WWE Studios, the US film studio owned by the professional wrestling corporation WWE, has reportedly agreed a deal wth Netflix to release its content on the streaming platform. The upcoming projects will be geared towards family audiences and the first movie, The Main Event, will commence production this summer. As well as Hollywood talent, the […]
MultiChoice, the South African entertainment company, is about to see itself spun off from parent Naspers, and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on February 27th. This week, the company held an investor roadshow presentation in Johannesburg and the message from the broadcaster’s senior executives is that its DTH service, DStv, is doing far better […]
Analysis from Mediavision shows that household spend on media subscriptions increased substantially in Sweden during 2018. Video makes up two thirds of the monthly spend of which digital pay-TV continues to attain the majority. However, SVoD services such as Netflix, Viaplay, HBO Nordic among others grow the fastest. During 2018, Swedish households upped SVoD spend […]
Netflix has acquired worldwide distribution rights to award-winning documentary Knock Down the House, which chronicles the campaigns of four female progressive candidates including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, against powerful incumbents in the 2018 midterm elections. The Sundance Institute this wek announced Knock Down the House as the winner of the Festival Favorite Award, selected by audience votes […]
A study commissioned by communications and media software and services provider Amdocs reveals that UK consumers are not getting enough from their TV and video subscription services, and are demanding more personalised bundles. The survey, conducted by
Qatar’s beIN Sports has filed an additional complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) citing US cable giant (and Sky Europe-owner) Comcast, saying that Comcast is not prepared to negotiate carriage terms on its Xfinity service in the US. beIN alleges that Comcast is acting illegally in its refusal to negotiate. beIN has not been […]
UKTV announced that Darren Childs has decided to step down from his role as CEO. Childs’ name has been mentioned in connection with the role of chief executive at the English Premier League, following the withdrawal of Discovery Communications executive Susanna Dinnage, who had been appointed to replace Richard Scudamore. He leaves as it seems […]
Digital TV Group (DTG), the self-funding UK collaboration centre for innovation in digital media technology, has appointed technology leader Simon Fell as its new independent Chair. Fell – whose career across IT, online and broadcast media, telecoms and airport technology spans five decades – takes over from Dr David Docherty OBE, who steps down after […]
The BBC and Discovery are reportedly teaming up for a new subscription streaming service that will give access to its combined library of natural history and wildlife programming. According to the FT, the streaming service will be owned by Discovery, with the BBC licensing its back catalogue of natural history programmes including titles such as […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has reported that Q4 revenues increased 29 per cent on the same period last year to $272.5 million (€240m). The WWE Network – the company’s SVoD service – saw average paid subscribers increase by 7 per cent to approximately 1.59 million. The entertainment juggernaut also reported that full year revenue increased […]