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 […]
A study carried out by the US’s National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that, at launch, when little is known about a movie, high quality illegal copies demonstrate a positive effect on revenues. In the post-launch period, however, higher quality illegal copies exhibit a negative effect on revenues. In the NBER paper, Latent Estimation […]
Eleven Sports Portugal has extended its partnership with La Liga Santander for the next three seasons. Eleven has also secured exclusive rights to LaLiga SmartBank and will broadcast over 100 games a season from the Spanish second league. Fans will be able to enjoy comprehensive coverage of Spanish football across Eleven’s OTT and linear channels. […]
Ascot Racecourse and At The Races have agreed to extend their partnership on domestic pay-TV and digital platforms. The new agreement covering non-terrestrial television in the UK & Ireland will see Sky Sports Racing broadcast live coverage from all of Ascot’s 25 annual fixtures until at least 2024. At The Races will continue to manage […]
Apple has announced a series order for Harriet the Spy, the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel. Hailing from The Jim Henson Company and Rehab Entertainment, Harriet the Spy will join the growing slate of content for kids and families on the Apple TV+ streaming platform. Set in 1960s New York when the […]
Legendary Hollywood director Martin Scorsese has signed a multi-year agreement with Apple to create exclusive film and TV projects for the Apple TV+ streaming service. The deal with Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions will include the recently acquired Killers Of The Flower Moon starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Nir, according to Deadline. Last year, Scorsese directed […]
Formula 1 has announced that AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has extended its TV rights agreement to exclusively show the full FIA Formula 1 World Championship until 2023 in Czech Republic and Slovakia. The extended three-year agreement will see Sport1 and Sport2 show the drama unfold across each race weekend, […]
Celebrated Italian director Luca Guadagnino brings his unique cinematic style to television for the first time in We Are Who We Are, an eight-part limited series which has been acquired for BBC Three from Fremantle. An HBO-SKY series, produced by Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment, and by Mario Gianani for Wildside, both Fremantle Companies, with […]
From Season 7, which starts in January 2021, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will become the only major international motorsport on free-to-air television in Germany, with ProSiebenSat.1 airing all races live as part of new long-term partnership. The ‘ran’-racing-crew of Sat.1 will be on the ground at races bringing fans all the latest […]
Peacock, the NBCUniversal-owned US streaming platform, has announced a new weekly topical late-night series anchored by Amber Ruffin and Larry Wilmore. Each week The Amber Ruffin Show will showcase Ruffin’s smart take on the week’s news. Peacock has ordered nine half-hour episodes of the show which is set to launch in September. “Having a late-night […]