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Comscore, Twitch to deliver audience measurement for eSports

Comscore, a partner for evaluating media across platforms, has announced a new partnership with Twitch, the online community for multiplayer entertainment. The deal adds tagless audience reporting of Twitch live-streaming, including gaming and eSports insights, to Comscore digital audience solutions, providing a complete, unduplicated view into digital consumption behaviors. As eSports and gaming continue to […]

March 12, 2020

Alonso F1 docu-series on Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video has revealed its latest exclusive documentary series, Fernando, which will focus on Formula One World Champion, and one of Spain’s most celebrated sport stars, Fernando Alonso. Examining his life on and off the racing circuit as he encounters highs and lows during the months leading up to his first outing at Rally […]

March 12, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Report: UK and Japan the biggest binge-gamers

Across the globe people are binge-gaming longer than ever, increasing by seven per cent from 2019 to an average of four hours and 36 minutes, according to the latest State of Online Gaming report from Limelight Networks, a provider of edge cloud services. The rise of binge-gaming is an even bigger trend among young gamers. […]

March 11, 2020

Thurman to star in Apple Original Suspicion

Apple has ordered a new drama series fronted by Hollywood actress Uma Thurman – perhaps best known for her roles in Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill movies. The Apple Original, titled Suspicion, is based on the award-winning Israeli series False Flag from Keshet Broadcasting. The show will be a high-paced thriller about the kidnapping […]

March 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Walking Dead: World Beyond on Prime Video April 13

Amazon has announced that The Walking Dead: World Beyond will launch on Prime Video on April 13th. Following the global success of The Walking Dead and spin-off Fear the Walking Dead, the next series is co-created by Scott M. Gimple, with Matt Negrete on board as co-creator and showrunner. The series will star Aliyah Royale, […]

March 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Good Morning Britain extends BritBox US deal

ITV Studios Daytime has won a further commission with BritBox to air Good Morning Britain in North America for the next year. Following a successful first year with the streaming service – which sees daily highlights from ITV’s flagship breakfast programme edited and packaged into a daily edition for US and Canadian audiences, this new […]

March 11, 2020

HBO Max orders Mark Wahlberg docu-series

HBO Max, the WarnerMedia direct-to-consumer offering debuting in the US this spring, has announced an 8-episode series order for Wahl Street, a new documentary series that offers fans a glimpse into Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg’s life as “he juggles the demands of a rigorous film schedule coupled with an ever-growing network of diverse businesses”. Along […]

March 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare

PGA Tour agrees extensive rights deals

Marking the culmination of a long-term strategic planning process designed to best serve fans through traditional broadcast, Over-the-Top streaming (OTT) and emerging technologies, golf’s PGA Tour has revealed its new nine-year domestic media rights portfolio for 2022-2030. “Following a comprehensive process of studying the market, talking to all interested parties and analysing our various options, […]

March 10, 2020

BBC races to Extreme E deal

Electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E is to be screened live and free-to-air across BBC digital platforms following the agreement of a multi-year partnership with BBC Sport. Ali Russell, Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme E, said: “Our goal with Extreme E is to open this innovative new series up to as wide an audience […]

March 10, 2020By Colin Mann

The Mandalorian to make UK debut in Cineworld

The Disney+ streaming service rolls out in the UK in just 2 weeks. But before that, The Mandalorian – perhaps the most-anticipated content on the new platform – will make its debut in special screenings at Cineworlds across the UK. On March 17th, a week before the offical launch of Disney+, 100 Cineworlds (all except […]

March 10, 2020By Nik Roseveare