Apple has announced that more customers around the world can enjoy many of Apple’s most popular Services. The App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and iCloud are now available in 20 more countries, and Apple Music is available in 52 additional countries. “We’re delighted to bring many of Apple’s most beloved Services to […]
Netflix and The Netherlands Film Fund have announced a relief fund for Film and TV productions to help the hardest hit workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Netflix will make €1 million available in the Netherlands to launch the fund. The production of films and series in the Netherlands has been severely affected by the […]
Fans missing sports tuned to ESPN and ESPN2 in droves to watch the first two episodes of The Last Dance, the 10-part documentary series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest to win a sixth NBA title in eight years. The Last Dance averaged 6.1 million viewers in the US for episodes 1 and […]
Eleven Sports Taiwan has been providing fans around the world with a rare offering of live sport over the past week, with action from the Taiwan Super Basketball League and the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Matches – which have all been played ‘behind-closed-doors’ – have been streamed globally on Twitter while Eleven Sports Taiwan has also […]
Turkey’s first English language international news platform, TRT World is expanding its global distribution with French operator, Bouygues Telecom. The operator will include TRT World in the basic tier of their various electronic communication networks and on various devices. Founded in 2015, TRT World broadcasts in the English language to communicate a Turkish perspective on […]
Millennial-focused broadcaster, distributor and content creator Insight TV has launched its 4K UHD HDR feed on Vodafone Romania, marking the first distribution deal in the country. The digital subscribers of Vodafone Romania now have access to the channel’s portfolio of influencer-led, high-quality content, including recently added series such as Epic Exploring: Going Local featuring amazing […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has announced Balcony Stories, a slate of short-form content to celebrate the positive and creative ways people are experiencing this complicated situation. The short-form series, produced by VIS in collaboration with Fremantle, leverages user-generated content from both audience and talent, redefining the role of the users by transforming them into active […]
Wurl, a provider of streaming video distribution and advertising services for connected TV, is powering the delivery of Fashion TV’s fashion, beauty, design and lifestyle content to viewers of Samsung TV Plus. Fashion TV broadcasts more than 100 hours of new programming each month, showcasing the latest in fashion, style and beauty trends, major fashion […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its NexGuard Streaming watermarking solution for OTT has been integrated with Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences. The integrated solution leverages Akamai’s edge platform to bring an added level of anti-piracy enforcement […]
Facebook has launched a new, live streaming app in a bid to take on the likes of video game streaming platform Twitch. The coronavirus lockdown has led to an increase in popularity for gaming, giving live streamers a much larger audience to entertain and keep invested. As such, Facebook decided to release the app earlier […]