Extreme E, the electric off-road motor racing series, is set to be broadcast live across the African continent, with the series signing-off on a three-year agreement with digital television operator StarTimes. The deal will see Extreme E’s five-race global odyssey from the Arctic to the Amazon Rainforest, air live to more than 30 African countries […]
Sky Arts has announced four new Sky original programme commissions, as it becomes free for everyone to watch. With a renewed focus on bringing more of the arts to more people, Sky Arts is embarking on what it describes as an ambitious programme of activity to support and champion the arts at a vital time […]
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of a bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, has revealed its first foray into Africa via its action channel, KIX, on MultiChoice’s DStv. KIX will launch on DStv’s Premium, Compact Plus and Compact packages across Africa from October 1st. KIX will also available on MultiChoice’s Showmax service from […]
LTN Global, a specialist in transformative media technology and video transport network solutions, has announced seamless interoperability with AWS Elemental MediaConnect to enable customers to distribute content to hundreds of locations via LTN’s low-latency multicast IP network. The solution enables customers to take advantage of distribution feeds going back and forth from AWS Elemental MediaConnect […]
Alongside the rollout of its new 4K TV BOX, UPC Poland has launched Insight TV, a 4K HDR linear and digital channel provider and content producer. UPC Poland, one of the Liberty Global’s operating companies, provides digital entertainment for almost 1.5 million subscribers. Now available to UPC subscribers, Insight TV is fully localised for the […]
SPI/FilmBox continues to expand its footprint in Romania through a new channel distribution agreement with Orange Romania for its flagship FilmBox channel. FilmBox, which reaches over 30 million households worldwide, will remain available to Orange Romania subscribers in the operator’s Orange World package. “We are delighted to offer Orange Romania subscribers an entertainment experience that […]
The real-life dramas of criminal trials in the US now have an international audience as Court TV launches in the UK. Court TV is now available on Sky channel 179, with more distribution agreements expected to be announced soon. Building on its popularity with US audiences and advertisers, Court TV’s UK channel provides viewers access […]
The BBC’s annual report, covering April 2019 – March 2020, shows the BBC remains the most used media organisation in the UK, with 41 million people per day on average using it last year. The 90 per cent of the UK population using the BBC each week rose to 94 per cent in March this […]
The share of content licensed to services owned by Studios across European markets has increased from 18 per cent in 2018 to 30 per cent in the last year, according to data from international content consultancy 3Vision. Media consolidation has helped to fuel direct-to-consumer (D2C) growth over the past few years with multiple services launched […]
Apple has announced Apple One, a new bundle providing all Apple’s subscription services in one plan, including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud. With a single subscription, customers in over 100 countries and regions can access all Apple services across their devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, […]