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Redbox content deal with Oscilloscope Laboratories

Redbox has partnered with film production and distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories to bring hundreds of hours of content to its AVoD streaming service in the US. Films that will be offered include We Need to Talk about Kevin, The Messenger, and Howl. They can be viewed anytime, completely free via the Redbox app via Roku, Vizio, […]

September 16, 2021

Viaplay to show NHL in Poland until 2026

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has signed a five-year exclusive media rights agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL), the US ice hockey league, to broadcast up to 1,400 live NHL games every season on NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service in Poland until 2026. The deal expands NENT Group and the NHL’s long-term partnership to […]

September 15, 2021

Italy: Eleven scores EuroLeague rights

The Eleven Group has acquired exclusive digital rights in Italy to the EuroLeague and EuroCup for the next three seasons. Eleven will stream every game from European basketball’s top-tier competitions from 2021 to 2024, including every minute of the Italian teams – X Armani Exchange Milan, Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Umana Reyer Venice and Dolomiti Energia […]

September 14, 2021

BBC Wales to air Wales Women’s World Cup Qualifiers

The Football Association of Wales and BBC Cymru Wales have announced a new broadcast partnership deal providing live coverage of all of Wales’ 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Gemma Grainger’s team are aiming to reach the finals, hosted in Australia and New Zealand, for the first time. Wales will kick off their campaign on […]

September 14, 2021

Analysis: Netflix Originals as popular as major movies

Research from Ampere Analysis comparing content popularity ratings from different distributors and commissioners has estimated that roughly a quarter of titles released in the last five years expected to achieve long term popularity are Netflix Originals – matching Disney and WarnerMedia in producing valuable longer-term content. For this analysis, Ampere has used its proprietary Critical […]

September 13, 2021By Colin Mann

9.2m watch Raducanu win US Open on C4

Channel 4’s late acquistion of the rights to show the US Open final proved to be a huge success, with a peak audience of 9.2 million tuning in to watch Emma Raducanu’s historic win. The broadcaster pulled off a last-minute deal to show the match, paying Amazon a seven-figure sum to put the streaming company’s […]

September 13, 2021

Netflix creative partnership with Winger

Netflix has announced a multi-year partnership with the creator of critically acclaimed mini-series Unorthodox, Anna Winger, and her production company Airlift Productions. The overall deal will see Winger and Airlift Productions develop and produce international drama series for Netflix. The Airlift Productions team expands with the new addition of Camille McCurry as partner. Based in […]

September 13, 2021

Vubiquity renews izzi deal

Content services and media technology solutions provider Vubiquity has confirmed a multi-year renewal agreement with Mexican cable TV operator izzi. As part of this agreement, Vubiquity will continue to provide content licensing and processing for the izzitv service. Vubiquity holds relationships with hundreds of content creators and distributors around the globe, bringing the latest release […]

September 13, 2021

C4 partners with Amazon to show live US Open final

Tennis fans will be able to watch live coverage of the US Open tennis final on Channel 4 after the broadcaster secured a last-minute deal to share the broadcast with Amazon Prime Video. Viewers will be able to cheer on 18-year-old Emma Raducanu as she makes her first Grand Slam final appearance against Canadian Leylah […]

September 11, 2021

China: CMG acquires Olympics rights to 2032

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the China Media Group (CMG) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Chinese mainland and Macau (SAR) for the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina in 2026, the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad in Los Angeles in 2028, the XXVI Olympic Winter Games in 2030, […]

September 10, 2021