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NBC to broadcast W Series racing in US

W Series has announced a new partnership with NBC Sports to broadcast the entirety of the series’ inaugural season in all 50 US states. Fans across the US will now be able to watch all the season’s races from the all-female championship. The new deal includes six, one-hour encore presentations of W Series races, broadcast […]

May 22, 2019

SnapStream integrates with Sony’s Ci Media Cloud

Sony, through its Intelligent Media Services business, and SnapStream have announced direct integration between Sony’s Ci Media Cloud platform and SnapStream’s flagship TV recording, search, clipping, monitoring and compliance product. This new integration enables SnapStream users to seamlessly send TV clips from SnapStream directly to Ci Workspace where it is instantly available for collaboration and […]

May 22, 2019

BT Sport Champions League final stream free – and in VR, HDR

BT is making the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final and the UEFA Champions League Final available for anyone in the UK to watch whether on TV, online or on mobile. Both finals will be available for free on the BT Sport website, on the BT Sport YouTube channel  and via the BT Sport App for […]

May 21, 2019

Sportitalia to launch 4 new FTA channels in July

Italian broadcaster Sportitalia will expand its FTA offer on DTT from July, with the launch of four new thematic TV channels. Sportitalia HD, SI Solo Calcio, SI Motori and SI Live24 will all be available on the same multiplex on channel 60. In order to watch the new SI Smart offer, viewers will need a […]

May 21, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Sony looks to streaming for PlayStation

Sony plans to shift its gaming business to a streaming model, available across multiple devices and platforms, it has told investors. Elsewhere, the group will work on more cost savings and synergies, including with its content businesses. For its PlayStation brand, Sony signalled a shift away from hardware to creating a more “immersive” experience; the […]

May 21, 2019

Survey: 46% disappointed with GoT finale

Television tracking app TV Time polled fans who watched the Game of Thrones finale and 46 per cent said they were disappointed with the way the series ended. More than 32,000 fans voted in the TV Time app following the finale. The survey results show only 10 per cent describe themselves as “very satisfied,” while 14 per […]

May 21, 2019

GoT draws record audience for HBO

Despite the lukewarm reception to the eighth and final season, the last ever episode of Game of Thrones drew19.3 million viewers for HBO in the US on May 19th, making it the most-watched live broadcast in the network’s history Season eight of the fantasy behemoth averaged 44.2 million viewers per episode when accounting for catch-up […]

May 21, 2019

Kenyan pirate gets 5 years jail

Nairobi’s chief magistrate Helen Onkwani sentenced Peter Esiaba for 5 years having been found guilty of pirating DStv signals. Esiaba is among three suspects that were arrested in Garissa Township, and charged with distributing illegally sourced DSTV signals. The police officers drawn from the National Police Service and Kenya Copyright Board conducted the raid, dismantled […]

May 21, 2019By Chris Forrester

NAGRA: “GoT piracy meant spoiler fest”

Notoriously known as one of the most pirated shows in history, Game of Thrones is just one example of the impact illicit streaming can have. It begs the questions – what is the real impact of piracy? And, what can be done about it? Simon Trudelle, Senior Director Product Marketing at NAGRA, offered the following […]

May 21, 2019

Premier League, IMG extend production partnership

The Premier League has reached a new agreement with IMG to continue operating Premier League Productions (PLP) for the next three seasons, until the end of the 2021/22 campaign. PLP produces and distributes all of the league’s international programming, including coverage of all 380 matches over the course of a season. Seven magazine shows are […]

May 21, 2019