The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted home entertainment subscription services in Australia according to research from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Australians added 5.6 million new subscriptions to the end of June 2020, an increase of 18 per cent from a year ago. This growth was across streaming video on demand (SVoD), streaming music and games-related […]
WWE is moving all of its TV production to the Amway Center in Orlando – home of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Throughout the pandemic, WWE has maintained a regular filming schedule for its weekly TV shows and PPV events inside its Performace Center, also based in Orlando, but will be moving to the much larger […]
This winter, Disney+ will invite Star Wars fans to Chewbacca’s homeworld of Kashyyyk for a celebration of the galaxy’s biggest holiday, Life Day, in the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, premiering exclusively on the service on November 17th. The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special will feature a host of iconic characters including Rey, Finn, Poe, […]
ITV Racing will broadcast five races every day of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival from August 19th – 22nd on ITV. The horse-racing event may be behind closed doors, but ITV Racing will offer viewers at home a front row seat for four days of racing action. Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani host exclusive […]
Virgin Media abruptly halted eir Sport’s broadcast of its Champions quarter-final between Atletico Madrid vs RB Leipzig on August 13th. Virgin Media, which owns the rights to show Champions League games on Irish television, tweeted: “We have suspended our supply of Virgin Media Sport and Virgin Media Sport Extra to eir Sport because eir has […]
HBO Max, the US SVoD service, has announced that the upcoming seasons of The Other Two and South Side from Comedy Central Productions are joining the streaming platform as new Max Original series. The first seasons of The Other Two and South Side will land on the platform in 2021 followed by brand new seasons to stream exclusively as Max Original […]
BT Sport will broadcast knockout games from the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League, with extensive coverage from its studios anchored by Clare Balding. BT Sport’s quarter finals coverage kicks off on August 21st with an all-Spanish match between Atletico Madrid, who boast England’s Toni Duggan among their ranks, and last year’s European finalists, Barcelona, Duggan’s […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based technology for broadcast TV and streaming TV, has announced that VENN has launched a sophisticated free-to-view new age gaming TV network built on Amagi’s platform. The new 24X7 live network is now available on major social media platforms including Twitch, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, as well as its owned and […]
Amazon has announced that the first three episodes of All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur will launch exclusively on Prime Video on August 31st in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The nine-episode behind-the-scenes docu-series follows the Premier League football team throughout the 2019/20 season. A further three episodes will launch on September 7th with […]
Haystack News, the US ad-supported streaming service that connects viewers with local, national and global TV news, has announces pland for upcoming dedicated streaming channels for the Democratic National Convention (August 17th – 21st) and Republican National Convention (August 24th – 28th), as part of its ongoing Decision 2020 news programming. The streaming channels for […]