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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ESPN Player will bring subscribers every single game of the returning XFL – the professional American football league owned by Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment. The streaming service will bring coverage of the entire XFL 2020 season, including the playoffs, to fans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) anytime, anywhere. Viewers will have the […]
Antenna Group, the CEE broadcaster, has extended its joint venture with Vice Media to 2024 and expanded the countries involved. The new agreement will see Vice programming continue to be made available in Greece, Romania and Serbia. Antenna will now also work with Vice to take its content into Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, […]
Sportdigital has launched pay-TV sports EDGEsport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after securing carriage deals with Sky Deutschland and OTT platform Waipu.tv. The channel offers content in including skiing, surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, as well as sports documentaries. The channel is being operated in German-speaking territories by Sportdigital through a sublicensing agreement with the IMG […]
Amazon Prime Video is teaming up with 6x Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves on a Christmas themed special titled The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show. Produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, the show will premiere globally on November 29th and marks Prime Video’s first ever holiday special. The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show is executive produced by Ben […]