ITV’s flagship soap-opera Coronation Street is preparing to mark its10,000th episodes as it cements its position as the world’s longest running serial drama. Episode 10,000 will air on February 7th as the residents of Coronation Street head for Blackpool on a special mission. The first episode aired on December 9th 1960. Producer Iain MacLeod said:“10,000 […]
Football fans can enjoy two full days of FA Cup fourth round action this weekend (January 25th – 26th), with live games, classic matches, highlights and all the goals on a new pop-up channel on BBC iPlayer. The FA Cup Channel is the first time iPlayer has ever done a pop-up channel, and will see […]
Sports streaming platform DAZN has acquired the live and on-demand rights in Italy to MotoGP’s top three motorcycling series during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The deal, agreed with series’ owner Dorna, includes race coverage from the MotoGP, Moto 2, and Moto 3 championship categories, and will see DAZN providing its own commentary team. Existing […]
MTV UK has announced a partnership which sees Global’s digital ad exchange, DAX, become the advertising sales and distribution partner for MTV’s first ever UK podcast series. As part of the deal, MTV will produce five podcast series based around its hit linear titles including Celebrity Ex on the Beach and Geordie Shore. Each of […]
Sky has announced the return of Seasons 1-8 of Game of Thrones so customers can rewatch every episode from the epic fantasy series. To mark the return of the multi-Emmy-award winning show, a special curated collection is now available on Sky and Sky Go, showcasing a host of Game of Thrones extras including HBO featurettes, […]
beIN Sports will broadcast the NBA Paris Game on January 24th between the Charlotte Hornets and the Milwaukee Bucks live from the AccorHotels Arena on its FTA channel for millions of fans in the MENA region. beIN Sportsis the presenting partner and official broadcaster for the game. The NBA Paris Game will mark the Milwaukee […]
Cineflix Rights, the independent TV content distributor, has closed a first-look development deal with fast-growing UK indie Curious Films. The partnership gives Cineflix Rights exclusive distribution rights to Curious Films’ new slate, working together with the producer to help drive its international profile to generate new commissions and maximise global sales. Since its launch 18 […]
A new NBC Sky World News channel will go live this summer across global TV networks, as well as on the Peacock streaming service. The channel will mark Comcast’s first effort to unite its brands since its $30 billion acquisition of Sky in 2018. Andy Lack, chairman of NBC News, told the FT that the […]
Hallmark’s television CEO Bill Abbott is leaving the company weeks after the Hallmark Channel suffered a withering backlash when it pulled commercials that featured a same-sex wedding. Abbott had been chief of Crown Media for 11 years. In December, after pressure from a conservative group, the Hallmark Channel removed four commercials that showed brides kissing […]
The PGA Tour has announced an expansive agreement with Facebook to distribute daily highlight packages globally on Facebook Watch in 2020 starting at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. The PGA Tour will publish daily round recaps and player-specific highlights from more than 30 events, including The Players Championship and FedExCup Playoffs. These expanded highlights will […]