SPI/FilmBox and globally distributed multi-platform media company Red Bull Media House have signed their second content acquisition deal for FunBox UHD, SPI’s general entertainment channel which presents content devoted to nature, travel and lifestyle in native Ultra HD. The deal grants SPI both the broadcast rights to the series Culinary Heights at Ikarus on their […]
To celebrate Africa Day on May 25th, ViacomCBS Networks Africa and YouTube, in partnership with Idris Elba, are hosting an Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home to raise funds to help children and families in Africa that are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the World Food Programme and UNICEF who are supporting COVID-affected communities […]
Television analytics platform TV Time has conducted a survey to gauge awareness and interest to subscribe to HBO Max prior to launch and what content appeals most to viewers, with Millennials expressing the highest level of intent to subscribe, and Older Gen X and Millennial audience segments most interested in HBO titles and Max Originals […]
On March 20th, video sharing site Dailymotion made the decision to reduce the bandwidth required to broadcast videos on its platform to address the risk of network saturation. The end of the confinement period in France marks the return to normal for the platform, which will again broadcast its videos in UHD definition, Full HD […]
A report by Ampere Analysis reveals that audiences and the industry can expect disruption to the supply and release of new content for over a year as a result of production delays caused by Covid-19. The firm’s analysis indicates that the unscripted market will more easily weather the current pandemic thanks to the production of […]
With Netflix adding 16 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2020 and popular YouTube workout coach, Joe Wicks, starting his own show on Channel 4, the almost-total lockdown of the world’s population has led to a boom in the consumption of audio-visual entertainment. At the same time, organisations across the arts, leisure and fitness […]
Altice has confirmed plans to exit the pay-TV sports rights market as part of a raft of measures designed to protect its audio-visual business. “The unpredictable and inflationary rights and pay-TV market requires a rapid and wide-ranging review of the organisation of our pay-TV structures,” the French telco said in a statement. The retreat will […]
The BBC’s Annual Plan reveals that people across the UK have turned to the broadcaster in record numbers as a source of news, entertainment and companionship during the Covid-19 pandemic. New figures show that as many as 94 per cent of the UK adult population – and 86 per cent of younger people – have […]
The Joe Rogan Experience, one of the most popular podcasts in the world, is coming to Spotify via a multi-year exclusive licensing deal. The talk series has long been the most-searched-for podcast on Spotify and is the leading show on practically every other podcasting platform. And, like all podcasts and vodcasts on Spotify, it will […]
Edgar Wright and Nira Park are teaming up with Joe Cornish and Rachael Prior to launch Complete Fiction, a new production company that is already working with Netflix to develop three series. The globally-minded company will be based out of London and Los Angeles, and will work across film and television, as well as serve […]