LG has revealed at CES that its new lineup of OLED TVs will include an Apple TV app, letting users access the Apple TV+ streaming service, Apple TV channels, and iTunes video library content. In addition to the new 2020 models, LG says the app will also be coming to 2019 and 2018 models later […]
Eleven Sports will bring exclusive coverage of the Spanish Super Cup to fans in Poland and Portugal this week. The tournament will see Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia in action at the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Valencia take on Real Madrid in the tournament opener on January […]
The rising popularity of streaming services along with 5G connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled devices will drive revenue growth for the US consumer tech industry to a record $422 billion (€377.4bn) in retail revenues in 2020 – nearly 4 per cent growth over last year, according to a Consumer Technology Association (CTA) report. Unveiled at […]
WWE helped make USA Network the #1 cable entertainment network in key demos for 2019. WWE Monday Night Raw was the #1 cable entertainment programme on Monday nights and the #1 most social primetime series in all of television. Straight Up Steve Austin was the #1 unscripted cable series for men (18-49, 25-54) and Miz […]
Synamedia has announced that E-Vision, a subsidiary of Etisalat Group, has selected the Infinite platform, powered by Synamedia’s video network technologies, for its new multi-country, multi-tenant OTT service. The platform is already live in Egypt and will launch soon in Saudi Arabia. Additional markets will follow in due course. E-Vision’s new, fully managed, multi-tenant cloud-based […]
Game of Thrones once again earned the dubious honour of being the most-pirated show on TV in 2019, with millions of downloads per week during its eighth and final season, according to BitTorrent data reported by TorrentFreak. Game of Thrones, which took a break in 2018, was also the most pirated show in 2017, 2016 […]
According to the 2019 edition of the Scripted Series Report, published by Glance analysing the consumption of TV series on over 100 channels in 12 countries, the success of the genre is confirmed worldwide, always reinventing itself in terms of creation, genres and topics covered. “The series is a format that remains strategic in programming […]
Sky took home five Golden Globe Awards for its original and acquired content at the January 5th ceremony. Leading the charge was Chernobyl, the Sky original drama, co-produced with HBO, which has received two Golden Globe wins: ‘Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television’ and ‘Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series […]
Richard Plepler, who left his position as HBO’s chief executive in February 2019 after spending 27 years working for the premium US broadcaster, has signed a five year exclusive deal to create content for the Apple TV+ streaming service. Plepler recently launched a new production company, Eden Productions, which will create TV series, documentaries and […]
Figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and based on data from the Official Charts Company and Futuresource Consulting, show that the home entertainment sector grew by 9.5 per cent in 2019, bringing the total market value to £2.6 billion (€3.05bn). A proliferation of consumption models, including traditional physical media and digital […]