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This Country bows out with 52m iPlayer requests

The third and final series of This Country aired on the BBC last week. Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s depiction of life in rural Britain has been a hit with the critics as well as being recognised with multiple awards. Across the three series and the special, This Country has been requested over 52 million […]

April 3, 2020By Nik Roseveare

BT Sport to showcase Films series

BT Sport will be helping to tide fans over during lockdown with some of the most popular documentaries from the award-winning BT Sport Films series. Showcasing one film each week, BT Sport will offer viewers remarkable stories spanning a multitude of sports, from football and rugby, to boxing and MotoGP. This will begin on April […]

April 3, 2020By Nik Roseveare

FOX Sports delivers slate of WWE content

FOX Sports has teamed up with WWE to offer a new slate of action-packed programming to viewers, including the network’s first-ever pay-per-view presentation of Wrestlemania in the US. Wrestlemania, hosted by FOX Sports’ very own Rob Gronkowski, will be held as a two-night event for the first-time ever on April 4 and April 5th FOX […]

April 3, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Eleven Sports acquires DTM racing in Poland, Belgium

Eleven Sports has acuired the rights to DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) – a popular touring-car series in Europe – in Poland and Belgium. Eleven Sports Poland will show the series live  for the next two seasons, with Polish race fans able to watch local hero and former F1 driver Robert Kubica in action for the […]

April 3, 2020

SeaChange selected by Midco

SeaChange International, a provider of cloud and on-premise video delivery platforms worldwide, has expanded its relationship with long-term customer, Midco, one of the largest providers of cable and telecommunication services in the Midwest. The SeaChange Framework uniquely offers converged, cross-platform video delivery that enables significant savings on infrastructure as opposed to operating separate linear and […]

April 3, 2020

Report: 2020 the year of streaming

Mobile app intelligence specialist Apptopia, and customer engagement platform Braze have revealed key findings from a joint report, 2020: The Year of Streaming, analysing the state of the streaming industry, with streaming poised for a breakout year in 2020. Disney+ has demonstrated that new streaming services can enter a crowded market and be successful, and […]

April 2, 2020

Disney+ Originals on OSN in MENA

Disney+ Originals will be available on the OSN streaming service, Wavo, which has relaunched in the MENA region.  However, there are no imminent plans to launch the Disney+ standalone platform in the region. The full catalogue of shows will be rolling out from April 9th. “Given that we currently do not plan to launch Disney+ […]

April 2, 2020

MTV greenlights interactive game show series

MTV has commissioned a new live and interactive digital game show series titled MTV Game Night with Charlotte Crosby. The long form series will feature MTV reality TV star Crosby live from her home, as she seeks to entertain fans in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The series, consisting of 6 x 30 minute […]

April 2, 2020

Cartoon Network launches free gaming apps

Cartoon Network is introducing two new gaming apps for kids, starting with the launch of Cartoon Network GameBox – a virtual toy box with popular Cartoon Network web games inside. Available to download now from the App Store and Google Play, Cartoon Network GameBox provides Cartoon Network fans with all their favourite web games in […]

April 2, 2020By Nik Roseveare

France: SPI’s Gametoon on Molotov

Global media company SPI/FilmBox and French streaming service Molotov have signed their first channel distribution deal which will see SPI’s gaming and eSports channel Gametoon added to the platform. The channel, created by gamers for gamers, features hundreds of hours of content dedicated to the gaming and esports phenomenon and will be offered to Molotov […]

April 2, 2020