IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, is launching the IMPACT Wrestling Channel on Pluto TV, the free US Internet television service. The IMPACT Wrestling Channel gives fans instant, 24-hour access to shows and series from the extensive IMPACT Wrestling catalogue. Programming for the channel will include the flagship IMPACT show, which features […]
Digital security specialist Kudelski has agreed a patent cross license and technology collaboration with streaming set-top box provider Roku. The comprehensive agreement provides each company the freedom to operate with respect to the other’s patent portfolios. The agreement also establishes a framework for the companies to collaborate on incorporating Kudelski’s security solutions with Roku’s platforms […]
According to Parrot Analytics’ data, the launch of season three of Narcos, which premiered on Netflix September 1st, was a worldwide success. During its launch week, Narcos was the most popular Digital Original title of any SVoD service in the US, with almost double the demand of the next-most popular title, Netflix’s Ozark. During the same week, Narcos also registered […]
Global media company SPI International / FilmBox and Ukrainian telecommunication platform VOLIA are launching Filmbox OnDemand, an online VoD service which offers non-stop, multi-screen access to a film library featuring a selection of US and European movies. VOLIA operates an SVoD service called Volia Cinema which will feature Filmbox OnDemand as a sub-package available to […]
Hulu has acquired the US streaming rights to MTG’s original series Veni Vidi Vici. The critically acclaimed series will make its US debut exclusively on the premium streaming service in December. Veni Vidi Vici is a 10-part drama series that explores the consequences of struggling Danish film director Karstan Daugaard’s decision to take a job […]
Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has said she is “absolutely confident” that the broadcasting regulator was right in ruling that the planned purchase of Sky by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox would not undermine its broadcasting standards. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley chose to disregard Ofcom’s judgement that the deal should only be referred to the […]
Not only has Netflix’s audience grown significantly in the past two years, but the composition of its user base has changed dramatically as well, according to a DeepProfile study from consumer intelligence research platform CivicScience. Back in May of 2015, CivicScience published a detailed study on the profile of Netflix users, as well as people who […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has unveiled two new streaming players in the UK, which it says will give people who enjoy TV better ways to connect to the streaming entertainment they love. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in the UK, priced at just £29.99 (€33.50) MSRP. Roku […]
Italy’s Corte di Cassazione (Supreme Court) has sentenced a 52-year old Palermo man to four months imprisonment for using codes purchased from third parties to access the Sky Italia pay-TV platform. Unsuccessfully, the defendant defended himself by claiming that he purchased the software for decoding codes on the web to justify the fact that “the […]