beIN Sports has acquired the rights to the second season of Karate Combat – the professional, full-contact karate league – in a 37-market deal which spans five continents and includes the US, with 12 episodes airing weekly. beIN Sports will broadcast weekly episodes of Karate Combat in North America, the Middle East & North Africa […]
Following the arrival of Buffy The Vampire Slayer in June, Channel 4 has announced that its spin-off, Angel, will be available to stream from September 18th on All 4, with episodes also showing on E4 from late autumn. Acquired as part of a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Company, all five seasons of the […]
Skillz, a mobile games platform connecting players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition, and Flying Eagle, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, have agreed to a business combination that will result in Skillz becoming a publicly-listed company. Skillz is powering tournaments for thousands of game developers around the world, expanding and leading growth in the […]
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is launching a content test using augmented reality together with the Australian start-up tagSpace. The Brisbane-based software company provides a proprietary solution for location-based AR experiences in cities, stadiums, festivals and other big events . As a possible starting point for Mediengruppe RTL, a plug-in application could be used to integrate top […]
Korea’s UMAX channel has licensed 200 hours of original programming from Insight TV, a producer and distributor of 4K UHD HDR programming and formats. The all-UHD Korean channel will include a new branded block of Insight TV programming starting this month. The deal was brokered by THEMA Asia-Pacific. UMAX is Korea’s largest all-UHD channel and […]
Channel 4 has been awarded the UK television rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The deal includes multi-platform broadcast rights within the UK and will see the broadcaster build on its acclaimed coverage of London 2012 and Rio 2016 which broke UK viewing records for Paralympic sport. London 2012 reached 69 per cent of […]
Apple has announced Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, an exclusive holiday event from multi award-winning artist Mariah Carey which, will debut globally on Apple TV+ this holiday season. The new special is set to premiere on the heels of the 25th anniversary of Carey’s iconic Xmas anthem All I Want For Christmas Is You, and […]
Fetch TV and Metrological have announced a partnership that will see the Metrological Application Platform integrated onto the Fetch service. Fetch will also utilise the Metrological Lightning Framework to enhance the performance of the Fetch user interface. The cloud-based Metrological Application Platform allows Fetch to seamlessly integrate premium OTT services, and niche and localised apps […]
Smart Cinema USA – the handheld movie theatre accessible through smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices – has launched its virtual cinema app on VIZIO SmartCast. The smart Cinema app makes the latest Asian blockbusters and arthouse films accessible to viewers at home during their traditional theatrical window, prior to typical availability through […]
SPI/FilmBox and communications provider GibFibre have announced that a new agreement will make seven of SPI’s channels available to GibFibre subscribers in Gibraltar. The channels will be available in GibFibre’s Super and Ultimate packages. “We are excited to start our partnership with GibFibre and can’t wait to introduce SPI’s world of great entertainment to viewers […]