BitMovio has launched an open beta for its next-generation gamified video entertainment marketplace. The launch delivers an expansive update on content creator and consumer interactivity as well as access to a growing array of gamified monetisation and reward models. Users are invited globally to participate in the open beta for watching and engaging with the […]
Gabriel García Márquez’s literary masterwork One Hundred Years of Solitude is coming to screens – as a new series on Netflix. The streaming giant has acquired the rights to develop the acclaimed novel, considered to be one of the most significant works of the 20th Century, into a Netflix Spanish language original series. One Hundred […]
STARZ has officially launched in Canada, delivering a slate of diverse programming that has already established the channel as one of the leading pay-TV services in the US. STARZ is now the Canadian home of all new STARZ original programming, select library titles, and classic films from all eras, including the new millennial comedy series […]
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and SBS have announced a new agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship programmes Raw and SmackDown in Belgium. Starting this week, every Wednesday, the ZES channel will air a one-hour version of Raw followed by a one-hour version of SmackDown, both with Dutch-Flemish subtitles. Raw and SmackDown will also be available for […]
The E! channel will transform into SHE! across all platforms to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th. The company says its ‘SHE!’ initiative, which will span across the network’s on-air, digital and social franchises, will salute boss women everywhere and feature empowering messages from the women of E! The E! logo will transform into […]
Formula One’s Chairman and CEO, Chase Carey, has suggested that the forthcoming season will mark the true commercial launch of its OTT service. Speaking on the Liberty Media Corp Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call, Carey said: “With respect to our F1 TV over the top platform, 2019 will, in many ways, be a true commercial […]
Syfy, the multiplatform, science-fiction focused media brand, has announced it will launch its VR science fiction experience, Eleven Eleven, in May in collaboration with NBCUniversal Networks (NBCUIN) who are leading the project. Produced in association with Digital Domain – the Academy Award-winning visual effects studio – Eleven Eleven will launch with three custom experiences designed […]
Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer at ZEE5 Global, has announced ZEE5’s partnership with Celcom, the Malaysian telecom operator. The partnership will provide Celcom customers a secure and payment mode, through Apigate’s Direct Carrier Billing API, to subscribe to ZEE5’s content bouquet. ZEE5, which is a part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) offers 100,000 hours […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that Kayo Sports, Australia’s new dedicated multi-sport streaming service, has selected AWS to facilitate reliable, scalable, and personalised live streaming and video catch-up functionality. Powered by FOX Sports Australia, ESPN, and beIN Sports, Kayo offers more than 50 sports events instantly streamed from Australia and other countries for viewing […]
Netflix has announced that the stars will align on March 8th at Hollywood’s Dolby theatre for Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate, a 50th anniversary tribute to Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. The series, which spanned from 1968-1973, won two Emmy Awards at the helm of its legendary director/producer George Schlatter, who will also be attendance as […]