Scotland and Northern Ireland’s dramatic UEFA Euro 2021 Play-off Finals provided Sky Sports with large audience shares on November 12th. This comes after Sky made the decision to offer both broadcasts for fans to enjoy free-to-air in recognition of the unique circumstances and the impact the pandemic is having on supporters in the UK. Scotland’s clash […]
The Wilds, the ten-episode Amazon Original series, will launch exclusively on Prime Video on December 11th in more than 240 territories around the world. Additionally, the first episode will be available for free for a limited time, on Prime Video’s YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts on the same date. The first episode will also […]
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has appointed Telescope as its Official Audience Engagement Technology Partner, to support its fan engagement initiative – GridPlay. The partnership will see Telescope delivering unique voting solutions across the Extreme E website, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, with similar plans to expand into streaming platform Twitch. Extreme E […]
Fugitive, the rapidly growing content development, financing, executive producing and distribution company run by Anthony Kimble and Merrily Ross, has joined forces with Merzigo, Turkey’s leading MCN and YouTube content aggregator, to establish an international Merzigo business in London. The Fugitive team, led by Merrily Ross, will be responsible for assessing and acquiring content with […]
Law&Crime, the 24/7 true crime and live trial network, is adding the hit viral show, Caught in Providence, to its primetime programming lineup. Law&Crime will start airing episodes on November 16th. Caught in Providence from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury takes viewers to Providence Municipal Court in Rhode Island where Judge Frank Caprio delivers everyday justice with heart […]
Technicolor has announced that Proximus has begun deployment of the new V7 decoder Proximus Pickx – equipped with the Android P operating system — to Belgian subscribers, allowing viewers to enter the Proximus Pickx experience and access applications such as YouTube, Netflix, Spotify and Disney+. Technicolor Connected Home’s expertise and deep industry experience was leveraged […]
Everyday creativity is on the rise as the UK is finding more time to pursue new hobbies with 55 per cent of people now more creative with their time than they were before lockdown, and at unexpected times of the day thanks to the increase in working from home and a shift in work/life balance. […]
Sky Sports will make Fight Night women’s boxing on November 14th available to watch for free. Taylor’s lightweight bout against Spaniard Gutiérrez – as well as Terri Harper’s WBC super-featherweight defence against Katharina Thanderz and Rachel Ball’s WBA bantamweight title fight with Jorgelina Guanini – will be available to everyone from 7pm on the broadcaster’s […]
Executives from Amazon and YouTube will face the Digital, Media, Culture and Sports Committee of the UK parliament on November 3rd to give evidence on the UK’s broadcasting environment, its trends and their views on its future. The rise of on-demand programming online has given rise to questions over how public service broadcasting fits into […]
A report from industry analyst & advisory group Media Partners Asia (MPA) estimates that Australia’s online video industry will generate an estimated $2.9 billion (€2.4bn) in revenue in 2020, including advertising & subscription revenue. Over the next five years, MPA expects the online video sector to grow at 13 per cent CAGR to reach $5.3 […]