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France: Eurosport an official broadcaster of Tokyo 2020

Eurosport will be an official broadcaster of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in France. This addition expands Eurosport’s Olympic Games footprint to 50 markets and territories for the upcoming summer edition. Already Home of the Olympics throughout Europe for Tokyo 2020, the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and Olympic Games Paris 2024, Discovery has agreed a […]

December 4, 2019

First Kurdish TV channel launched in UK

The first Kurdish TV channel, Rudaw, has launched on Freeview 271 via the Channelbox platform. Rudaw is the biggest Kurdish news network delivering news from Iraqi Kurdistan and the Middle East. There are over 250,000 Kurds living in the UK, making it one of the largest diasporas in the country. Channelbox is a multi-channel TV […]

December 4, 2019

Australia: Optus Sport scores FIFA Club World Cup

Optus has secured the Australian rights to the FIFA Club World Cup for 2019 and 2020. The FIFA Club World Cup is an international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation’s league champions. For the next two years, the tournament will be hosted by Qatar. […]

December 4, 2019

Premium golf coverage for South Korean fans

Multichannel programmer Discovery and JTBC GOLF, an affiliate of JTBC, one of the biggest TV stations in South Korea, have forged a long-term partnership to grow golf viewership and engagement in South Korea. The new collaboration will present the PGA Tour throughout the country on all screens and devices. Beginning in 2020, golf fans in […]

December 4, 2019

CSG powers AMC Theatres On Demand

Customer engagement solutions specialist CSG has confirmed that its Ascendon Media and Entertainment software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud-based solution is powering AMC Theatres’ new digital movie service, AMC Theatres On Demand, supporting the overall customer experience for its users. AMC Theatres recently announced the new service, which gives members of its AMC Stubs loyalty programme the ability […]

December 4, 2019

Wong comedy specials for Netflix

Actress, comedian, and writer Ali Wong has set a deal to bring her next two stand-up comedy specials to Netflix. The first of the two new specials will launch on Netflix globally in 2020. Robbie Praw, director of original stand-up comedy programming: “Ali is electric. She offers a completely distinct voice in the culture, and […]

December 4, 2019

Cyber Group, BTC Studios partner for mobile games

Paris and Los Angeles-based producer and distributor Cyber ​​Group Studios, and independent video game developer BTC Studios, a Warsaw-based, stock listed company, have announced an agreement on development, marketing, and distribution of new mobile, PC and console games to bring an enjoyable gaming experience to players worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement, BTC Studios […]

December 4, 2019

Report: Netflix movie catalogue down 40% since 2014

Since 2014, Netflix’s catalogue of movie titles has dropped by 40 per cent with over 2,600 fewer films now available for streaming, according to a report from Streaming Observer. And things may only get worse in the coming months as Comcast (NBCUniversal), FOX, WarnerMedia, and Disney all continue to pull content from Netflix to bolster […]

December 3, 2019

Sky: Major new Elstree studio

Sky is to invest in building a new 32-acre, state-of-the-art TV and film studio at Elstree, just north of London, home to the world-renowned Elstree Studios. The proposed development represents a significant new investment in the UK and European creative economy and will be made with the backing of Sky’s new owner Comcast and in […]

December 3, 2019

Mediaset launching FTA Italian movie channel

Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset is planning to increase its offer of free-to-air thematic channels, with the launch of Cine 34, dedicated to Italian movies. The new channel will début on January 20th 2020, to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of celebrated Italian film director Federico Fellini. The first day of broadcasting will […]

December 3, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome