Short-form mobile streaming service Quibi is in discussions to sell its content catalogue to streaming device and platform specialist Roku, according to the Wall Street Journal. The platform from Jeffrey Katzenberg launched in April 2020, as the pandemic began to take a firm hold, before announcing in October 2020 that it would wind down operations […]

Multichannel programmer Discovery and multiplay telco Vodafone have signed a new long-term, multi-platform agreement in Europe under which Vodafone customers in 12 markets can continue to enjoy Discovery’s content portfolio. The parties will also collaborate on making SVoD service discovery+ available to existing Vodafone subscriber bases across Europe. The partnership covers  Vodafone’s TV and mobile […]

Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has confirmed a partnership with yet another Chinese platform, Channel Zero, which is backed by Huan.tv. Channel Zero is a smart distribution platform of videos clips and sports content in China, covering over 100 million users nationwide. The station is dedicated to a comprehensive live-streaming service, video […]

Formula 1 racing is in “active talks” with Amazon regarding streaming Grand Prix on Prime Video as it scopes a digital future beyond TV broadcasting. Chase Carey, F1’s outgoing chief executive, told the Financial Times that he had held “substantive discussions […] with all the global digital platforms.” F1 is targeting younger fans who are increasingly […]

The US Congress has passed a Covid-19 stimulus bill which contains an anti-piracy proposal that would punish for-profit, illegal streaming services with felony penalties of up to 10 years in jail. The proposal came from Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), who sought to increase the penalty for operating a for-profit illegal streaming service. The bipartisan legislation […]

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and beIN Sports have announced a multiyear expansion of their broadcast and digital partnership that will extend to 2024, marking a decade-long collaboration. As part of the agreement and ahead of the start of the 2020-21 NBA season that tips off on December 22nd, beIN Sports will also continue to […]

BT Sport has renewed its exclusive rights to broadcast the Vanarama National League for a further three years, until the end of season 2023/24. BT Sport has been broadcasting live and exclusive coverage of English football’s fifth tier since 2013. The new deal will see more matches broadcast live each week, in a regular Saturday […]

Despite suggestions that the multiplay telco was set to lose its rights amid rumours of disagreement over price, BT Sport and Premiership Rugby have renewed their longstanding broadcast partnership and BT Sport will continue as the home of Gallagher Premiership Rugby in the UK for the next four years. BT Sport subscribers will continue to […]

In 2019, the top-10 US movies earned 69.2 per cent of their total box office gross revenue in the first two weeks of release, according to the latest report – Movie Windows – Adapting for the Future – from consultancy firm Omdia. This compares to 63.1 per cent for the films ranked between 41 and […]