Canal+ Séries OTT launches at €6.99
The Canal+ Group is launching an OTT drama service – c+SSéries – available from March 12th, offering what it says is thousands of hours of shows, including its Original Commissions…
Digital video game revenue to surpass packaged in 2019
DFC Intelligence has released its latest global video game console market forecast. One of the biggest issues is the growing digital delivery of software on console systems. DFC Intelligence forecasts…
NENT Group extends MGM, NBCU, YouSee, Stofa deals
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has extended its distribution agreements with YouSee and Stofa, the two largest TV distributors in Denmark, on a long-term basis. The renewed partnerships include NENT…
Amazon Studios greenlights Japan with James May
Amazon Studios thas commissioned the six-part unscripted series Our Man In… Japan with James May (presenter of The Grand Tour and Top Gear). The new UK Prime Original series will…
EC accepts studios’ cross-border pay-TV pledges
The European Commission has made commitments offered by Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Sky legally binding under EU antitrust rules. These commitments address the Commission’s concerns regarding certain…
BT, VICE content partnership
UK multiplay telco BT has agreed a deal with youth media brand VICE Media to show its lifestyle and entertainment channel, VICE on TV on BT TV and content across…
Number of TAG recertified companies nearly triples
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, today recognised more than a hundred companies for achieving 2019 seal…
Larson to star in Apple original
Brie Larson, star of Marvel’s latest cinematic blockbuster Captain Marvel, has taken a lead role in a new Apple original series. Apple has given a full season order for a…
all3media, KnoxMediaHub strategic partnership
all3media international (a3mi), the UK distribution company, has announced that it will integrate its existing systems with Barcelona-based KnoxMediaHub (KMH) – an informational technology firm offering cloud storage solutions –…
BitMovio open beta gamified video entertainment
BitMovio has launched an open beta for its next-generation gamified video entertainment marketplace. The launch delivers an expansive update on content creator and consumer interactivity as well as access to…
Netflix to adapt One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez’s literary masterwork One Hundred Years of Solitude is coming to screens – as a new series on Netflix. The streaming giant has acquired the rights to develop…
STARZ launches in Canada
STARZ has officially launched in Canada, delivering a slate of diverse programming that has already established the channel as one of the leading pay-TV services in the US. STARZ is…
Belgium: WWE, SBS content deal
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and SBS have announced a new agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship programmes Raw and SmackDown in Belgium. Starting this week, every Wednesday, the ZES channel will…
E! becomes SHE! to mark International Women’s Day
The E! channel will transform into SHE! across all platforms to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th. The company says its ‘SHE!’ initiative, which will span across the network’s…
F1’s Carey: ‘2019 true OTT launch’
Formula One’s Chairman and CEO, Chase Carey, has suggested that the forthcoming season will mark the true commercial launch of its OTT service. Speaking on the Liberty Media Corp Q4…