Coming 2 America coming to Prime Video
Amazon Studios has acquired the global rights to Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. The long-awaited sequel to the iconic comedy Coming to America will launch worldwide in over 240…
Sub-second video latency from Limelight
Content delivery specialist Limelight Networks is claiming that online video can now feature truly live and interactive experiences on a global scale thanks to new features and enhancements for the…
Anti-piracy resource for UK students
The UK advertising industry’s education non-profit body, Media Smart, in partnership with The Industry Trust for IP Awareness, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Intellectual Property Office, has launched…
Blithe Spirit in cinemas and on Sky Cinema in Jan
Sky has announced the acquisition of Blithe Spirit from StudioCanal UK. The film will be released in cinemas and on Sky Cinema on January 15th across the UK and Ireland,…
China: Extreme E signs Huya partnership
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has confirmed a partnership with Chinese live streaming platform Huya. The live racing action, which starts in early 2021, will be streamed…
SF Studios, Netflix sign new content agreement
SF Studios and Netflix have signed a new content partnership deal that lets Netflix’s members in the Nordics be the first to stream SF Studios’ local and international distribution titles,…
Shutterstock launches production studio
Shutterstock has announced the official launch of Shutterstock Studios along with the hire of their new Head of Global Production, Aiden Darné. This new creative division extends Shutterstock’s offering by…
Wonder Woman 1984 online and in cinemas on Xmas Day
Wonder Woman 1984, the DC movie sequel, will launch on streaming platform HBO Max in the US on Christmas Day, and be released in cinemas the same day, Warner Bros…
ViacomCBS invests 25% of budget in inclusive content
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has announced it will invest 25 per cent of its budget in Latin America to create and develop BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) content.…
TNT launches on Freeview
Gazprom Media Entertainment TV’s flag ship Russian channe,l TNT-International, has expanded its audience in the UK via free-to-air Channelbox on Freeview 271. There are over 300,000 Russian speakers living in…
Soho Theatre content deal with Prime Video UK
Soho Theatre has signed a three-series deal for ‘Soho Theatre Live’ with Amazon Prime Video, bringing the company’s signature comedy to Prime Video’s UK audiences from next month. Soho Theatre…
WWE moving ThunderDome to Tampa Bay
WWE is moving its ‘WWE ThunderDome’ set to Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay as it begins a new residency starting with SmackDown on December 11th. The move to Tampa Bay…
Germany: SPI channels on waipu.tv
SPI International has announced that seven channels from its portfolio will be available to subscribers of the German IPTV platform waipu.tv. The channels feature content spanning all genres including movies,…
Report: Gaming accessories market at $6bn by 2024
The gaming accessories market continues to climb, on track to achieve 21 per cent volume growth in 2020, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting. “There’s no doubt that Covid-19…
Verimatrix enhances forensic watermarking
Connected world security specialist Verimatrix has confirmed the general availability of its Verimatrix Watermarking anti-piracy technology for HTML5. Verimatrix introduced its latest HTML5-focused solution to allow enhanced cybersecurity protections across…
Pluto TV adds Insight TV, InWonder & InTrouble
Insight TV has launched three of its digital services on Pluto TV in the UK and Germany. Lifestyle channel Insight TV, action-focused channel InTrouble and science/technology/knowledge channel InWonder are now available on…