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Amazon orders All or Nothing: Juventus

Amazon Prime Video and Juventus Football Club have announced a new Italian Amazon Original exclusive behind-the-scenes docu-series, All or Nothing: Juventus, following the team through the current 2020/21 season. The new series will launch exclusively on Prime Video later this year in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. All or Nothing: Juventus will take […]

February 23, 2021By Nik Roseveare

FIlmzie integrates with rlaxx TV

Filmzie, the AVoD streaming platform, has announced its content is now available to watch in the UK on rlaxx TV, the Germany based AVoD TV provider. As part of its ‘Watch more, search less’ vision, rlaxx TV combines the viewing experience of linear television with the flexibility of a modern streaming service. rlaxx TV is […]

February 23, 2021

discovery+ nears 12m paying subs

Discovery, the multichannel programmer, has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2020. Total revenues for 2020 were $10.6 billion (€8.7bn), down 4 per cent. US advertising revenues decreased 5 per cent and distribution revenues increased 4 per cent (or increased 3 per cent excluding certain non-recurring items recognised in the […]

February 22, 2021

Survey: Viewers turning to nostalgic TV for comfort

To mark the launch of Star on Disney+ on February 23rd, Radio Times has conducted a survey revealing how lockdown has impacted its readers’ TV viewing habits. Over 6,600 TV fans from across the UK took part in the survey, sharing some of their memorable moments from iconic series such as Lost, Family Guy and […]

February 22, 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

Evans signs Netflix deal

Gareth Evans, the writer and director of the likes of The Raid and Gangs of London, has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix to produce and direct films for the studio for the next several years. Havoc, starring Tom Hardy, will be the first feature under the new creative partnership. The movie will tell the […]

February 22, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Stewie Griffin The Mandaorian, introduce Disney+ parental controls

As Disney+ prepares to launch Star, and with it a slew of more adult-orientated content, the platform has enlisted Stewie Griffin of Family Guy fame and The Mandalorian actor Pedro Pascal to help spread the information around the new parental controls services available. To make sure Disney+ remains suitable for audiences of all ages, the […]

February 22, 2021By Nik Roseveare

BBC Select launches in US, Canada

As anticipated by advanced-television.com in December 2020, the BBC has launched BBC Select, a new streaming service, in North America. The service joins BBC’s international channels portfolio in the US that already includes BBC Brit, BBC Earth and BBC First, as well as the BritBox joint venture with ITV. BBC Select is available immediately via […]

February 19, 2021

Formula E extends BBC FTA deal

With the start of Season 7 fast approaching,  all-electric racing series Formula E has confirmed another broadcast deal with the extension of its media partnership with BBC Sport to show the live in the UK. Comprehensive, live, free-to-air coverage will air on BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with some races […]

February 19, 2021By Colin Mann

Netflix acquires Worth from Obama prodco

Netflix has acquired the rights to the movie Worth in the UK, US, Canada, Latin America, Australia, France, Turkey and select other countries. Higher Ground Productions, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company, will present the film, alongside Netflix. The film is based on Kenneth Feinberg’s memoir entitled What Is Life Worth. Worth, directed […]

February 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare