The first live broadcast of matches in 8K thanks to 5G, a mixed reality experience to get into the thick of the sporting action, access to all the useful information about the Grand Slam competition thanks to artificial intelligence, French telco Orange is working with the French Tennis Federation to make the French Open one […]
The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), the world’s biggest live music event, was seen by 182 million viewers in 2019 across 40 markets, according to Eurodata TV. The Grand Final achieved, on average, a one percentage point higher TV audience share year on year of 36.7 per cent – more than double the average prime-time […]
Vodafone and ESL, the global eSports company, have launched the Vodafone 5G ESL Mobile Open – a mobile gaming tournament with the first Grand Final in competitive international eSports to be played live over a 5G network. The Vodafone 5G ESL Mobile Open will commence on May 31st and run until September 29th, and is […]
Stephen Amell, the lead star in DC superhero show Arrow, has said he has no qualms about not being involved in the DC Universe movies – and that he finds TV the more satisfying medium. Speaking on stage at the London MCM Comic Con, alongside Arrow co-stars David Ramsey and Emily Bett Rickards, Amell said […]
David Harbour, who plays Jim Hopper in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, has declared that the third season is the “most moving yet”. Speaking at the London MCM Comic Con, Harbour said that he was as surprised as anyone by the success of Stanger Things, which since launching on Netflix in July 2016, has […]
As revealed by advanced-television.com, UK terrestrial broadcasters ITV and the BBC have agreed a new broadcast deal to show the Emirates FA Cup, making the competition available entirely free-to-air to viewers from 2021. Pay-TV operator BT Sport has shared the broadcast rights to the competition with the BBC since 2014. The new four-year deal with […]
Canal+ and multiplay operator Altice France (RMC Sport) have reached an agreement on the English Premier League, the rights to which he Canal + Group won in October 2018 for the next three seasons (2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022). This agreement means that subscribers to Canal+ channels such as the RMC Sport bouquet will have access to […]
All customers of UK multiplay operator Virgin TV will be able to watch this year’s UEFA Champions League and Europa League final free of charge. Four Premier League sides will compete in the final of the two biggest European competitions meaning that millions of British football fans will be scrambling to watch the action. Virgin […]
STARZPLAY, the international premium streaming service launched by global media and entertainment company Starz in 2018, is now available to customers across Europe and Latin America including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia as an Apple TV channel in the Apple TV app for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Samsung Smart […]
French PSB group France Télévisions is launching France TV Sport UHD 4K, a new 24-hour channel debuting at the Roland-Garros tennis open. Operated in partnership with the Fédération Française de Tennis, the 4K channel will give free access to the top matches played on the Philippe Chatrier centre court during the two-week long event. Fourteen […]