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Apple TV+ launching on Prime Video US

Apple TV+ will be available via Prime Video in the US later this October as an add-on subscription for $9.99 per month. Prime members who subscribe to Apple TV+ via Prime Video will have access to premium entertainment including Severance, Slow Horses, Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, Presumed Innocent, Shrinking, Hijack, Loot, Palm Royale, as […]

October 10, 2024

Viaplay US to debut Rebus and Ronja

Viaplay Content Distribution is thrilled to bring two of its biggest series ever Stateside with the highly anticipated US debuts of Rebus and Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter this November. Based on the internationally best-selling Inspector Rebus novels by Sir Ian Rankin, the critically acclaimed new adaptation of Rebus with Richard Rankin (Outlander) in the title […]

October 9, 2024

OAN Plus launches on over 85 broadcast stations across the US

Herring Networks has concluded an agreement with Bridge News to launch OAN Plus and AWE Plus on over 85 broadcast stations across the US.  The recently completed deployment includes eight of the top ten demographic marketing areas (DMAs) representing over a third of the US population. The addition of the Bridge News stations will add […]

October 8, 2024

Broadcast NEXTGEN TV reaches deployment milestone

Now that NEXTGEN TV broadcasts are available to 76 per cent of households viewing television, local stations are adding new technologies that showcase better audio and video capabilities and innovative features for TV viewers.  The enhanced High Dynamic Range (HDR) offering started with sports broadcasts at the Kentucky Derby and this summer’s Olympic games and continues […]

October 8, 2024

Report: Forgotten subscriptions increasingly common

One in three Americans now pay for a subscription they never use and 35 per cent have lost track of how much they spend on subscriptions each month. According to a report from Bango, this makes American subscribers the most likely to lose track of their spending, compared with Europeans (28 per cent) and those […]

September 17, 2024

FOX News Digital leads news brands throughout August

FOX News Digital finished August as the top news brand with multiplatform minutes and views, according to Comscore. FOX News Digital closed out the month reaching 3.3 billion total multiplatform minutes, 1.7 billion total multiplatform views, and 114 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors. Notably, FOX News Digital saw a 24% gain year-over-year with total […]

September 17, 2024

SES awarded NATO contract

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded SES a contract to deliver secure high-performance low-latency satellite services via its medium earth orbit (MEO) constellation, enabling global missions for NATO member government organisations, agencies and military. The MEO Global Services (MGS) award represents a three-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $200 million […]

September 13, 2024

​FreeCast optimises DISH Network’s AirTV for US distribution​  ​

​​FreeCast has announced a partnership with DISH Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, to offer its aggregated streaming software on AirTV 2 and AirTV Anywhere devices to serve FreeCast’s commercial customers with a network-attached broadcast tuner for blending streaming and over-the-air channels. FreeCast’s software will work seamlessly with these devices.  AirTV 2 and […]

September 10, 2024

DirecTV hikes prices despite Disney blackout

US pay-TV operator DirecTV is raising its subscription price despite still being in dispute with Disney over carriage of certain channels. The price rises will be effective on or after October 6th. The broadcaster says customers will notice adjusted rates on their next billing cycle. The company is updating prices for both its satellite and […]

September 9, 2024By Chris Forrester

F1 Arcade expanding in US

F1 Arcade, the F1 experiential hospitality brand, is planning a US expansion and will be launching in major cities with high square-foot venues and a unique food/drink menu, bringing the latest in experiential entertainment to Americans. F1 Arcade launched it is first US location in Boston in April and this autumn will bring its experiential […]

August 19, 2024