Community Fibre launches TV and phone services
London-based full-fibre broadband network provider Community Fibre is launching new TV and phone services. It has joined forces with broadband digital TV service specialist Netgem for the TV service, Community…
LG Smart TVs adding Stadia gaming
LG Electronics has announced a partnership with Google to bring Stadia to its latest webOS smart TVs in the second half of this year. After Stadia comes to Google TV,…
BBC Sounds app joins Sky Q
The BBC Sounds app is now available to all Sky Q customers in the UK, offering more than 80,000 hours of audio content, including live BBC radio broadcasts, music mixes,…
Extreme E on Sky Sports
Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series, has confirmed a partnership with Sky Sports, which will see the new motorsport air on its channels. Extreme E will be a new…
Comscore, Frameplay launch brand lift survey
Comscore has completed the first of a series of brand recognition lift surveys in partnership with Frameplay, a global in-game advertising company. Focusing on the intrinsic in-game advertising category, the…
Synamedia, Akamai partner to speed piracy take downs
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced that its security and watermarking solutions are now integrated with Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, to protect…
Classic EastEnders episodes on iPlayer
EastEnders fans can relive some of the most memorable moments in the soap opera’s 35 year history with a selection of iconic episodes now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.…
FX orders Sex Pistols series
FX has ordered Pistol, a 6 episode limited series, about Steve Jones, the lead guitarist of legendary punk band the Sex Pistols. This news was confirmed by Nick Grad, the…
Roald & Beatrix draws record Xmas audience for Sky
Sky original, Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse, launched on Sky One with a 7 day cumulative audience of 3.12 million, making it the biggest rating show…
Yu-Gi-Oh! streams on Sky Kids
Konami Cross Media has secured new streaming agreements for its flagship anime property Yu-Gi-Oh! in the UK, as well as in Australia and New Zealand. In the UK, Sky Kids…
HBO Max revives Sex and the City
HBO Max, the US SVoD service, has given a series order to And Just Like That…, a new chapter of the celebrated HBO series, Sex and the City, from executive…
MyZen TV launching on Turksat
Well-being channel MyZen TV has launched in Turkey on the Turksat pay-TV platform. MyZen TV is available as part of the ‘Upper Package’ in HD. The lifestyle network offers a…
Roku acquires Quibi’s content distribution rights
As anticipated, streaming specialist Roku has acquired the exclusive global distribution rights to short-form mobile content service Quibi’s shows and will make the content available for free on an ad-supported…
Data: Lockdown drives UK ent sales to £9bn
Locked-down Britain turned to digital music, video and games in record numbers in 2020, increasing entertainment revenues by 16.8 per cent to a record £9.05 billion (€10.05bn), according to preliminary…
NBCUniversal, Charter renew deal; add Peacock
NBCUniversal and Charter Communications have announced a multi-year distribution agreement for NBCUniversal’s full portfolio of broadcast, entertainment, Hispanic, news and sports content in Charter’s Spectrum homes and businesses across 41…
ITV postpones Britain’s Got Talent
ITV has confirmed that production has temporarily halted on a new season of Britain’s Got Talent as London and much of the country copes with a surge in coronavirus cases.…