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Formula E extends Discovery partnership

With the first races in its seventh season just days away, Formula E and Discovery have extended their media partnership to show the all-electric racing series live across Europe. Discovery will utilise its extensive range of free-to-air, pay-tv and digital platforms to support the growth of Formula E, whose shareholders include Liberty Global and Discovery […]

February 24, 2021By Colin Mann

Sportsradar launching K League OTT platform

Sportradar and the Korea Professional Football League will launch a new OTT platform for the international market ahead of the 2021 season, which kicks off on February 27th. The new development, K LEAGUE TV, will have content in both English and Korean, a first for the K League, and will have all matches from the […]

February 24, 2021

Vestel adds Twitch to Smart TVs across Europe

Multi-brand TV manufacturer, Vestel, has announced the launch of a new app collaboration that is set to bring streaming service Twitch to more Smart TVs across Europe. The app has been rolled out to all Vestel-manufactured Smart TV ranges, including those designed for many top brands, including Hitachi, JVC, Telefunken and Techwood. With the app, […]

February 23, 2021

YouTube unveils new kids programming slate

YouTube Originals has announced the premiere of a new animated series, Super Sema, the pick-ups of eight new shows including Book Tube Jr, The Eggventurers, The Guava Juice Show, Kid Correspondent, Lottie Dottie Mini, Millie and Lou, Supa Strikas: Rookie Season, and The Workout Badges, plus twenty-five projects in development. This new global slate is […]

February 23, 2021

CEBL, StreamAMG to launch OTT service

The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and StreamAMG have signed a multi-year partnership to launch a new OTT service. The service will give basketball fans in Canada, the US, and internationally access to live CEBL games, as well as on demand content including highlights, interviews, and features. The first professional sports league in Canada to […]

February 23, 2021

Robi Axiata: Building an OTT service from scratch

Robi Axiata is the second largest Mobile Network operator in Bangladesh. With a population of 161 million people, Bangladesh houses as many people as roughly 1/4 of the European population. Robi Axiata has almost 50 million subscriptions, which is more than the population of Spain. It is an understatement when we say this is a […]

February 23, 2021

Hibs fans can invest by viewing Recast clips

Supporters of Hibernian Football Club can now inject cash straight into the club simply by watching exclusive goal clips, highlights and interviews featuring their favourite team thanks to a pioneering partnership with ground-breaking sports video platform Recast. The SPFL club is the first in Scotland to join Recast, a video platform which connects fans directly […]

February 23, 2021

TV3 Group drives OTT growth with telco partnerships

TV3 Group, the Baltics media group, has increased the reach of its OTT service Go3 through cooperation agreements with major telecommunications companies, cable operators and IPTV providers such as Bite, Tele2, Telia and Baltcom. With its strong partners, Go3 has grown its paying subscriber base to more than 200,000, a substantial part being on long-term […]

February 22, 2021

VIZIO Ads launches frequency control

VIZIO Ads, TV company’s direct-to-device advertising business, has unveiled Universal Frequency Control, a new capability that enables brands to set limits on how often a VIZIO TV within a household is exposed to specific ad creative when placing an ad through its platform. Universal Frequency Control persistently measures the number of times an ad is exposed […]

February 22, 2021

Mediaset scores Champions League FTA & streaming rights

Mediaset has been awarded the Italian free-to-air and streaming rights for the UEFA Champions League for another three years, until 2024. The broadcaster will be able to air the best match of each round of Europe’s premier football competition free-to-air as well as the final, which will also be available online for free. In addition, […]

February 19, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome