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Sunset+Vine signs BBC ALBA production deal

Sunset+Vine, the sports production company, has landed a three year deal to produce BBC ALBA’s sports coverage following a competitive commissioning process. Sunset+Vine will deliver coverage of at least 176 hours of live and as-live sporting events in the coming year, including football, shinty and rugby, and will produce a minimum of 26 live SWPL […]

October 3, 2023

Parallel Wireless wins UK DSIT Open Network Ecosystem

Parallel Wireless, the US-based Open RAN leader delivering All G, cloud Open RAN solution, has been announced as a winner of the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)’s Open Network Competition (ONE) with its project AURA (Agile Universal Radio Architecture). This will allow the company to expand its UK-based team and develop new […]

October 3, 2023

Adeia IP licence renewal with Samsung

Adeia, the R&D and intellectual property (IP) licensing company, has announced that Samsung Electronics has entered into a long-term agreement at the end of the third quarter, renewing its licence to Adeia’s media IP portfolio for its mobile devices and related offerings. “Samsung’s leadership in the Android mobile device market has been achieved by an […]

October 3, 2023

Aryel joins IAB Europe’s TCF

Aryel is the latest Ads Manager to join IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) v2.2. The new registration strengthens Aryel’s advertising offerings by ensuring privacy, transparency, and data protection for its users in line with the most recent industry regulations. Launched in April 2018, the TCF is a cross-industry standard that facilitates compliance with […]

October 3, 2023

Barbie on Starzplay

Starzplay, the MENA SVoD service, is bringing the summer blockbuster which crossed the billion-dollar mark- Barbie to its platform, straight from the theatres. Fans can tune into Starzplay and watch Greta Gerwig’s movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and get ready to immerse in the perfect-pink world of the Barbie Land. Barbie, which offers […]

October 3, 2023

Analysis: Sports rights spend hits $35bn

In major Western markets, the broadcast rights to popular sports competitions are increasingly being split across a growing number of services according to findings from Ampere Analysis. Changing viewing habits are driving the proliferation of streaming services that are turning to live sports coverage to boost engagement and subscriptions. Rightsholders are seeking ways to exploit […]

October 2, 2023

Sony: “Zee merger will take more time”

Sony Group has said that the completion of the India merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) and Culver Max Entertainment, which is Sony Pictures Networks India, will take a few more months. The much-awaited merger was previously expected by the end of September. The Zee/Sony merger was approved by the National Company Law Tribunal […]

October 2, 2023By Chris Forrester

Disney+ starts password-sharing crackdown

Following in the footsteps of Netflix, Disney+ is beginning to target subscribers who are sharing their account login details – initially in Canada. An email sent to Disney+ subscribers in Canada has informed them that the service will begin restricting their “ability to share your account or login credentials outside of your household” beginning on […]

October 2, 2023

Sky Cinema offers free Vue cinema tickets

Sky Cinema has launched a new partnership with Vue, offering customers two free Vue cinema tickets every month.  Now available to all existing and new UK and ROI Sky Cinema customers, the offer is valid for use at all Vue cinema locations from Sunday through to Thursday, for standard 2D screenings.    Sophia Ahmad, Chief Consumer […]

October 2, 2023

The benefits of building your own TV streaming platform

In recent years, Over-The-Top (OTT) TV streaming platforms have taken the world by storm – from streaming services to gaming sites, these platforms have revolutionised the way we consume content and entertainment. But OTT isn’t just changing the way we absorb media, it’s also transforming the business landscape. With the current number of digital streaming […]

October 2, 2023