TOD, a new subscription-based OTT platform, has been unveiled to audiences across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The platform offers more than 10,000 hours of premium entertainment and sports content including blockbusters, top Arabic, Turkish, international, and children’s programming, together with a range of outstanding new TOD Originals. TOD exclusively hosts beIN Sports’ […]
STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, has reported a fivefold increase in its number of monthly subscribers, driven by the addition of exciting new sports content. Average revenue per user has also increased by 30 per cent as they subscribe to more sports packages, particularly Premier Sports League (live rugby) and the ICC Men’s T20 World […]
Chelsea’s bid to become FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 Champions will be live on Channel 4 – if they make the final. Channel 4 has won the terrestrial television rights to show the match which will be live on Channel 4 from 4pm on February 12th if Chelsea win their semi-final. Their semi-final, against […]
Sports-first live TV streaming platform fuboTV has secured exclusive US rights through a six-year sub-licence with FOX Sports to stream select matches from Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The deal kicks off with the UEFA Nations League in June 2022. The agreement further strengthens fuboTV’s leading position as a sports-first live TV streaming platform […]
SPORT1, the German sports platform, has acquired the rights for the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 from the agency Dentsu exclusively in Germany and non-exclusively in Austria and Switzerland. The two semi-finals and the final, the decisive phase of the tournament, which takes place from February 3rd to 12th in the UAE, will be […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, is further investing in its global original production strategy with the launch of specialist content development arm, DAZN Studios. DAZN says the new division will enhance its ability to create development deals, sell and license its original sport documentaries, series, and films, and explore new production opportunities. DAZN Studios will […]
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has announced the launch of Tplus, a new content brand designed to serve US Hispanics. Tplus content will launch on Peacock in autumn 2022 and will be available on the streamer’s premium tier. Programming will include a wide range of Spanish and English-language entertainment, news, and sports content appealing to all US […]
Diverging from the sharp gain in momentum in advertising and marketing spending in 2021, consumer time spent with media registered a more modest uptick, similar to pre-pandemic trends through 2019 when signs of device penetration saturation began to emerge, according to research by PQ Media, a media economist. Global consumer media usage, including all digital […]
Spanish media group Mediapro has put its TV rights to Qatar’s Football World Cup 2022 up for public auction targeted at FTA channels. The deadline for bids is February 11th for channels interested in broadcasting the matches, with Mediaset, Atresmedia and RTVE assumed to be among the bidders. The move indicates Mediapro has abandoned its […]
Greece-based INA TV is using Calrec’s Summa console and Hydra2 networking technology to satisfy the complex UEFA technical specifications to broadcast European qualifying matches for this year’s World Cup. INA TV, providers of OB and production services in the Greek and Balkan regions, uses a Summa to handle the HD, 4K, and Dolby 5.1.2 immersive audio requirements. […]