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Anti-piracy campaign for Ireland

Copyright protection body FACT and Crimestoppers have teamed up to launch a new campaign across Ireland, encouraging the public to share information about illegal streaming activities in their communities. Running over six weeks on Facebook and Instagram, the campaign aims to gather intelligence on individuals or groups involved in advertising or selling illegal streaming subscriptions, […]

August 22, 2024By Colin Mann

Research: LGBTQ+ more likely to try inclusive CPG products

Revry, the LGBTQ+ streaming network, has announced the release of a study conducted in collaboration with Nielsen, revealing significant findings about the purchasing behaviours, brand loyalty, and advertising perceptions of LGBTQ+ consumers in the grocery and household items market. The study, conducted in June 2024 as part of the Revry LGBTQ+ Streaming Audience Insights powered […]

August 22, 2024

Bitmovin Player chosen by Mercado Libre

Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming software solutions, has announced that Mercado Libre, the Latin American e-commerce and technology company, has selected the Bitmovin Player to launch its video streaming service, Mercado Play. Mercado Libre hosts the largest online commerce and payments ecosystem in Latin America. It operates across 18 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, […]

August 22, 2024

Eutelsat, Cable Color renew broadcast deal

Eutelsat Group and Honduras’s Cable Color have signed a new multi-year agreement renewing capacity for video broadcast services over Central America on the Eutelsat 117 West A satellite. Cable Color is a long-standing customer of Eutelsat. The 117° West location is the premium TV neighbourhood for Latin America, offering pan-regional distribution of various major networks […]

August 22, 2024

Frequency delivers Cineverse channels

Frequency, the streaming TV channel engine, has announced that Cineverse has chosen Frequency to deliver channels from its streaming portfolio to more than 25 platforms. Cineverse, which owns and operates a wide range of FAST brands including AsianCrush, The Dove Channel, Midnight Pulp, RetroCrush (pictured), Comedy Dynamics, the Yu-Gi-Oh! Channel and the soon to launch […]

August 22, 2024

Jimmy Carr hosts Last One Laughing UK on Prime Video

Prime Video will launch a UK version of the international hit format, Last One Laughing, which will be hosted by comedian, television presenter and writer, Jimmy Carr. The series will see Carr challenge 10 of Britain’s best-known comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile. Over the course of the […]

August 22, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Paramount+ Essential in Charter packages

Charter Communications and Paramount Global have announced that the ad-supported version of Paramount’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, Paramount+ Essential, is now available in all Spectrum TV Select and Mi Plan Latino packages in the US at no additional cost. As part of the companies’ new multi-year distribution agreement, Spectrum video customers can immediately begin streaming over […]

August 22, 2024

Report: Olympics drives US streaming records in July

Streaming made TV history for a second consecutive month in the US in July 2024 as it notched the most dominant performance by a single viewing category ever in Nielsen’s The Gauge report, accounting for 41.4 per cent of TV viewing. Streaming levels were over 5 per cent higher in July compared to June, leading […]

August 21, 2024

France: Paramount+ in Canal+ packages

Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount Global, and Canal+ Group have announced the expansion of their partnership in France. This strategic collaboration aims to expand the distribution of Paramount+ and its content in France. Through the extended deal, Canal+ subscribers can access Paramount at no additional cost, whatever subscription plan they have, starting immediately. As […]

August 21, 2024

DAZN handball FAST channel on Pluto TV in DACH

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and Pluto TV, Paramount’s FAST TV service, have announcd the extension and expansion of their partnership to bring sports content to Pluto TV. As part of the new agreement, fans will be able to enjoy another new and free DAZN Free TV channel – a dedicated handball channel – exclusively […]

August 21, 2024By Nik Roseveare