BBC One is bringing together Sir David Attenborough, world-renowned composer Hans Zimmer and Brit and Mercury Prize-winning rapper Dave for Planet Earth: A Celebration The programme will take viewers on a journey to the wildest places on earth, using eight of the most extraordinary sequences from the Bafta award-winning Planet Earth II and Blue Planet […]
Foxtel is expanding its movie offering with the launch of LMN (Lifetime Movie Netwok) from global media company A+E Networks; exclusive to Foxtel subscribers in Australia from September 1st. LMN is an entertainment destination for women, featuring inspired made for television movie programming. LMN films tell both fictional and real-life stories steeped in drama and […]
International broadcaster AMC Networks International (AMCNI) and telco POST Luxembourg have announced the launch of four new entertainment channels on PostTV, the largest IPTV platform in Luxembourg. CBS Reality, Extreme Sports Channel, KinoweltTV and Outdoor Channel are now part of Entertain Me!, PostTV’s à la-carte package. This is the first time these channels of the […]
Formula 1 and YouTube are partnering to livestream the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany as a social media exclusive on the Formula 1 YouTube Channel in select European territories on October 11th. Fans will be able to watch the race, live and for free, in seven European markets including: Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, […]
Entertainment content market MIPCOM 2020, initially scheduled for October 12th-15th, will now take place as MIPCOM Rendezvous Cannes, a streamlined, three-day gathering of the international television community in Cannes (October 12th-14th), together with MIPCOM Online+, a premium digital service (October 5th-mid-November). MIPJunior, traditionally held as a hotel-based programme screening and networking event, will move into […]
A man has been arrested in the northwest of England as part of an investigation into illegal online streaming services. On July 30th, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) executed a warrant at a property in the Leigh area of Wigan. A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fraud and copyright under the Designs and Patents […]
Moonbug has acquired the popular YouTube kids entertainment shows Blippi and CoComelon. Blippi is a live-action programme that has struck a chord with its accessible educational content, successful toy line, and sell out live shows. CoComelon, the world’s largest YouTube channel, brings an animated show whose hallmark positivity helps kids constructively go about their daily […]
World-class cycling competition is set to resume across Eurosport and GCN’s channels and platforms this weekend with the men’s and women’s Strade Bianche kick-starting exciting cycling coverage for viewers across Europe and Asia. The Italian Classic marks the return of the UCI World Tour to screens since Paris-Nice was ended prematurely in March due to […]
Disney+ has announced that a contemporary movie adaptation of Anna Sewell’s classic 19th century novel, Black Beauty. will premiere on the streaming service later this year. Black Beauty is a wild mustang born free in the American west. When she is captured and taken away from family, her story intertwines with that of 17-year old […]
Qatar broadcaster beIN MEDIA has stepped up its attack on what it considers Saudi-led piracy of its copyrighted content, in particular alluding to the potential takeover of English Premier League football club Newcastle United. In a series of tweets, beIN notes that “having spent the past six weeks telling the world how the WTO ruling […]