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EspañaTV launches in France

EspañaTV, the Spanish-language channel bouquet launched by AMC Networks International Southern Europe and ATRESMEDIA Internacional, is now available for the first time in France on IPTV platforms SFR and Free, two of the country’s major pay-TV operators. The seven-channel pack is a varied offering of Spanish-language television content marketed outside of Spain, with channels specialised […]

November 7, 2019

No Netflix on older Samsung TVs

Samsung has confirmed that Netflix will no longer be supported on some of its older smart TV models. From December 1st, the Netflix app will no longer work on some 2010 and 2011 models. Samsung wrote on its support page: “Due to technical limitations, Netflix will no longer be supported on 2010 and 2011 TVs […]

November 7, 2019

Sky launches Britannia VR experience

To mark the launch of season two of Sky original drama Britannia, fans can now get closer to the show’s psychedelic world with the launch of Britannia VR: Out of Your Mind, Sky VR Studio’s new experience – which is available on SteamVR and coming soon to the Oculus store. Britannia VR: Out of Your […]

November 7, 2019By Nik Roseveare

SendtoNews sees record viewership

The release of September’s US Comscore All Devices Viewership report has SendtoNews (STN) reaching new record highs in both Unique Viewers and Video Views. STN publishers delivered content to over 37,201,000 unique viewers totaling 529,263,000 video views across the United States for September of 2019. STN saw incredible year-over year growth, increasing by 135 per […]

November 7, 2019

Analysis: Original content vital for SVoD differentiation

Analyst firm TDG has been actively reporting on the original content arms race amongst Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video (the ‘Big-3’) for several years, and its research has highlighted the increased role it is playing for both customer acquisition and retention. With major services such as Apple TV+, Disney+, and HBO Max hitting the […]

November 6, 2019

UK Lords call for PSB safeguarding

The Communications and Digital Committee of UK parliament’s upper chamber the House of Lords has warned that public service broadcasters (PSBs) need to be better supported to ensure that they can continue to produce high-quality drama and documentaries which reflect and examine UK culture. In return, the broadcasters need to adapt to ensure that they […]

November 6, 2019By Colin Mann

Critical Role animated series on Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive streaming home for the upcoming animated series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, based on the adventures and characters of Critical Role, the story-driven and world-building digital media brand. Amazon Studios has ordered two seasons of the series and has also closed a first-look deal with Critical […]

November 6, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Delevingne fronts prank show for Quibi

Cara Delevingne is set to executive produce and host an all-female practical joke series from ITV America’s Sirens Media, for Quibi – the short-form mobile content platform set to launch is April 2020. In each episode of the as-yet untitled show, Delevingne and a hist of female accomplices will “wreak havoc, executing a new stunt […]

November 6, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Sabio launches App Science TV

Sabio, the technology and media company behind App Science, has announced the launch of App Science TV, the company’s advanced TV solution. Sabio says its AppScience Graph approach brings a new level of insights to the TV landscape. The App Science platform was developed to analyse the app ecosystem, locations, and other consumer behaviours from […]

November 6, 2019

Nat Geo Asia picks up Food Lab & Mexican Fiesta

National Geographic Asia has picked up two culinary-themed titles from Parade Media. National Geographic Asia has acquired Food Lab produced by Aussie Indie Prodco, Cultivate Productions. Viewers follow Australian MasterChef favourite allumni, Ben Milbourne, as he explores the food science behind cooking with hipster nerd Joel Gilmore to answer kitchen conundrums home cooks face. The […]

November 6, 2019