Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is expanding its linear portfolio in the Czech Republic with Warner TV. The channel is the first free-to-air TV channel that the company launches in the country, and it will be available for viewers in 2024. In the Czech Republic, WBD already operates 18 pay-TV linear channels (Discovery, Eurosport 1, […]
Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade have announced a first-look deal to produce unscripted lifestyle content. As part of the partnership, Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade will bring 15 new shows to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee audiences over the next few years. Dish It Out will be the first unscripted series on the roster, hosted […]
Netgem has announced a partnership with All3Media International, bringing new FAST channels to consumers in the UK and Ireland. Scheduled for launch this January, Netgem will initially introduce three new FAST channels to its growing platform. These channels will be accessible to viewers through Netgem TVs and distributed via Internet Service Provider (ISP) partners, including […]
Multichannel programmer UKTV has achieved record growth in 2023 for the network and its free streaming service UKTV Play. UKTV’s SOCI (Share of Commercial Impacts) reached 8.81 per cent, the highest ever for the seven channel network. The broadcaster also grew share by 5 per cent to a record 4.92 per cent, up from 4.70 […]
Italy’s free satellite platform Tivùsat enjoyed a stellar year in 2023, exceeding forecasts by 10 per cent with 334,000 new activations. The managing director of Italian state broadcaster RAI, Stefano Luppi, highlighted the strong three-year run, with a total of 1.3 million new activations since 2021. According to Luppi, Tivùsat’s success hinges on its unique […]
NBCUniversal and Roku have launched nine new entertainment and sports channels in the US from NBCUniversal’s TV and streaming portfolio and the NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution library on The Roku Channel. FAST Channels now available include: GolfPass: GolfPass brings together thousands of lessons from the game’s biggest instructors, exclusive series, GOLF Channel news and features, […]
Stephen Crabb MP, the Chair of the UK House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee, has written to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer following its ‘concerning’ evidence session with the Chair of S4C and the Lead Non-Executive Board Member of the S4C Unitary Board. Within his letter, Crabb sets out the Committee’s continued concerns over the governance […]
Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler, the teenage darts sensation and breakout star from the most recent PDC World Darts Championship, in which he entertained millions across the country in becoming the tournament runner-up, can be seen live in action on free to air television this January on ITVX. Littler has been announced as one of the […]
Another prominent television manufacturer is joining the NEXTGEN TV vendor roster, with the news that TCL is planning new TV models equipped with integrated NEXTGEN TV capability. More than 100 NEXTGEN TV products will be available for US consumers in 2024. The Consumer Technology Association announced industry results for 2023 sales and projections for the […]
Research firm Parks Associates’ latest update of its Streaming Video Tracker reveals that just 5 per cent of US Internet households have only a pay-TV service, indicating legacy pay-TV companies continue to lose subscribers to streaming video services. However, the average annualised industry churn rate for streaming services is 50 per cent meaning many streaming […]