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France: SPI/FilmBox channels on Everstream

SPI/FilmBox and French-based business-only service company Evermedia have signed a new distribution agreement that will make five channels from the SPI portfolio available to businesses that utilise Everstream services in France, in the entertainment package. Evermedia delivers IPTV and Multimedia technologies to businesses in healthcare, hospitality and corporate sectors and to other non-residential venues via […]

May 26, 2022

Research: Video providers face streaming competition

The inaugural Battle Royale study from Hub Entertainment Research shows that the average household consumes entertainment – video, music, gaming, podcasts – from almost 13 different sources. But only half of those sources are considered must-haves. According to Hub, Covid and the launch of new streaming platforms have kicked the streaming revolution into high gear.  […]

May 25, 2022

Survey: 77% say films changed their view on cultural issues

With the Cannes Film Festival in full swing, research from Mastercard, official partner of the festival, reveals that two in five Brits (42 per cent) say movies have changed the way they see the world. The power of the cinematic voice has proved evident as the survey reveals that almost four in five people in […]

May 25, 2022By Nik Roseveare

BBC Sounds on PS5; signs Kamara

The BBC Sounds app is now available on the PlayStation 5. Listeners with PS5s consoles can now access live and on demand radio from the BBC’s national and local stations, music mixes curated by experts, artists and special guests, and a wide range of podcasts. Pushpa Reddy, director of product management, BBC, commented: “Record numbers […]

May 25, 2022By Nik Roseveare

The Lincoln Lawyer tops weekly Netflix charts

The Lincoln Lawyer topped the English TV list with 108.09 million hours viewed for the week beginning May 16th, making it the most viewed Netflix title of the week. Starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, the drama made the Top 10 in 90 countries. In advance of the highly anticipated return of Season 4, Vol. 1, Stranger Things […]

May 25, 2022

Davis vs Romero on FITE+ in Europe

Boxing fans in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and many more European regions can watch five-time world champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis defends his WBA lightweight title against Rolando Romero via the FITE+ subscription service The two undefeated fighters will battle it out for the 135 pound title at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, […]

May 25, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Immersive Peaky Blinders experience in London

Peaky Blinders: The Rise will be the first official fully immersive 360-degree theatre show set in the world of popular TV series Peaky Blinders. The show will place at The Vanguard Theatre in Camden, London – just moments away from the setting for Solomons Yard, from June 24th onwards. Attendees will follow the rise in […]

May 24, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Research: Sports broadcasters’ investment budgets bounce back

A report, The impact of Covid-19 on sports broadcasting technology investments, from media processing and delivery technology specialist Appear, finds that in 2022, 73 per cent of sports broadcasters stated that they expect their investment budget to increase compared to 2021, while none expect their budgets to decrease. Following healthy levels of investment in 2019, […]

May 24, 2022

PGA Tour renews agreement with STN Video

STN Video has announced the multi-year renewal of its partnership with the PGA Tour to distribute digital video highlights to news publishers. STN has been the PGA Tour’s online video distribution platform for local and regional news outlets since 2014. Over the course of its partnership with the PGA Tour, STN Video has delivered hundreds […]

May 24, 2022

HBO, Cartoon Network order Scooby-Doo pre-school series

HBO Max and Cartoon Network have announced the first-ever Scooby-Doo preschool series, Scooby-Doo! And the Mystery Pups. Produced by Warner Bros Animation, the CGI-animated adventure comedy series finds the iconic best friends as camp counselors who lead a new crew on mystery-solving adventures at sleepaway camp. The series will join the Cartoonito preschool block in […]

May 24, 2022By Nik Roseveare