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One America News launches in Spain

One America News Network (OAN), a 24/7 source of national and international news, is now available in Spain through a partnership with Tivify, a streaming platform that offers both free and premium channel options along with a suite of advanced features to its users across the country. On the heels of a recent launch with […]

August 12, 2022

5 News launching Mind Matters podcast

5 News has announced that its health and well-being segment, Mind Matters with Dr Sian, will be available as a podcast from July 27th. Mind Matters with Dr Sian will continue to run as a segment airing fortnightly within 5 News but will now be available in a longer format as a podcast. The mental […]

July 25, 2022

Research: Instagram leading news source for teens

Teenagers in the UK are turning away from traditional news channels and are instead looking to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to keep up to date, Ofcom research has found. Ofcom’s News Consumption in the UK 2021/22 report shows that, for the first time, Instagram is the most popular news source among teenagers – used by nearly […]

July 21, 2022

BBC launches BBC Rewind archive

As part of its centenary celebrations the BBC has launched ‘BBC Rewind’ across the UK, providing public access to a vast portion of the Corporation’s archive. The new website contains tens of thousands of audio-visual recordings, largely from news output and documentaries. They reflect the life and events of the UK spanning decades, telling the story […]

July 19, 2022

New BBC News TV channel to launch in 2023

BBC News has revealed details of its new TV news channel which will launch next year, replacing its two existing separate news channels for UK and global audiences. The channel, which will simply be called BBC News, will tentatively launch in April 2023. This forms part of the plan the broadcaster announced earlier this year […]

July 15, 2022

Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview to be made into feature film

Production on Scoop is due to begin in late 2022, based on the chapters covering the events around Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview. Peter Moffat – the acclaimed screenwriter behind BAFTA winning Criminal Justice and the multi Emmy winning HBO adaptation The Night Of – will adapt the inside story behind Prince Andrew’s Newsnight Interview – which hit headlines around the world in 2019. The feature will be produced […]

July 14, 2022

Newsbridge, Alpha Networks partnership

SaaS platform providers Newsbridge and Alpha Networks have teamed up to offer sports and media organisations an end-to-end cloud video management and OTT solution. The integrated solution for content asset production and distribution combines Newsbridge’s Cloud Media Hub and signature Multimodal Indexing AI technology, with Alpha Networks’ Bee propelled by Kinow leading Live & On-Demand […]

July 12, 2022

Alpac wraps Euronews acquisition

The acquisition of the majority of the capital of Euronews by Alpac Capital, announced in December 2021, has been finalised, following the approval of the investment by the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery. Alpac Capital is an investment fund manager based in Portugal, owned by Pedro Vargas David and Luís Santos. […]

July 6, 2022By Chris Forrester

NBC local news channels on Roku

Roku is partnering with NBCUniversal Local to bring several NBC local news channels in the US to The Roku Channel. Starting immediately, the channels will be available for users to access through The Roku Channel’s Live TV Guide. Through the partnership, NBCUniversal Local will bring local news channels from its NBC stations in major markets […]

June 29, 2022

NOW adding new Alibi, NBC News

Sky’s streaming service NOW is adding two new channels, Alibi and NBC News NOW, available at no additional cost from June 28th. This is further growth on the back of an increased content slate with the launch of Peacock and new channels Sky Comedy, Sky Nature and Sky Documentaries also added to the Entertainment Membership. […]

June 22, 2022