Staggered Premier League KOs anger Asian broadcasters
The Premier League is facing rebate demands from its Asian broadcast partners whose viewership windows are being impacted by the staggering of kick-off times in the UK to ensure all…
BBC Studios sets up production arm in Germany
After ten years of working together in the Tower Productions joint venture, All3Media and BBC Studios have jointly agreed not to extend the current term of the cooperation beyond December…
Orange Spain adds Eurosport 4K
Orange Spain has added a new channel to its UHD offering; Eurosport 4K. Fibre optic subscribers equipped with a 4K TV and a STB Orange TV WHD81 or a 4K…
Bake Off return pulls 32% of TV audience
The Great British Bake Off attracted an average audience of 6.9 million viewers and a 32 per cent audience share with the first episode of its new season on September…
Des is ITV’s most-watched new drama since 2006
More than 10 million viewers have watched the first episode of ITV’s new drama Des in the week since it launched. Des, featuring David Tennant as serial killer Dennis Nilsen,…
HBO Max orders Suicide Squad spin-off series
HBO Max is set to explore the origins of the Peacemaker character, the master of weapons from the movie sequel The Suicide Squad. HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order…
VA Media enables rights holders to earn more on YouTube
VA Media, the APAC social video monetisation agency, has launched a new YouTube content ID service for producers, production companies and film & television distributors. VA Media owns and manages…
DAZN, Discovery extend Eurosport distribution
DAZN and Discovery have extended their distribution partnership to bring DAZN subscribers Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD channels in five countries. Under the new agreement, Eurosport’s channels will…
Amazon Prime Video’s Truth Seekers launches Oct 30
Amazon has revealed that it will launch the UK Amazon Original series, Truth Seekers, on Prime Video on October 30th. The paranormal comedy series, consisting of 8 episodes, will be…
Virgin Media to show French Open in 4K and HDR
Virgin Media will broadcast Roland-Garros event in 4K with High Dynamic Range (HDR) when Eurosport’s coverage of the tournament starts on September 27th. With limited spectators allowed to watch the…
Analyst: High willingness to pay for sport in Nordics
Like most other media activities, sports have been under pressure in 2020 – not only due to covid-19, but also from a rights perspective reports Mediavision. Luckily for Nordic sports…
Movistar scores rights to Spain’s basketball League
Movistar has reached an agreement with ACB, the Spanish basketball league, to air its La Liga Endesa, Copa del Rey and Supercopa Endesa competitions over the next three years, 2020-2023.…
Moonbug content on Virgin Media
Moonbug Entertainment, the global digital media company, is partnering with Virgin Media to expand its children’s programming in the UK. Ten new shows will air on Virgin Media’s TV platform…
Apple TV+ orders High Desert from Stiller, Arquette
Apple has announced a series order for High Desert, a new comedic half-hour series to be produced by Apple Studios that will star Academy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner…
Qwest TV now available on Samsung TV
Qwest TV’s three new music-focused channels will be joining Samsung TV Plus which comes automatically installed on all 2016-2020 Samsung Smart TVs. Co-founded by music icon Quincy Jones, the music-related…
SendtoNews ranks #1 in video views for digital sports
SendtoNews (STN) has been ranked as the top digital video platform in the sports category on Comscore’s latest report, with the most unique viewers and videos viewed in the month…