Rakuten TV has announced two milestones in its commitment to sustainability: achieving a Bronze medal in its first-ever EcoVadis assessment and completing its first decarbonisation plan. The EcoVadis Bronze medal places Rakuten TV in the top 35 per cent of companies evaluated by EcoVadis, a provider of business sustainability ratings, over the past 12 months. Rakuten […]
Following the launch of MED.TV on Rakuten TV this past February, the multi-platform channel will debut two new original series this June – INTO THE MED and MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN – both produced by Malta-based Med Media Services. The company has four additional series that have been greenlit and are in pre-production, set to premiere on MED.TV in Q4 2026. INTO THE MED (5 x 40”) is a […]
Vodafone TV has continued to expand its entertainment ecosystem in Spain with the addition of Rakuten TV to its platform offering. Vodafone TV customers will be able to access the Videoclub by Rakuten TV service, a library of rental movies that increases the catalogue available within the Vodafone TV service. Vodafone TV customers in Spain […]
Rakuten TV Enterprise has announced the launch of LIVE, a new European event series bringing together senior leaders from across the Connected TV (CTV) and streaming industry. The inaugural edition will be held at the Hotel Mandarin Oriental Ritz in Madrid, Spain on March 17th. The first event will convene more than 150 senior executives […]
Samsung Electronics has announced that the company will supply Open RAN (O-RAN) compliant 5G radios to Rakuten Mobile to support its nationwide mobile network across Japan. Samsung’s solutions will power Rakuten Mobile’s expansion of its fully virtualised, cloud-native O-RAN network, delivering enhanced mobile connectivity. Following testing and validation, the companies expect to begin commercial deployment […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced a collaboration with Prime Video to launch multiple FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channels across Germany, Spain and Italy. Three Rakuten TV owned and operated channels FAST channels – Rakuten TV Romance, Planet Action and 21 Jump Street – have launched in Germany, while O&O channel Alerta Cobra […]
Virgin Media O2 has launched three new FAST channels from Rakuten TV. Available to Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box, the channels offer viewers 24/7 access to TV favourites, including: Rakuten TV Drama (Ch462): Customers can enjoy popular movies including The Big Short, Gosford Park and JFK. Rakuten TV Comedy (Ch463): From Big Momma’s House […]
Members of The Digital Entertainment Group: Nordic Committee (DEGN) have announced the first edition of Mega Movie Week in 2026. For the second time, film lovers across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland will be able to enjoy promotional prices on VoD across ten days (January 23rd to February 1st). The latest edition of Mega Movie […]
Sports Studio has announced that its streaming platform, Free Live Sports (FLS), has secured seven new global distribution deals that will extend the platform’s reach to more than 75 million households worldwide. The new agreements include six global CTV distribution partnerships with VIDAA (including Hisense Channels), Rakuten TV, Titan OS, Whale TV, Anoki (LiveTVx) and Swift TV. Additionally, FLS has signed an agreement with 3SS, a […]
Jennifer Manner, SVP/Regulatory Affairs at AST SpaceMobile, told a Congress Committee (the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the Committee on Energy & Commerce) that the satellite Direct-to-Cell business would launch between 45 and 60 of its second-generation BlueBird 2 satellites during 2026. She confirmed that the satellites were under manufacture at its two factories […]