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SCN to show MMA Amateur Championships

IMMAF has signed a broadcast deal with Sports Channel Network (SCN) for the post-event highlights programme from the 2019 IMMAF World Championships which take place in Bahrain between November 11th and 16th. As well as showing the highlight programme, SCN, the free on-demand channel, will be using pre-recorded short form video content on social media […]

October 21, 2019

Forecast: ‘Sport highlight value to grow faster than live’

The growth in value of in-play clip and short-form highlights rights will outstrip the growth in value of live rights according to five-year projections by Two Circles. Using its proprietary media-modelling techniques, the data-driven sports marketing agency projects the global sports media rights market will be worth $60.9 billion (€50.7bn) in 2024 – up from […]

October 18, 2019

Amazon reveals Boxing Day football schedule

Amazon Prime Video has revealed its Premier League football Boxing Day schedule. For the first time, the entire December 26th slate of matches will be available to watch live – exclusively on Amazon’s streaming platform. There are four different kick-off times throughout the day, allowing football fans to potentially watch around 10 hours of live […]

October 18, 2019By Nik Roseveare

HBO Max acquires Studio Ghibli streaming rights

HBO Max will bring Japan’s celebrated, Oscar-winning animation house, Studio Ghibli, to its slate of premium content that will be available at launch in the spring of 2020. HBO Max will be the US streaming home to the entire Studio Ghibli film library. The deal with North American distributor GKIDS for the twenty-one Studio Ghibli feature […]

October 18, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Mediapro, América TV content production partnership

The Mediapro studio, through Mediapro Argentina, and América TV, which belongs to Grupo América – a media company conglomerate in Argentina – have announced a partnership agreement to develop, produce and commercialise original content. The agreement between the two companies is for a three-year term and establishes the development of three TV series for distribution […]

October 18, 2019

Red Dwarf movie on Dave

Red Dwarf, the long-running sci-fi sitcom, is set to return to Dave in 2020 with an all new feature-length adventure. An announcement confirming the news on the official Red Dwarf website said: “The wait is over. We’re delighted to announce that Red Dwarf will return to Dave next year for its first ever feature-length special. […]

October 18, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Singapore: NBA TV on Starhub

StarHub has agreed a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to show up to seven live games per week through NBA TV, the NBA’s 24/7 dedicated channel. Additionally, StarHub will offer select NBA Playoffs games, as well as the entirety of the Conference Finals and The Finals. NBA TV HD channel will be available […]

October 18, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Locast adds additional US markets

Locast, the non-profit digital translator service, has continued its expansion by adding two more US markets this week: Atlanta and Phoenix. Atlanta went live on October 17th and Phoenix followed on October 18th. Anyone living within these markets with a broadband connection can view their local broadcast television channels for free using the Locast app […]

October 18, 2019

Netflix acquires Filipino film Dead Kids

Netflix and Globe Studios have confirmed that they will be bringing Filipino film Dead Kids, exclusively to the global streaming service. Dead Kids is directed by award-winning director, Mikhail Red, who is known for his internationally acclaimed films Birdshot and Eerie – both of which are also streaming on Netflix. Dead Kids is a story […]

October 18, 2019

UK scraps ID checks for adult sites

The UK government has scrapped plans to use strict age verification checks to stop under-18s viewing adult content online. It said the policy, which was initially set to launch in April 2018, would “not be commencing” after repeated delays, and fears it wouldn’t even work. The so-called ‘porn blocker’ would have forced commercial porn providers […]

October 17, 2019