CBS will be the new US home of Italian football having beaten ESPN to the rights. CBS will hold the rights to Serie A and Coppa Italia games from next season for three years. The games will be shown on CBS Sports as well as the Paramount+ streaming platform. The financial terms of the deal […]

The National Football League (NFL) has signed long-term agreements with media partners Amazon, CBS, ESPN/ABC, FOX, and NBC for the distribution of games over television and digital platforms, as well as additional media rights. With these agreements, the NFL has expanded its digital footprint to reach a broader audience while maintaining its commitment to keep […]

More and more shows and movies available on TV platforms are being prominently branded as ‘original’. The Evolution of Video Branding study from Hub Entertainment Research explores what consumers assume about such content and how the term influences viewing decisions. Highlights from the study:

A survey from ENGINE Insights has found that 69 per cent of Americans watched Super Bowl LV on a Smart TV on February 7th. Some 40 per cent of them watching via a Samsung TV, 21 per cent on LG devices, 11 per cent on Vizio and only 8 per cent on Sony. Over half […]

STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, received its first independent debt financing in the region of $25 million (€20.7m) from Abu Dhabi based Ruya Partners. The funds, secured on the basis of STARZPLAY’s financial strength and performance, will be used towards further strengthening STARZPLAY’s geographic and customer reach, acquiring and producing original content, and maximising long-term […]

VIZIO has announced the launch of three new sports channels and an all-in-one sports app for SmartCast viewers across the US. The free channels include the NFL Channel, Pac-12 Insider, and beIN Sports Xtra, as well as the CBS Sports App. All three channels and the CBS Sports app are completely free to all SmartCast […]

ViacomCBS has announced that its own entry into the ever-growing streaming market, Paramount+, will launch in the US, Canada and Latin America on March 4th. ViacomCBS will also bring Paramount+ to the Nordics on March 25th, and Australia in mid-2021.  There is no word yet on UK availability. The CBS All Access service in Canada […]

Haystack News, an ad-supported, US news streaming service that connects viewers with hyper-relevant local, national and world TV news, has shared details for new streaming channels launching this month dedicated to ongoing local, national and global coverage of the two Georgia Senate Runoff elections (January 5th – 7th) and the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden […]

Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 US subscription OTT services, based on estimated number of subscribers through September 2020 from the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker. Parks Associates notes that recent entrants such as HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Disney+ have rearranged the top ten list. Sling TV dropped out […]