Ofcom updates on BBC Scotland channel
Ofcom has published a consultation to explain and invite views on its provisional decision to approve the launch of a new channel for audiences in Scotland. In a statement, the…
Location-based VR market set to boom
News reports of experiential location-based virtual reality (LBVR) in shopping arcades, theme parks and movie theatres are taking the global press by storm. Companies including FoxNext, Zero Latency and Disney’s…
F1, PlayON launch Fantasy Formula 1
Formula 1 and games software specialist PlayON have become strategic partners in the fast-growing fantasy sports market. PlayON becomes the Official Daily Fantasy Partner of Formula 1 to include the…
Thailand: Viu, GMM content deal
Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media Group, has made inroads in bringing local content to the online video audience in Thailand with a content deal with GMM…
La Liga mulls OTT service
Spain’s football governing body La Liga plans to launch an OTT service, similar to Netflix, with LaLiga 1/2/3 and la Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), if the forthcoming tender for…
Amazon aces US Open Tennis rights for UK
In a further sign of the growing importance of the importance of sports rights to SVoD providers, Amazon Prime Video has been granted the exclusive live telecast rights to the…
Netflix introduces mobile previews
Netflix is introducing mobile previews, which it says will present members with a fun, simple, and easy way to learn about all the new content on Netflix, and find something…
Record month for BBC Three
BBC Three, which in February 2016 became the first TV channel in the world to make the switch from linear broadcast channel to online-first destination, had a very strong March…
eSports popularity grows in UK
The increased popularity of watching eSports tournaments online has become a global mass market, one that caters to a wide range of audiences and markets according to a study by…
TV co-pro for Atresmedia and Netflix
Spanish TV operator Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 and La Sexta among other channels, has reached an agreement with streaming service Netflix to produce and distribute the TV series La…