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Samsung Gaming Hub adds Antstream Arcade, Blacknut

Samsung Electronics has announced that Samsung Smart TV and Smart Monitor owners will have access to nearly 3,000 games with the addition of Antstream Arcade and Blacknut to its partner lineup. Antstream Arcade is one of the world’s largest cloud retro gaming service that provides players access to over 1,400 classic games, including Pac-Man, Galaga, […]

June 1, 2023By Nik Roseveare

WSC Sports, ELF content partnership

WSC Sports, a provider of AI-powered video content for sports, has announced a multi-year partnership with the European League of Football (ELF) ahead of the competition’s third season which kicks-off on June 3rd. The strategic collaboration will see WSC Sports provide Europe’s premier American Football league with a suite of AI-powered solutions, including the automated […]

June 1, 2023

F1, Sky produce kids Grand Prix broadcast

Formula 1 and Sky Group will co-produce an F1 broadcast for children at this year’s Formula 1 Qatar Airways Hungarian Grand Prix 2023. Formula 1 will create a dedicated International Feed, including bespoke graphics, sound effects and special features, including 3D augmented graphics on specific camera angles, that will enhance the broadcast for younger audiences […]

June 1, 2023By Colin Mann

FA Cup Final exclusively on ESPN+ in US

ESPN+, the Disney-owned OTT platform, will bring football fans in the US exclusive English and Spanish coverage of the 142nd FA Cup Final live from Wembley Stadium in London on June 3rd at 10am ET. This year’s Manchester Derby FA Cup Final will feature two of the world’s most famous football clubs in Manchester City […]

June 1, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Official Celebrity Boxing events on FITE

FITE has signed a deal to present Official Celebrity Boxing’s next five events live via PPV, continuing the relationship between the combat sports streaming platform and the promotion that started the celebrity fight craze two decades ago. The first event, Clash in the Metaverse, will be on June 30th when Roy Jones Jr faces NDO […]

June 1, 2023

QVC+, HSN+ on Vizio

QVC and HSN, specialists in multiplatform vCommerce, have launched their free, interactive streaming shopping service on Vizio Smart TVs. The QVC+ and HSN+ combined streaming experience offers Vizio users QVC and HSN’s robust video commerce experience, with live, on-demand and streaming-only content together in one fully shoppable app. It is currently the only livestream shopping app on Vizio […]

June 1, 2023

Record jail terms for EPL pirates

The individuals behind three pirate streaming organisations, which offered illegal access to watch Premier League matches, have been jailed for a total of 30 years and 7 months. In what is understood to be the world’s largest-ever prosecution of an illegal streaming network, five people were sentenced at Chesterfield Justice Centre after being found guilty […]

May 31, 2023By Colin Mann

BBC extends Glastonbury deal

The BBC will continue to be Glastonbury Festival’s exclusive, multimedia broadcast partner, following a multi-year extension, and has announced that this year it will broadcast 40 hours of Glastonbury coverage across its TV channels, as well as over 85 hours of live radio. Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, commented: “Glastonbury 2023 will have even […]

May 31, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Anti-piracy software to tackle AI music infringement

Software platform TCAT, a subsidiary of digital media content provider One Media, who specialises in the active monetisation of music and video intellectual property rights together with copyright protection technology, has launched a new product to its SaaS portfolio, TCAT Insight. TCAT Insight is the latest addition to the proprietary suite of TCAT software products […]

May 31, 2023By Colin Mann

Ericsson, MediaTek claim upload speed record

Comms technologist Ericsson and fabless semiconductor company MediaTek are claiming a new 5G upload speed record of 440 Mbps in low-band and mid-band spectrum using Uplink Carrier Aggregation. The uplink speed brings better, smoother experiences for the likes of video conference users, streamers, and their audience with more frames per second and higher image resolution. […]

May 31, 2023