In a move that better positions the streaming giant to take on the recently-launched Disney+, Netflix and Nickelodeon have formed a new, multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series – based both on the Nickelodeon library of characters as well as all-new IP – for kids and families around the […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has obtained a consent judgment and permanent injunction against Omniverse One World Television, Inc. in the federal district court for the Central District of California. Omniverse was a major supplier of unauthorised […]
Orange Spain has signed a deal with Warner Bros to distribute its films in 4K through Orange’s on-demand service Videoclub. Movies franchises including Batman, Harry Potter and IT will be available on Orange’s 4K offer, as well as current blockbuster The Joker upon its home release. With this agreement, and with a recently similar deal […]
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky is reportedly planning to take on BT and ITV for the broadcast rights to Champions League football. The rights cycle for the tournament from 2021 to 2024, along with Europa League, is said to have already attracted significant interest from ITV. The FTA commercial broadcaster is set to mount a bid to […]
Mediaset Spain, operator of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other channels, has acquired the broadcast rights to the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) for €80 million until the 2021-2022 season. With the rights, Mediaset will be able to air the football matches from the Copa del Rey tournament in Spain and throughout Europe. Mediaset had […]
Despite the Apple TV+ service only being a few days old, Apple has already renewed four of its original series for second seasons. The Morning Show, Dickinson, See and For All Mankind are all set to return for second innings. The Morning Show came to fruition as a two season order, but in the case […]
Amazon Prime Video has announced that one of the most talked, written and tweeted about TV formats in recent times – Love Island – is coming to France, exclusively for Prime members. Based on a format owned by ITV Studios and Motion Content Group, Love Island, a new and unscripted French Amazon Original series, is […]
BritBox, the SVoD service created by UK PSBs the BBC and ITV, has opened for business, bringing what it describes as the greatest collection of British boxsets with the finest homegrown talent to viewers for £5.99 (€6.95) a month in HD and across multiple devices. BritBox has signed a partnership deal with fellow PSB Channel […]
Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive streaming home for the upcoming animated series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, based on the adventures and characters of Critical Role, the story-driven and world-building digital media brand. Amazon Studios has ordered two seasons of the series and has also closed a first-look deal with Critical […]
National Geographic Asia has picked up two culinary-themed titles from Parade Media. National Geographic Asia has acquired Food Lab produced by Aussie Indie Prodco, Cultivate Productions. Viewers follow Australian MasterChef favourite allumni, Ben Milbourne, as he explores the food science behind cooking with hipster nerd Joel Gilmore to answer kitchen conundrums home cooks face. The […]