Modern Times Group (MTG) has successfully closed the transaction to divest ESL Gaming to Savvy Gaming Group. ESL Gaming is therefore no longer part of MTG and will be reported as ‘Discontinued operations’ in the group’s financial results for Q1 2022 and will be deconsolidated from Q2. MTG says it will now continue its growth […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media and content management, has announced that its Managed Cloud Network solution has successfully completed AWS’ Foundational Technical Review (FTR), with Globecast now an official global AWS partner. Sebastien Fauzan, Head of Marketing for Live and Sports at Globecast, said: “We are very pleased to achieve AWS partner status. […]
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration event will be broadcast live on ITV and ITV Hub from the private grounds of Windsor Castle on May 15th, with the likes of Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis, Omid Djalili and Tom Cruise leading an all-star cast of guests who will be participating in the celebrations. Phillip Schofield and […]
DAZN Group, the sports streaming service, has announced a strategic partnership with Pragmatic Group, a platform technology and content provider for the betting and gaming industry, to develop a betting product for sports fans. Under this exclusive, multi-year agreement, a new business headquartered in Gibraltar will launch and operate a new betting service under the […]
After four weeks atop the English TV list, Netflix has revealed that Bridgerton Season 2 is now its Most Popular English language series of all time with 627.11 million hours viewed, ahead of Bridgerton Season 1 in second place. This marks the first series to hold both the first and second place on a Most […]
Viaplay and the Professional Fighters League (PFL) have agreed a long-term partnership that makes Viaplay the live streaming home of PFL mixed martial arts (MMA) events in 10 European markets. Fight fans can follow over 25 PFL shows every year as part of Viaplay’s portfolio of premium live sports. Currently ranked the world’s no. 2 […]
For the first time in Sky Sports football history, a referee has worn a broadcast microphone up during a live match. Sky Sports followed the PGMOL officiating team during the Barclays FA WSL match Chelsea v Reading earlier this month. In exclusive footage that will be broadcast on Inside the WSL on April 21st at […]
Alteox, the Luxembourg-based digital media, VoD, and SmartTV App development company, has announced its partnership with Euronews under which the technology provider has developed and launched two digital products for the news broadcaster. The products are an application for Linux’s operated STBs (B2B2C) and an Android TV application for the Google Play store (B2C). The […]
Figures released by BARC show that WrestleMania 38 was seen by 56.1 million people in India on the Sony Sports Network. Total viewership of the premium event, which took place on April 2nd and 3rd at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, was up by 29 per cent year-on-year in India, compared with WrestleMania 37 in […]
Netflix has announced it will launch a mobile game and TV series based on the popular Exploding Kittens card game. Exploding Kittens – The Game, an exclusive version of the beloved mobile game, will launch on Netflix in May, followed by an adult animated comedy series in 2023, starring Tom Ellis (Rush, Lucifer), Abraham Lim […]