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Discovery’s Eurosport 4K, HGTV on Telekom Slovenije

Telekom Slovenije, the ICT provider in Slovenia, has signed apartnership deal with Discovery, to bring new channels and content to Telekom Slovenije’s subscribers. The agreement sees the launch of two new flagship channels from Discovery; Eurosport 4K, a new Eurosport channel that ensures the best sports moments are available in ultra-HD, and HGTV, the globally […]

January 10, 2020

BT partners with Excel Esports team

BT has signed a new multi-year contract with Excel Esports to become its exclusive lead partner and will see BT branding prominent on all kit worn by Excel’s League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and UK League Championship (UKLC) teams. BT will also provide connectivity to Excel to help them train and perform at the […]

January 10, 2020

DocuBay partners Shimla Film Festival

DocuBay, the global membership VoD streaming service by IN10 Media Network, has announced a partnership with the International Film Festival Of Shimla (IFFS) that will bring IFFS documentaries featured in last year’s film festival. Select titles will be featured under their own category or alled IFFSBay and are now available for global streaming on the […]

January 10, 2020

Study: 13-24s’ TV password-sharing tendency

Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s Video Redefined study track the most popular video genres and formats among consumers today—including non-traditional forms of video entertainment. The study also measures the methods consumers use—including illegitimate methods—to access that content. Highlights from the study: 1) While nearly one-third of all consumers have given out an online TV service […]

January 9, 2020By Colin Mann

Portugal: TVCine channels to rename next week

Portuguese subscription platform TVCine, owned by operator NOS, will change the name of its channels from January 14th. The Cine 1, 2, 3 and 4 channels will now be renamed as TVCine Top, TVCine Edition, TVCine Emotion and TVCine Action. TVCine Top will show recent movies and TV series, with an emphasis on blockbusters, while […]

January 9, 2020From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Discovery rolling out HGTV across Central Europe

Discovery is launching its home and lifestyle channel HGTV as a free-to-air channel in Italy, on February 2nd  It will also be available on Italy’s streaming entertainment platform, dplay. In addition, HGTV is launching as a pay-TV channel in 11 Central European markets during Q1 2020, including Romania, Hungary and Serbia. The roll out of […]

January 9, 2020

BT steps up TV piracy fight

UK multiplay telco BT is stepping up its efforts to combat the illegal piracy of premium subscription-based content through a new partnership with video infrastructure company, ATEME. BT is using the company’s sophisticated encryption techniques to protect satellite uplinked content in the most secure way possible, and will be offering this technology to its media […]

January 9, 2020By Colin Mann

Eleven Sports extends Cage Warriors rights

Eleven Sports will show live coverage of Cage Warriors in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy through 2020 and 2021. The deal marks the extension of a successful partnership between Elevenand the MMA promotion. Over the past three years Eleven has broadcast every Cage Warriors fight night as well as co-delivering a series of live events in […]

January 9, 2020

Hungary: History2 launches on Magyar Telekom

A+E Networks has expanded the distribution of its factual entertainment channel History2 in Hungary with a launch on Magyar Telekom. The channel will now sit along previously available History and will be available to over 800,000 homes across Hungary. Izabella Wiley, General Manager, Central & Eastern Europe at A+E Networks CEE,  said: “We are delighted […]

January 9, 2020

Euro 2020 on beIN France

UEFA and beIN, the global sports and entertainment group, have announced a major media rights agreement that will see beIN Sports broadcast the UEFA Euro 2020 football championships in France. The deal further strengthens and extends the existing relationship between UEFA and beIN, with beIN recently securing the majority of the UEFA Champions League matches […]

January 8, 2020