CenturyLink expands CDN service capability
CenturyLink has expanded its content delivery network (CDN) service capabilities in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania and significantly increased capacity in existing core sites in Europe. CenturyLink…
La Liga scores UK deal with Premier Sports
La Liga football will be shown in the UK on Premier Sports from now until the end of the 2021-22 season. All matches will be broadcast live on new channel…
Study: Surge in use of pirates STBs amongst Filipinos
A study of the content viewing behaviour of Filipino consumers, revealed that 34 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and…
Eurosport reaps from US Open strategy
Eurosport says its strategy to serve and engage the widest possible audiences across multiple platforms during its coverage of the US Open in Europe has paid dividends with double-digit year-on-year…
Eurosport to screen World Urban Games finals
Eurosport has agreed a deal with the Global Association of International Sports Federations [GAISF] to broadcast live coverage from the inaugural World Urban Games Budapest 2019. Coverage of the World…
Stranger Things’ Brown producing Netflix movie
Netflix is developing A Time Lost based – an original story written by Millie Bobby Brown (star of Stranger Things) and her sister Paige Brown. The movie will tell the…
ruwido secures Astro deal
Input device and interaction mechanisms specialist ruwido is expanding into the Asian market via a partnership with Astro, the leading content and consumer company in Malaysia. The cooperation with Astro…
Globo partners with Qwilt
Qwilt, a provider of content delivery and edge cloud solutions, has announced that Globo, Brazil’s leading media company, has partnered with Qwilt to optimise content delivery and improve Quality of…
CenturyLink acquires Streamroot
Global technology player CenturyLink has acquired Streamroot, a provider of disruptive technology, to improve video and static content delivery within bandwidth constrained areas. In a statement, CenturyLink said the acquisition…
BBC launching ‘classic moments’ archive
The BBC is making thousands of memorable clips from its archive available to watch on a new website. More than 1,700 newly published videos are being made available for viewers…
Pluto TV brings Viacom channels to Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Ad-funded streaming platform Pluto TV Europe, has announced the launches of Comedy Central Pluto TV and Comedy Central – Made in Germany as new destinations featuring classic comedy series, stand-up shows…
Australia: NBA, SBS announce FTA broadcast partnership
The National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a national free-to-air broadcaster in Australia, have announced a multiyear partnership to broadcast…
GrayMeta adds time-based metadata to Iris Media Platform
GrayMeta, an AI powered metadata company that delivers enterprise efficiency and monetises assets, has integrated time-based metadata into their Iris Media Platform, which it says increases media supply chain efficiencies…
Viaccess-Orca secures Orange Android TV STB
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global player providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Orange Spain has deployed a new Android TV set-top box secured…
Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show exclusively on Prime Video
Rihanna’s second annual Savage X Fenty Show presented by Amazon Prime Video announced an all-star line-up including multi-platinum singer-songwriter Halsey, along with Hip Hop superstars Migos, DJ Khaled, Big Sean, A$AP Ferg,…