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Food Network launches podcast

Discovery’s Food Network is launching its first-ever podcast, Food Network Obsessed, on January 8th. The show will be hosted by food blogger, journalist, TV host and Food Network superfan, Jaymee Sire, who Food Network viewers will know from her appearances on Food Network Kitchen, Beat Bobby Flay and Iron Chef Showdown. Each week, Sire will […]

December 21, 2020

HBO Max acquires Love Monster

HBO Max has picked up the US rights to the preschool animation Love Monster, from Boat Rocker Studios’, a division of global media company Boat Rocker Media. Episodes are available immediately on the US streaming platform. In the UK, the series premiered on CBeebies in January to great success. The series is based on the […]

December 21, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Velocix CDN powers multiscreen at TELUS

Velocix has been selected by TELUS, the communications and information technology company, to upgrade and expand its content delivery network (CDN). TELUS is using Velocix’s CDN software to support its IP-based live and on-demand video services, including Optik TV, Pik TV, and Optik on the Go, as well as its video gaming and data services. […]

December 21, 2020

Italy: Amazon scores Champions League rights

Amazon has acquired the rights to show UEFA Champions League in Italy for the first time. Amazon will stream 16 matches through its Prime Video platform on Wednesday nights, along with the UEFA Super Cup, for three seasons from 2021/22. Rumours of Amazon’s interest originally emerged in October, but now the deal has been confirmed […]

December 18, 2020

Survey: TV expects bumper Xmas ratings

Christmas is set to look very different this year, but if there’s one staple that the nation will be relying on, it’s gathering in front of the TV screen to watch movies and shows, whether those be old favourites or new releases. According to a survey from Sony Professional Solutions Europe, 69 per cent of […]

December 18, 2020

STV box sets on Sky Q throughout UK

STV and Sky have agreed a long-term deal to bring box sets from STV to more Sky Q customers across the UK. Since the two companies signed an agreement last year, Sky Q customers in Scotland have had access to content from STV. The partnership has now been extended, and Sky Q customers across the […]

December 18, 2020

Starz launches on fuboTV

Starz has confirmed the launch of Starz premium channels and its full SVoD library on US TV streaming platform fuboTV. Customers who subscribe to Starz can now watch exclusive Starz Original series including P-Valley, Hightown, and Outlander as well as hundreds of movies and first-run films on fuboTV. “We are thrilled to expand our OTT […]

December 18, 2020

Super Toons TV on Samsung TV Plus in Europe

Kedoo Kids’ Super Toons TV channel has launched on Samsung Electronics’ free Smart TV video service Samsung TV plus. The Super Toons TV channel’s mission is to entertain children, from preschool to pre-teens, in a platform that’s safe for children and available for free. Programmes are curated by Kedoo Kids and made appropriate for ages […]

December 18, 2020

blue Sport secures Swiss football rights

blue Sport has secured the broadcasting rights for all matches in the Swiss Super League and Challenge League from the start of the 2021 season until the end of the season in summer 2025 – extending a deal that has already been in place for 14 years. blue Sport customers they will continue to receive […]

December 18, 2020

BBC Studios to launch BBC SELECT

With BritBox, its joint venture SVoD service with ITV successfully established as a source of drama and entertainment for North American viewers, BBC Studios, the Corporation’s commercial arm  – is set to launch a new, ad-free subscription streaming channel, BBC SELECT, in early 2021 on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app. BBC […]

December 17, 2020By Colin Mann