Sky Sports has canned its female-focused TikTok channel, Halo, after just three days following significant online backlash, with posts describing it as “patronising” and “sexist”. The channel launched on November 13th, but on November 16th – via X – Sky confirmed it has scrapped the offering, posting: “Our intention for Halo was to create a […]
Scottish football’s three senior bodies have agreed a seven-figure deal with UK-based software firm HALO as Official Technology Partner. Brokered by Scottish Football Marketing, the landmark agreement is the first joint sponsorship to include each of the Scottish FA, the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL). The three-year partnership […]
Sky Sports has launched Sky Sports Halo, a new TikTok channel aiming to engage and entertain female sports fans. The channel provides a dedicated platform for women to enjoy and explore content from all sports, while amplifying female voices and perspectives. Sky Sports Halo seeks to build a welcoming community for female sports fans through […]
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount, has announced a partnership with LATAM Airlines Group to launch a Paramount+ Branded Channel on over 300 aircrafts across 148 destinations in 25 countries. The partnership will bring a curated selection of Paramount+ content to LATAM Airlines’ customers via a dedicated Paramount+ section within the In-Flight Entertainment system. Halo, […]
Paramount+ has announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring Paramount+ to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S across several international markets. Xbox owners in the UK, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latin America (including Brazil) and Switzerland can now access the SVoD service via their Xbox consoles to stream a catalgoue of blockbuster […]
MCM London Comic Con has announced that the cast of hugely popular RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 will be appearing on the Central Stage on October 27th and the Live Stage on October 28th for two exclusive panels. Additionally, fans will be able to meet the cast during photographs and autographs sessions. Currently taking the virtual […]
There are plenty of well-known players looking to tap into the market for so-called space tourism, not least Sir Richard Branson and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. Now they might have new competitor in the shape of Halo Space, and balloon flights. Spain-based Halo Space has successfully flown a prototype stratospheric balloon up some 23 miles […]
Paramount+ has joined forces with London’s West End for a summer takeover event. Paramount+ is bringing the UK capital’s district to life with a series of consumer-led installations, pop-ups and activities, with the takeover introducing some of the world’s most recognisable stars and characters, in partnership with Heart of London Business Alliance and Westminster City […]
Paramount Global will stage what it has called “its biggest and most ambitious marketing campaign in the UK” throughout the summer, to herald the launch of its new streaming service, Paramount+, in the region. Paramount+ will be available in the UK and Ireland from June 22nd. The launch line-up will include exclusive originals, blockbuster films […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the exclusive SV0D, AVoD and FAST rights to over 400 episodes across three properties of digital native content from Rooster Teeth, a subsidiary of Warner Bros Discovery. The three properties are the first animated series that FilmRise has acquired for the digital […]