Media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi’s MediaforEurope (MFE) has received authorisation from Stock Market regulator CNMV (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) to control 100 per cent of Mediaset Spain . Already owner of a 55.69 per cent share, MFE is now taking 33.31 per cent at €258 million, plus a share exchange totalling a 100 per […]
The FIFA World Cup Play-Off Final will be shown on free to air TV on Sunday 5th June on ITV [and also on STV in Scotland], following a deal with rights holder Sky. Coverage of the match, which takes place at the Cardiff City Stadium, will see Wales play against either Scotland or Ukraine. The […]
Supervillain Gru and his yellow sidekicks are back, as brand-new content from Illumination and Universal Pictures’ Minions: The Rise of Gru is released, just in time for the summer, when the mischievous Minions return to cinemas once again. The exclusive new content is being shared as part of pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust […]
Electric SUV motorsport series Extreme E is renewing its partnership for Season 2 with global sports streaming platform DAZN. DAZN will air Extreme E’s events in Japan as well as its rest of world territories. This will include the live and on-demand streaming of the Championship’s five X Prix in 2022 as well as the […]
Sports media group Eleven has secured exclusive worldwide live rights for the Thai Women’s League for three seasons, from 2022 – 2024. LIVE coverage of the Thai Women’s League will be available exclusively from May 28th 2022 via Eleven’s global OTT platform elevensports.com, as well as locally on Eleven’s platforms across South East Asia and […]
Channel 4 and Netflix are have announced a new co-production Five Star Chef (6 x 60’), created by Twenty Twenty (First Dates, A House Through Time, All That Glitters). This high-stakes new competition series will pit some of Britain’s brightest and most ambitious chefs against one another for a jaw-dropping prize: their own restaurant in […]
Disney has announced that Willow, an all-new live-action fantasy adventure series based on the classic 1988 feature film, will premiere on November 30th exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service. The announcment was made during the Lucasfilm studio showcase panel at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. Willow will see Warwick Davies reprise his iconic role as […]
Channel 4 has announced seminal morning entertainment show The Big Breakfast will be returning to its schedule. Over four weeks on Saturday mornings in August the show will make its comeback, produced by Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios. BAFTA award-winning comedian Mo Gilligan and broadcaster AJ Odudu will serve as hosts and be joinedy […]
Disney+ has announced at the Star Wars Celebration event that the new, original series Andor, from Lucasfilm will launch exclusively on Disney+ on August 31st, with the first two episodes. The series, set prior to the events of Rogue One and will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s […]
The UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) final between Lyon and Barcelona on May 21st saw a record setting live cumulative viewership of 3.6 million globally across DAZN, DAZN’s UWCL YouTube channel, and 11 free-to-air channels in Europe. This marks a 56 per cent increase in audience compared to last season’s final. This was the first year […]