iflix, the online TV service for emerging markets, has entered into multi-year content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal (NBCU) to add a huge selection of the studio’s most popular titles to iflix’s extensive library. Through this deal, iflix subscribers across sub-Saharan Africa will have unlimited access to both stream and download a library of NBCU titles, […]
Amazon’s Prime Video app was the most downloaded of any tvOS app ever in its first seven days. In a statement, Amazon
Facebook has released its Transparency Report, previously called the Government Requests Report, for the first half of 2017. For the first time, it is expanding the report beyond government requests to provide data regarding reports from rights holders related to intellectual property (IP) — covering copyright, trademark, and counterfeit. The report also includes the same […]
In line with its objective to simplify the Group’s structure and allocate its capital and resources to its operating businesses, media and entertainment technology specialist Technicolor has confirmed that it is in negotiations for a strategic transaction relating to its patent licensing business. While there is no assurance that a transaction will take place, Technicolor […]
RT France, the newest channel from the global TV news network RT, has commenced live broadcasting. The channel, dedicated to the French-speaking world, will feature a mix of live news, documentary content, debates, interviews and original programming. RT France airs from its new studios in Boulogne-Billancourt, the broadcasting hub just outside of Paris known as “communication […]
HBO’s Game of Thrones is the top-ranked TV programme of 2017 in terms of total interactions per episode across the Facebook and Twitter social media platforms, according to Nielsen. The penultimate season of the fantasy-epic averaged 2.566 million interactions across the two social networks for each of its seven episodes, nearly tripling the total of […]
Following a year of streaming landmarks, such as NASA’s livestream of the solar eclipse, and Brexit and GDPR concerns, Mark Weeks, MD EMEA of Akamai has pulled together his biggest predictions for the year ahead, including: “In technology, everyone always wants to be one step ahead so, as soon as the holiday decorations go up […]
A+E Networks UK and TalkTalk have renewed their partnership in a long-term carriage deal, securing the continued distribution of A+E’s UK pay channel brands on TalkTalk’s TV platform. As part of the deal, HISTORY and Crime + Investigation are available in the Entertainment Boost, alongside H2 and Lifetime. TalkTalk TV subscribers can choose from a […]
NBCUniversal has acquired rights from the National Football League to stream Sunday Night Football through NBC’s TV Everywhere offering on all mobile devices beginning with the 2018 season. The agreement also allows for NBCU to extend those authenticated streaming rights to its cable, satellite, and telco partners, as well as virtual MVPDs. Although NBC Sports […]
At 11.6 million, Strictly Come Dancing – The Final is the biggest and top TV overnight broadcast in 2017 (across all channels). The consolidated average audience for the series so far is 11.1 million and it’s on track to become the biggest and most popular year for Strictly to date. At 55.9 per cent, it’s […]