Insight TV, the 4K broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has announced distribution deals with federal information and communication services operator JSC ER-Telecom Holding (Dom.ru brand) in Russia, telco Salt Mobile in Switzerland and mobile OTT app OONA in Indonesia. Through these deals, Insight TV’s 4K channel is now available to viewers with UHD-capable […]
Channel 4 News has formed a partnership with Facebook to produce Uncovered – a weekly news show exclusively for Facebook Watch. Scheduled to launch early next year, Uncovered will be an in-depth news and analysis programme from Channel 4 News’ team of correspondents, who will go beyond the headlines to tackle the stories that often […]
The BBC has unveiled its first-ever VR comedy short. The five-minute VR film imagines the viewer as a record company boss that has been kidnapped by the crew of fictional pirate radio station Kurupt FM, in an attempt to try and convince the viewer to sign them to their record label. MC Grindah and DJ […]
Gaming giant Nintendo has announced that all its Wii console owners who use the system to watch streaming apps – including Netflix – will no longer be able to do so come January 2019. An email sent out to customers read: “Unfortunately, Nintendo will suspend all video streaming services on Wii—including the Netflix Channel. We […]
The MOTORVISION Group has driven forward its expansion with the launch of its TV offerings on new platforms in 14 countries across Europe. Having recently signed agreements in the Nordics, Benelux, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Gibraltar and on the Balkan, the car and motorsports channel is now broadcast in more than 100 countries around the world […]
ITN Productions’ sport team has renewed its partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to provide digital clip production services for the ICC World Twenty20 2018 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The deal follows ITN Productions’ successful integration for ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and ICC Women’s World Cup 2017. Star players and key moments […]
Canal+ and the French film industry signed a new agreement in Dijon at the annual Rencontres cinématographiques, in the presence of the new French Minister of Culture Franck Riester. The agreement, which renews the way Canal+ will contribute to the financing of the French movie industry and feature film projects, will be applicable over a […]
US programmer Starz has confirmed that its STARZPLAY SVoD service will launch on UK multiplay network Virgin Media in the UK on November 29th. The STARZPLAY premium streaming service will give Virgin TV customers in the UK the opportunity to watch STARZ series all in one place, with future STARZ Originals launching exclusively on STARZPLAY […]
In 2019 the video game industry is expected to grow to $180 billion worldwide. In the UK alone in 2017 the consumer spend on games was £5.11 billion – up 12.4 per cent from the previous year. Gaming is now on a par with the music and film industries, and yet it is all but […]
Sir David Attenborough will serve as the voice of upcoming Netflix original documentary series Our Planet, which will premiere on Netflix on April 5th 2019. The series has been created in collaboration with Silverback Films, whose director Alastair Fothergill was the creator of the acclaimed BBC series Planet Earth and Blue Planet series, and WWF, […]