

Loveworld fined £125K for Covid conspiracy theories

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty of £125,000 (€147,000) on religious satellite channel Loveworld, after an investigation found it broke broadcasting rules for the second time in a year. During the course of a 29-hour programme – The Global Day of Prayer – Ofcom found that news content and sermons presented potentially […]

March 31, 2021By Colin Mann

SK Telecom joins SRT Alliance

The SRT Alliance, established by Haivision, a global provider of mission-critical, real-time video streaming and networking solutions, has announced that SK Teleco, Korea’s largest wireless telecommunications operator, has joined the SRT Alliance to support and adopt the SRT open source protocol.  SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is a free open source video transport protocol and technology stack originally developed and pioneered by Haivision […]

March 31, 2021

Personalized Images solution from ThinkAnalytics

Content discovery and viewer analytics solution specialist ThinkAnalytics has unveiled Personalized Images, which recommends personalised images from multiple catalogues on the UI, content carousels and programme guides based on the viewer’s interests and profile. Personalized Images applies advanced AI techniques and information science to automate the process of selecting the best and most appealing image […]

March 31, 2021