Netflix has signed a multi-year production commitment overall deal with animation studio Titmouse to produce multiple original adult animated series. Under the terms of the deal, Netflix will also have a first look at adult animated series developed and created at Titmouse. This marks an expansion of the relationship between the two companies, which have […]
Sky has revealed it will launch two new channels, Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature. These new additions to the entertainment portfolio follow the launch of Sky Crime in October and Sky Comedy. The two new channels will offer hundreds of hours of factual programming, providing a mix of premium, original commissions and acquired content, including […]
The European Commission has published a major report in which it singles out Saudi Arabia for “causing considerable harm to EU businesses” following the two-year theft of European sport programmes by Saudi-based beoutQ and Arabsat. The report sets out priority countries – only 13 worldwide – on which “the EU will focus its action” regarding […]
To mark Pluto TV’s first year in the UK, it has added ‘Pluto TV Made in Britain’, a 24/7 channel filled with UK’s film and TV favourites throughout the years. The AVoD service has also added pop-up channel ‘Pluto TV Brit-pocalypse’, showcasing British mini-series and how these fine ensemble casts deal with the potential annihilation […]
Car brand Peugeot has been announced as the sponsor of the new Sky Comedy channel – which launches today (January 27th) at noon on Sky channel 113, and 122 on Virgin Media. The partnership is part of Peugeot’s wider 2020 campaign which aims to ‘banish the boring’ by engaging with its target audience of affluent […]
RTL, the German FTA commercial broadcaster, has acquired the exclusive rights in the country to the UEFA Europa League and the newly-created Europa Conference League for the new cycle, from the 2021-22 season to 2023-24. RTL will broadcast both club competitions on its RTL and Nitro channels, as well as on its streaming platform TVNow. […]
Social media platform Snapchat has signed a new deal with NBC which will see it create a range of exclusive programming around the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The partnership will encompass four daily original Snapchat Shows, and over 70 in total, produced by NBC – including two highlights shows that will be updated in “near real-time”. […]
Activision Blizzard and Google have announced a multi-year strategic relationship to power new player experiences. Google Cloud will serve as the preferred provider for Activision Blizzard’s game hosting infrastructure and YouTube as its exclusive streaming partner worldwide, excluding China, for live broadcasts of its popular eSports leagues and events — including Overwatch League, Call of […]
The Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special was watched by an audience of 18.5 million, becoming the biggest TV programme outside of sporting and national events since records began in 2002 This also makes it the biggest single episode of any scripted TV programme across all channels since current records began in 2002. Writer and stars […]
US video game content generated $35.4 billion (€32.1bn) in revenue in 2019, a 2 per cent increase over 2018, according to data released by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and The NPD Group. The figure includes revenues from all software and in-game purchases, as well as US mobile spend data. Sales gains were seen in […]