The digital market of Russia has not yet been transformed into any major shape or form. Not in the sense that has seen the surge of the Chinese market, let alone of other industrialised economies. The digital days of Russia lie ahead, in the future, according to a report from research institute IDATE. The sheer […]
Viacom has announced it will be producing a Nickelodeon-branded show to be exclusively streamed on Netflix. Viacom CEO Bob Bakish, speaking to The Information, said Viacom is seeking out new ways to make money despite some risk: Such a move could indeed further drive audiences towards Netflix rather than Viacom’s own cable networks. Bakish hopes […]
Global sports provider Eleven Sports is set to launch a new sports service, branded My Sports, for dedicated fans in Myanmar. The South East Asian country becomes Eleven Sports’ eleventh market. My Sports has secured multi-year, global live rights to the Myanmar National Football League (MNL), ensuring local fans have access to all matches from […]
GoMedia is streaming a number of ITV hit series, including Emmerdale, Coronation Street and Love Island to rail passengers on the TransPennine Express GoMedia’s onboard infotainment systems deliver content straight to passengers’ own smart devices, using a transport operator’s existing Wi-Fi infrastructure. All content – including movies; boxsets; digital magazines and newspapers – is accessed […]
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted UK multiplay telco Virgin Media for five street works-related offences committed on the Transport for London Road Network. The works took place in Wandsworth High Street, Stonecote Hill and Wickham Road between October and December 2017. TfL must be notified of works being carried out on its road […]
Swrve, a specialist in cross-platform customer interaction for sales, marketing and operations, has added Roku to its list of supported OTT Digital Media Streaming platforms. By doing so, Swrve now enables any brand looking to interact with customers on the Roku platform to do so as part of a multi-channel strategy focused on driving engagement […]
EY and Microsoft have launched a blockchain solution for content rights and royalties management. Aiming to streamline the costly and time-consuming processes in entertainment rights and royalties, the solution is first being deployed within gaming with Microsoft and its game publisher partners. EY and Microsoft designed the solution to serve any industry where intellectual property […]
US programmer AMC has renewed its popular and critically-acclaimed anthology series, The Terror for a second season. The next iteration of The Terror anthology will be set during World War II and centre on an uncanny spectre that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war […]
UK multiplay telco BT has become the first major UK pay-TV provider to offer Amazon Prime Video access via a set-top box – giving customers the ability to access Prime Video’s TV & movie content at the push of the button. The move – revealed by advanced-television in mid-May 2018 – forms part of BT’s […]