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BBC News Arabic goes HD

The BBC’s Arabic News channel is now broadcasting exclusively on Arabsat over the MENA region as well as for European viewers on BADR-4 from 26 degrees East. BBC News Arabic television has signed another long-term agreement with Arabsat to launch exclusively their first Arabic news channel in high resolution to the region, onboard BADR-4. The […]

January 22, 2020By Chris Forrester

Grabyo for darts World Championship content

Ahead of the recent PDC World Darts Championship, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) partnered with Grabyo to deliver an agile content proposition in real-time across its digital channels. With the closure of SnappyTV, PDC needed the ability to capture every twist and turn from the Alexandra Palace oche and distribute it to darts fans globally. […]

January 22, 2020

VoD and Originals fuel UKTV growth

Multichannel programmer UKTV has revealed that its network grew by 4 per cent in 2019, with its flagship comedy channel, Dave, ranked number one non-PSB channel for 16-34s. Bumper viewing over the festive period contributed to driving Share of Commercial Impacts (SoCI) to 7.76 per cent for 2019, versus 7.48 per cent for 2018. Following […]

January 21, 2020

WWE programming on Channel 5

WWE has announced a partnership with Channel 5 to broadcast highlights of its weekly flagship shows Raw and SmackDown on free-to-air television in the UK. Beginning February 2nd, ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 will air a one-hour version of Raw on Sundays mornings, and a version of SmackDown on Saturdays mornings. In addition, NXT UK will air […]

January 21, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Australia: Eurosport to launch on Fetch

Eurosport has a new Australian home on Fetch, with the partnership between Discovery and Fetch TV being expanded to a market-leading, eight-channel portfolio from February 1st. In Australia, Eurosport is the home to a number of popualr sports including cycling, athletics, winter sports and snooker. Eurosport said the agreement with Fetch TV furthers its goal […]

January 21, 2020

Discovery rebrands Home to HGTV

Discovery has rebranded Home to popular home and lifestyle network HGTV in the UK. The rebrand includes a bespoke brand identity for the UK inspired by British design trends, with a new logo, idents and website. HGTV celebrates the spirit of home; with stories, characters and home transformations that seek to empower fans to design […]

January 21, 2020

Horse & Country TV acquires EQ Sports Net

Horse & Country TV (H&C), the international equestrian sports network, has announced the acquisition of  US equestrian streaming provider EQ Sports Net (EQSN). Fans of equestrian sports in the US and Canada will now have access to top competition livestreams from home and abroad, as well as exclusive training and educational shows, entertainment and documentary […]

January 21, 2020

Love Island 6 most watched ITV2 show since Love Island 5

The launch episode of season 6 of Love Island was the most watched show of the year among young people across all channels and the most watched digital channel programme of 2020 overall among TV viewers. The seven day consolidated audience figures showed that among the target 16-34 audience, 1.9 million viewers – a 45.6 […]

January 21, 2020

Sky, Netflix new multi-year deal

Sky and Netflix have forged a new multi-year deal agreement in the UK. Strengthening their successful partnership built over the past two years. The new extended deal will help Sky to bring customers all of the entertainment they love, all in one place. Following the deal, Sky customers will soon have the option to take […]

January 20, 2020By Colin Mann

Netflix opens Paris HQ

Netflix, which already has at least 6.7 million subscribers in France, is out to win friends in France, and charm local politicians and build on that core viewer loyalty. Netflix has opened an office in France and has already announced a number of distribution and creative and production partnerships in the country. It already has […]

January 20, 2020By Chris Forrester