The reach of pioneering new electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has been bolstered by the signing of a new broadcast deal with Saran Media Group that will see the championship shown live in Turkey. The inaugural season of Extreme E next year will see purely-electric SUVs racing wheel-to-wheel in some of the most remote […]
Tastemade has announced the launch of Tastemade en Español – the media company’s first Spanish-language streaming TV channel with hundreds of hours of lifestyle programming. Debuting during National Hispanic Heritage Month, Tastemade en Español is now available in the US on the Roku platform via The Roku Channel, and will be streaming on VIZIO SmartCast […]
Research from Roy Morgan shows over 13.1 million Australians (62.4 per cent) said TV was a main source of news during the June quarter 2020, up from 12.6 million (60.0 per cent) during the March quarter. TV emerged as the favoured news source during the period of lockdown for more Australians than any other as […]
Future Today, a publisher of video streaming channels, is launching three new AVoD channels on The Roku Channel in the US. “Future Today is a great partner and we’re very excited to include their free linear channels on The Roku Channel,” said Ashley Hovey, Director of AVOD Growth, Roku. “We strive to deliver amazing, free […]
HBO Max and Warner Bros Pictures have started production on No Sudden Move, directed by Oscar and Emmy winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. Produced under Soderbergh’s overall deal with HBO Max, the film’s cast includes Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, David Harbour, Amy Seimetz, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Brendan Fraser, Bill Duke and Julia […]
Iconic video game franchise Resident Evil is being adapted into a Netflix original CG anime series. This series is scheduled for a global launch in 2021 exclusively on Netflix. In a press statement, Netflix said: “Three years after 2017’s CG film Resident Evil: Vendetta, technology has further evolved, creating the groundwork for a new series […]
Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil is launching a 24-hour news channel to rival those offered by the BBC and Sky. Neil will be the face and chairman of GB News, bringing to an end of his relationship with the BBC, where he has worked regularly since the 1990s. As well as being appointed chairman and […]
Video-sharing app TikTok has avoided a government-ordered block on new downloads in the US after a judge issued a temporary injunction. The popular social media app had faced being removed from Apple’s App Store and Android’s Google Play marketplace, although existing US-based users would have been able to have continued using it. Judge Carl Nichols […]
Across software, hardware and accessories, worldwide consumer spend on gaming reached $194 billion last year, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting. In addition, in-game ads, video streaming sites and eSports created another $17 billion in revenue. “Gaming may be on the verge of having its Netflix moment,” says Morris Garrard, Research Analyst at Futuresource […]
On-demand and OTT specialist Simplestream and media solutions provider VISTA Worldlink have formed a strategic partnership for the US market, with VISTA now offering Simplestream’s App Platform as part of its VIBE (Video Internet Broadcast Eco-system) end-to-end service for both new and existing customers. The partnership will enable VISTA to combine the elements of traditional […]