Negotiators from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement on the proposed copyright legislation on TV and radio programmes. The new rules will make it easier for European broadcasters to make certain programmes available on their live TV or catch-up services online, and will simplify the distribution of […]
Eleven Sports, the so-called “Netflix of Sports” may be on the brink of closure in the UK as the UFC triggers its right to walk away as the company has failed to secure distribution on Sky, Virgin or BT. Eleven Sports, controlled by the Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani, has been a controversial play from […]
The BBC’s E20 programme, to replace and enlarge the external set of long-running soap opera EastEnders and improve various infrastructure at BBC Elstree Centre is now forecast to cost £27 million more, and take an additional two and a half years to complete, compared to its plans in October 2015, according to a report from […]
Discovery and the European Tour have announced a new partnership that will see GOLFTV continue to expand its portfolio and move towards becoming the established ‘digital home of golf’ for fans around the world. The wide-ranging agreement includes international multi-platform live rights, in selected territories, to all European Tour events and the next two Ryder […]
Global Afro Urban media group TRACE has announced the acquisition of the UK-based music channels Chart Show TV, Chart Show Hits, Starz and The Vault from Sony Pictures Television (SPT). With this agreement, the media group has acquired, amongst other assets, four Sky channel electronic program guides (EPGs) and the associated brand assets. Through this […]
A report from analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN) suggests there are already different strategies emerging from the rival OTT suppliers to Netflix. MN says that 2018 will go down as the year in which some of the largest traditional media companies started to show their cards vis-a-vis their over-the-top distribution strategies. “With three large-scale mergers (AT&T-TWX, […]
Sky has announced that 2019 will be the final year of its involvement in cycling, drawing to a close a decade of owning and sponsoring Team Sky. The team will now need to find a new backer if it is continue from 2020. The team has delivered 322 all-time wins including eight Grand Tours, 52 […]
French OTT TV platform Molotov has enriched its service with 4K docunentary channel The Explorers, with the ‘Earth’s first UHD inventory’ sightseeing on the most spectacular places of the planet. The channel is available to the basic subscribers without any additional charge. The one-hour stream will be shown each week and around 100 short videos […]
Viacom International Media Networks announced today the launch of the MTV+ Prime Video Channel on Amazon in Germany and Austria. Prime members can add MTV+ to their existing Prime membership for €2.99/month. The new offer gives Amazon Prime Video members the ability to access the linear MTV Brand New channel and various premium MTV content […]
For three weeks in December, Pluto TV will ramp up its free offering in the UK with three pop-up channels catering to the cosiest time of the year. For those out and about, winter sports specials will introduce new permanent channel Pluto TV Action Sports. The line-up is part of Pluto TV’s efforts to reach […]