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Netflix expands preschool content

Netflix has expanded its preschool programming with two renewals and four new series orders. In a blog post, Heather Tilert, Head of Preschool at Netflix, said: “From sparking curiosity with Ada Twist, Scientist to singing nursery rhymes with CoComelon, we’re creating preschool series for our youngest viewers and their families in over 190 countries to […]

October 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky Deutschland scores NHL rights

Sky Deutschland has secured the broadcasting rights to the National Hockey League (NHL) and will broadcast the North American ice hockey league live in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol in the 2021/22 through 2024/25 seasons. The new contract covers broadcasting rights across all distribution channels. With live broadcasts of around 300 games per […]

September 30, 2021

LaLiga Tech unveils technology solutions

LaLiga Tech, the spun-off technology division of Spain’s premier football league La Liga, has marked its official launch by revealing the range of technology solutions it can offer to the global sports and entertainment industry, while also confirming new agreements with World Padel Tour and communications specialist Millicom. LaLiga Tech combines the experience of an […]

September 30, 2021By Colin Mann

Guy Ritchie movie to premiere on Prime Video UK

Amazon Prime Video will exclusively premiere Guy Ritchie’s new action film, Wrath of Man, in the UK and Ireland on December 10th. The movie sees the director reunite with Hollywood star Jason Statham for the first time in 15 years. Based on the French film Le Convoyeur, Wrath of Man also features a cast including […]

September 30, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Hong Kong: UFC on Now TV

Now TV, the media entertainment arm of HKT, is bringing UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) to Hong Kong viewers laterthis month. Now TV plans to broadcast 42 live events per year, which consists of 30 UFC Fight Nights to be shown on Now Sports Plus (Channel 680) and 12 UFC numbered events to be shown on […]

September 29, 2021

Controlling Britney Spears doc on Sky, NOW

Controlling Britney Spears, a new documentary that features interviews with key insiders and those with first-hand information about the conservatorship that has controlled the pop star’s life, is now available on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW. In a confidential report in 2016, Britney Spears told a court investigator that her conservatorship had become “an […]

September 27, 2021

NENT Group to show IndyCar in 9 countries

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has extended its rights to show NTT IndyCar Series motorsport until 2024. NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service will continue showing every race from North America’s premier motorsport competition in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, while adding Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the first time. The IndyCar Series runs […]

September 24, 2021

Discovery Sports adds Cyclo-cross Superprestige series

Discovery Sports has further expanded its cycling offer for fans by adding the exclusive global Cyclo-cross Superprestige rights to its portfolio of live events. A new long-term deal will bring live and on-demand global coverage of the Cyclo-cross Superprestige series to viewers via Discovery Sports’ sport brands Eurosport, GCN+ and discovery+. The eight-race Superprestige season […]

September 24, 2021

Singapore: UFC on StarHub TV+

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be available on the StarHub TV+ platform in Singapore from October 1st. StarHub Sports+ subscribers will be able to keep up with the MMA action from UFC 2021 at their convenience via VoD, in addition to watching the events to come live. All 42 UFC events will be available via […]

September 24, 2021

Football pundit gets schooled on illegal streaming risks

In a new campaign from UK IP intellectual property protection body FACT, TV presenter and former Premier League footballer Jimmy Bullard has been given a first-hand insight into some of the risks lurking behind illegal streams, from viruses and malware deliberately designed to infect your devices, to full-scale identity theft caused by the sharing of […]

September 23, 2021By Colin Mann