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Love Island USA on ITV2

ITV2 has announced that Love Island USA will be broadcast on the channel from September 7th. Starting next month, viewers will be able to follow season two of the US version of the international reality sensation, as a new cast of Islanders are welcomed to the content. This season, the singletons will be sequestered in […]

August 24, 2020

Premier League confirms 20 extra broadcast games

An extra 20 live Premier League matches will be shown live on TV during the 2020/21 season. However, there will be no more free-to-air matches available to fans, despite fixtures remaining behind closed doors – at least for the first part of the start of the season. Individual Premier League clubs tried to obtain permission […]

August 21, 2020

Film4 Collection launching on BritBox UK

BritBox UK has announced that a collection of 25 titles, primarily drawn from the Film4 library will be available on the service from September 17th. A further 25 titles will be added before the end of the year. FIlm 4 says the selection has been curated to reflect the modern and contemporary British cinema synonymous […]

August 21, 2020By Nik Roseveare

NENT Group extends Scottish football rights

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has extended its exclusive Nordic rights to Scottish Premiership football until the end of the 2024/2025 season. NENT Group will show 48 Scottish Premiership matches live every season on its Viaplay streaming service in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, as well as in Iceland for the […]

August 21, 2020

FACT issues piracy warning ahead of PPV boxing return

Pay per view boxing returns on August 22nd, with Dillian Whyte facing Alexander Povetkin and Katie Taylor rematching Delfine Persoon. Boxing fans are being warned by FACT that “the game is up” when it comes to illegal streaming. More and more effective action is being taken to shut down illegal streams, and enforcement and legal […]

August 21, 2020

BBC Two acquires Fremantle’s Enslaved

BBC Two has acquired Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and created a new four-part docuseries featuring Hollywood icon and human rights activist Samuel L. Jackson following a deal with global producer and distributor Fremantle. Enslaved sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking, as millions of enslaved Africans were shipped […]

August 21, 2020

HBO Max expands stand-up slate

HBO Max, the US streaming service, is adding to its stand-up slate with the greenlight of two new specials, one from comedian Aida Rodriguez and another fronted by Colin Quinn. Rodriguez will take to the stage to confront today’s audiences about cancel-culture and the social issues of the day. “We are so thrilled to be […]

August 21, 2020By Nik Roseveare

AEW welcomes fans back to TV tapings

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced it will host limited, ticketed crowds of 10-15 per cent capacity for its live shows at the open-air Daily’s Place amphitheater in Jacksonville, Florida on August 27th. To safely bring back the energy of a live audience to AEW’s shows — in compliance with state and local regulations and […]

August 21, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Analyst: 5G to transform M&E

The media and entertainment industry is exploring opportunities to take advantage of 5G networks as the deployments start rolling out in many markets, according to tech market advisory firm ABI Research. Although most of the media and entertainment industry is focused on using the 5G

August 20, 2020

BBC News: “Heading for 1 bulletin a day as social takes over”

Fran Unsworth, the BBC’s head of news, has said the number of traditional TV bulletins will likely be cut over the next few years as more people consume news online. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Unsworth said she thought there might only be one bulletin a day. Asked whether the News at Ten […]

August 20, 2020