ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Hartswood Films, the production company behind a raft of scripted series, including recent ITVX and ITV1 hit Douglas Is Cancelled, Prime Video’s psychological thriller The Devil’s Hour and the BBC’s Sherlock. Based in London and Cardiff, Hartswood Films was founded in 1979 by Beryl Vertue, making it […]
beIN Sports, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) sports broadcaster, has set a new record with cumulative viewership of more than 1.2 billion views of its multilingual coverage of the Euro 2024 tournament held in Germany. The broadcaster’s coverage of the Euro 2020 tournament generated 0.96 billion views across the same numbers of matches, […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has partnered with The Women’s Cup to broadcast eight international football matches featuring clubs from across the US, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. With eight teams, this summer will mark the largest iteration of The Women’s Cup as the competition continues to grow. All DAZN coverage of women’s football […]
Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is now the highest-grossing animated film of all time, with $1.462 billion (€1.35bn) to date at the global box office. In addition to surpassing Disney’s Frozen 2 (2019) on the animated chart, the film has also moved into the #13 spot in the all-time industry global box office rankings. […]
Nigerian film industry pioneer Moses Babatope has announced the launch of Nile Media Entertainment Group – a new film and television production and distribution studio dedicated to transforming Africa’s cinema industry. The Nile Group will focus on “cultural representation, industry excellence, and sustainable practices as it looks to lead the future of cinema in Africa […]
The Saudi Pro League (SPL) and Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) have announced a new five-year production partnership with IMG, the sports, events, and representation company, for the Roshn Saudi League (RSL), King’s Cup, and Saudi Super Cup, starting from the 2024-25 season. This season will mark a significant shift for the SPL and SAFF, […]
Kantar, the evidence-based insights and consulting company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Disney+ took the top spot from Apple TV+ for new subscriptions in Q2 2024 with a 19 per cent share, whilst Netflix’s Baby Reindeer was identified as the most enjoyed series in the quarter. […]
Ofcom has published its initial findings on the local media landscape in the UK. Given the range of duties that Ofcom has relevant to local media, the media regulator says that “it is important that we maintain an up-to-date understanding of this rapidly changing sector”. Ofcom therefore launched a two-stage review of local media at […]
All EE TV customers can access discovery+’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 24 +, regardless of what package they’re on. To celebrate the return of the Olympics, EE TV discovery+ basic customers will receive access to discovery+ Standard at no extra cost from now until August 12th, enabling them to stream every moment of […]
Anthem Sports & Entertainment has announced that that TNA Wrestling has expanded its partnership with Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) sports channel Eurosport India. The exclusive multi-year agreement, encompassing hundreds of hours of content, extends TNA’s offerings, broadcasting all original series, PPV events, and more throughout India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The […]