Premium sports streaming platform DAZN has partnered with Italian broadband operator Fastweb to launch a joint package of services. The package, ‘Fastweb Casa e DAZN’, combines the live and on-demand sports offer of DAZN with Fastweb’s high-speed internet and fixed telephony services. The new package costs €40.95 per month (€39.95 for online activations) and subscribers […]
Multiplay operator Altice Europe has agreed a content partnership with Amazon Prime Video which will see the US SVoD service’s original creations available on French pay-TV service SFR. Content such as The Boys, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Good Omens, The Man in the High Castle, and the upcoming Carnival Row, will be accessible shortly to […]
ZEE5 Global has announced that it is making its top news channels available free for streaming in select countries in APAC, MENA and Africa. Audiences in these countries will be able to access 15 news channels and watch content like world headlines and business, sport, entertainment, and other trending news free of charge in seven […]
The 5G era is set to drive the next wave of growth in video streaming, with 78 per cent of US consumers indicating they will expand this activity as they adopt the next-generation wireless standard in smartphones and home-networking solutions, according to a survey conducted by IHS Markit Digital Orbit. When asked to name which […]
Recognising that the TV industry is in an age of changing viewing habits, Charlotte Moore, BBC Director of Content, has unveiled a raft of new commissions for BBC One at the Edinburgh TV Festival and spoken about the BBC’s approach to commissioning new programmes. In the last year, BBC One has brought audiences Bodyguard, Line […]
The Latin American edition of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, from content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA and international research and strategy consultancy MTM, has unveiled the challenges, opportunities and priorities that are driving the future of the Latin American pay-TV market. The report features insights collected from senior executives representing leading pay-TV […]
The Ekstraklasa, the top flight league in Poland, has officially launched its new OTT platform for international markets. Following a one-month free trial period, individual matches will be available on a pay-per-view basis at €2.99. A monthly subscription to the service will cost €6.99, with a season pass priced at €49.99. Content outside of live […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, has landed the exclusive rights to this year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup in two markets – Japan and Canada. DAZN has also secured non-exclusive rights to the tournament in Spain. Hosted by China for the first time, in its 18th edition, this World Cup will be played in eight cities […]
ESPN Player will bring subscribers its biggest ever season of college football coverage ahead of kick-off this weekend. The streaming service will bring full coverage of the 2019 NCAA College Football season to fans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asian countries including Japan and Singapore anytime, anywhere. Viewers will have the […]
This year, 182.5 million people in the US will view content via SVoD services, representing 55.3 per cent of the population. While Netflix remains the most popular subscription service, rivals such as Hulu and Amazon Prime Video are stealing share, according to the latest OTT forecast from eMarketer. Netflix Netflix is the most popular