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France: M6 scores World Cup 2026, 2030 TV rights

M6 Group has outbid TF1 in acquiring the free-to-air rights in France to the 2026 football World Cup which takes place in Mexico, USA and Canada – as well as the 2030 World Cup being held across two continents. The deal represents a significant evolution for Nicolas de Tavernost’s group which hasn’t broadcast any World […]

March 6, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Dragon Ball Super English Dub on Crunchyroll

Dragon Ball Super English dub has officially arrived on anime streaming platform Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll and Toei Animation are providing viewers in the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand with all 130+ episodes of the Dragon Ball Super English, taking audiences on journey from Goku’s first meeting with Beerus and Whis, all the way […]

March 6, 2024

Avatar: The Last Airbender at Netflix #1; series renewed

Avatar: The Last Airbender claimed the #1 spot on Netflix’s English TV List for the second week in a row with 19.9 million views in the week commencing February 26th, reached the Top 10 in 92 countries and at #1 in 76. Netflix has already confirmed that Avatar: The Last Airbender will return to the […]

March 6, 2024

Study: TV top purchase influencer

US local broadcast television industry trade body TVB has released the findings of the 2024 Purchase Funnel Study which seeks to identify the importance of media platforms in influencing consumers during the purchase decision process. TVB commissioned GfK to conduct this study, which looked at consumers exposed to advertising across eight categories through ANY of […]

March 5, 2024

Canada: Love Pets on The Roku Channel

International production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has announced the launch of its FAST channel, Love Pets, on The Roku Channel in Canada. Since the pet-themed channel debuted last year, it has rolled out in 27 countries across the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “Launching Love Pets on […]

March 5, 2024

Poor Things on Disney+ from March 7

Coming off 11 Academy Award nominations  and 5 BAFTA Award wins, Disney+ has announced that Poor Things will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ in the UK on March 7th.  From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the fantastical tale of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant […]

March 4, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Virgin Media TV adds DAZN Women’s Football channel

Virgin Media TV customers can now access DAZN Women’s Football channel at no extra cost. The company becomes the first UK pay-TV provider to carry the dedicated FAST channel. Available to Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top-box, DAZN’s FAST channel offers viewers live football coverage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL), which features […]

March 1, 2024

Research: Kids watching 106min of YouTube daily

Precise TV, the contextual video company, and Giraffe Insights, a kids and family research agency, have released their latest Precise Advertiser Report: Kids (PARK). The report unpacks the media consumption habits and purchase decisions of parents and kids aged two to 12 years old, aka Generation Alpha. The latest bi-annual PARK report confirms YouTube remains […]

February 29, 2024

DAZN, GeoComply pilot Content Access Control system

GeoComply Solutions, a provider of anti-fraud and geolocation solutions, and DAZN, the sports streaming platform, have announced a pilot for DAZN to adopt GeoComply’s advanced geolocation solution (GeoComply Core) to augment their Content Access Control systems. DAZN launched GeoComply’s VPN and proxy detection solution, GeoGuard, in 2023 and now plans to work side-by-side with the […]

February 28, 2024

Narrative launching GREAT! Real channel

The UK independent TV broadcaster, Narrative Entertainment, continues to expand its GREAT! Network, with new free-to-air channel GREAT! Real launching on March 20th. Offering a range of content following on call medics and police patrols to coastal rescue missions and airport operations, GREAT! Real willshowcase drama and authentic stories centred around real people and events. […]

February 28, 2024