US TV station streamer Locast has been ordered to close its operations permanently. The service had previously been ordered to suspend all operations, but now a New York federal court has ordered a permanent injunction that bans Locast from operating. The owners of the major broadcast networks in the US – namely ABC, CBS, NBC […]
Piers Morgan will join News Corp and Fox News Media in a global deal, launching a new TV show in early 2022. Morgan will also join The Sun and the New York Post as a columnist. He will also present a series of True Crime documentaries. Morgan said: “I’m thrilled to be returning to News […]
ITV Studios has unveiled Tencent Video as their latest international co-production partner for the natural history series A Year on Planet Earth, originally commissioned by ITV in the UK and produced by Plimsoll Productions, in association with ITV Studios. Tencent Video, the online video streaming platform in China, has joined ITV in boarding the series, […]
FOX Entertainment has acquired the entertainment platform TMZ and all its media properties from WarnerMedia. Under terms of the agreement, FOX will own and operate all TMZ-branded linear, digital and experiential assets, including its hit syndicated magazine programmes, TMZ and TMZ LIVE, both of which air on 18 network affiliates owned by FOX Television Stations; […]
The strategic partnership recently established between Arrested Industries and Merzigo is pleased to announce that it has concluded its first major deal, acquiring close to 3000 hours from Spanish broadcaster RTVE. This collaboration between content development, financing, and distribution business Arrested Industries (fka Fugitive) and Merzigo, the rapidly growing, five-year-old international technology business, is headed […]
Following the adverse court ruling that US TV station streamer Locast could not rely on the premise that because it was a non-profit company it did not have to ask permission from broadcast stations or pay them to retransmit their signals online, the service has suspended all operations. The owners of the major broadcast networks […]
Fox Corporation and premium content blockchain specialist Eluvio have confirmed that FOX has made a strategic investment in Eluvio to accelerate the adoption of Eluvio’s platform across the broader media and entertainment industry. As part of the investment, the companies also announced that Eluvio will provide the underlying technology platform for Blockchain Creative Labs, FOX […]
FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s new AVoD streaming weather service launching this autumn, has signed three reporters and five multimedia journalists, announced Sharri Berg, president of the platform. Correspondents Nicole Valdes, Steve Bender and Max Gorden will provide live, breaking news coverage on developing weather events from around the country alongside multimedia journalists Will Nunley, Robert Ray, Katie Byrne, Mitti Hicks and Hunter Davis. In making […]
Chef, restaurateur and TV presenter Gordon Ramsay and Fox Entertainment are jointly forming Studio Ramsay Global, a new production entity co-owned between the two that will develop, produce and distribute culinary and lifestyle programming for Fox, its ad-supported streaming platform, Tubi, and platforms worldwide. In doing so, Studio Ramsay Global will acquire 100 per cent […]
HBO Max gained 2.4 million new subscribers in the US during Q1. The streamer had 12.1 million subs by the end of June, compared with 9.7 million at the end of March. This does not include people who have access to the WarnerMedia-owned service for free through their cable subscription. This contrasts with Netflix figures […]