True Royalty TV, the SVoD service for Royal Family fans, is leveraging Vimeo’s OTT technology to accelerate its direct-to-consumer business. Vimeo now powers True Royalty TV in all markets, including the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The announcement was made today by Gregor Angus, CEO of True Royalty TV. Vimeo, the online […]
Cable and satellite channel, Shorts TV, has closed a deal with French producer and distributor Prime Entertainment Group for a package of over 300 episodes of celebrity and movie related programmes. To air in Mexico and Central America countries, this new deal includes Prime’s productions and celebrity and entertainment content, counting 65 episodes of Hollywood’s […]
The NFL has launched a unique content experience available on a variety of music streaming platforms. Through the NFL’s page or channel on these platforms, sports fans will have access to some of the greatest moments from the history of the game, as well as highlights from this season, podcasts, curated playlists and much more. […]
Simon Pegg took to The Main Stage at MCM Comic Con to discuss past and future projects, and declared that “TV is a fertile playground” as he himself prepares to return to living room screens. The British actor made a name for himself writing and starring in the celebrated Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (which turns […]
Sky Studios has entered into development/distribution deals with independent production companies Free@Last TV, creator of Sky One’s popular Agatha Raisin series, and Sagafilm, an award-winning Nordic producer. Under the multi-year deals, Sky Studios’ commercial team will work with each of the production companies to co-develop scripted series for a range of international services, with NBCUniversal […]
Anxiety and excitement over Game of Thrones and the fate of its characters is the most common TV-related cause of sleeplessness in the UK, according to Twitter research. Analysis of over 30,000 insomnia-related tweets and posts by bed retailer Happy Beds found that Game of Thrones was one of the most common sources of lost […]
Attendess to the MCM London Comic Con got an exclusive look at Apple’s upcoming drama series, See, this weekend. Following the screening, stars Jason Momoa, Alfre Woodard and Archie Madekwe, alongside creator, writer and executive producer Steven Knight, and director and executive producer Francis Lawrence, took to The Main Stage to discuss the big budget […]
Netflix announced back in May of 2017 that it had acquired the rights to develop a TV series based on The Witcher – a collection of fantasy novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski – and the show is finally being teased for an imminent launch. At MCM Comic Con, fans were treated to a first […]
Banijay Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity of Endemol Shine Group, which is co-owned by The Walt Disney Company and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances and consultation with the relevant employee […]
A new short film from acclaimed writer and director Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth, Under The Skin) surprised viewers on BBC Two on Sunday night, when it appeared unannounced on the channel at 10pm. Inspired by The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, an etching by Francisco Goya, The Fall is a powerful short film which […]