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Syfy, NBCU launching Eleven Eleven VR experience

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 […]

March 5, 2019By Nik Roseveare

ZEE5 deepens presence in Malaysia

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 […]

March 5, 2019

Australia: Kayo Sports selects AWS

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 […]

March 5, 2019

Netflix pays tribute to Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In

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 […]

March 5, 2019

Insight TV commissions new shows from VICE Studios

Insight TV, the 4K broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, is partnering with VICE Studios to create two, new shows following street football and eSports. These new series are being developed and produced by VICE Studios in Benelux, and will be broadcast globally on Insight TV. Premiering in Autumn 2019, the first series will […]

March 5, 2019

My5 content deal with Israel’s HOT

Channel 5 has signed a content partnership deal for its streaming service, My5, with HOT Telecommunication Systems, Israel’s largest multi-channel cable television company. The partnership marks the first ever foreign language content deal for the platform and includes a selection of four original Hebrew language drama series produced by HOT. All of the content will […]

March 4, 2019

Eros joins netgem.tv platform

Eros International, a global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has announced that Eros Now, its OTT South Asian entertainment platform has partnered with netgem.tv in the UK. Commenting on the partnership, Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO – Eros Digital said, “Eros Now and netgem.tv share a similar focus and aim at providing user friendly […]

March 4, 2019

ITV Studios Australia to produce Love Island NZ

ITV Studios and Motion Content Group’s award-winning format Love Island has been commissioned by Three in New Zealand, taking the total number of original commissions to 12. Love Island NZ will be produced by ITV Studios Australia, in what will be its first production for a New Zealand network. The deal, which was brokered by […]

March 4, 2019

MVMNT launches on Brightcove

Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has announced that MVMNT TV is using its technology to launch multiple platform apps across Apple TV, Amazon Fire, iOS, Android, and Google Chromecast. MVMNT TV will leverage Brightcove OTT Flow, powered by Accedo, to unlock new revenue streams and content monetisation efforts, incorporate cloud technology for […]

March 4, 2019

Sky wins IndyCar coverage

Sky Sports will show every round of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series, including the world-famous Indianapolis 500, on the Sky Sports F1 channel after agreeing a new partnership with IndyCar. The agreement means that every qualifying session and every race from all 17 rounds of America’s premier single-seater racing series, starting with the 2019 curtain-raiser […]

March 1, 2019By Colin Mann