A report from Juniper Research has found that consumer virtual reality content will bring over $7 billion in revenue in 2025, an increase of over 160 per cent on the $3 billion it is expected to generate in 2020. The primary driver for consumer content in this space will be console gamers, which will account […]
Prince Harry is supporting the launch of the WaterBear Network with an exclusive conversation for the platform. The nine minute presentation titled A Conversation With Prince Harry will be available to view on the platform from December 1st. Talking to WaterBear’s CEO Ellen Windemuth and Head of Strategy Sam Sutaria on behalf of NGO African […]
Blast TV, the global esports media network delivering world class entertainment experiences, has selected EVS’ market-leading VIA and Media Infrastructure solutions as the backbone of its new esports production flypack. The mobile solution is designed so that Blast TV can produce its own live gaming events in-house. With the Covid-19 lockdown impacting mass gatherings, the […]
Court TV has grown its UK presence via a new carriage agreement with Freesat, the free-to-air satellite platform. The deal adds an additional two million homes to Court TV’s viewing base in the UK via Freesat channel 177 effective immediately. The channel offers audiences access to, and analysis of, real-life courtroom dramas taking place in […]
Psychological drama series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, has proven a big hit for Sky. The opening episode reached a cumulative 28-day audience of over 2.78 million viewers, making it bigger than the launch of Game of Thrones in 2011. The first three episodes already have audiences of over 2.5 million viewers, […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has added a range international series to its Viaplay streaming service. The line-up of new international series launching immediately in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland includes: ‘La Unidad’ (Spain); action; season 1 (6 episodes), season 2 in 2021 ‘An Ordinary Woman’ (Russia); dramedy; season 1 […]
Following the success of the The Real Housewives of Cheshire series, ITV is launching a new version of the franchise, The Real Housewives of Jersey. The ten-part series will launch in December on ITVBe and, in a first for the ITV Hub, the entire series will be available to watch as a Box Set on […]
Ford and Eurosport have revealed a new digital content partnership to explore the future of motorsport and bring to life the carmaker’s electrification promise across the continent. A new and exclusive series will showcase the innovations at the forefront of the changes in motorsport to ignite discussions about this transformation. Developed by multichannel programmer Discovery’s […]
Eleven has renewed its UEFA Champions League rights in Portugal for three additional seasons until 2023/24. Portuguese football fans will be able to follow all the action from Europe’s biggest competition across Eleven’s six linear channels, OTT platform and operator partners. Eleven subscribers will have access to 138 games each season, from the group qualifying […]
Discovery has announced a broadcast partnership which will see it sublicense to DR and TV 2 the free-to-air audio-visual rights and digital rights for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and Olympic Games Paris 2024. Discovery will retain digital rights for all Olympic Games through to Paris 2024 in Denmark, making Dplay the only destination to […]