The MIPCOM programming market opened with a packed schedule of UHD content, in both 4K and the even better 33 million-pixel version 8K. Programmers from around the world are showcasing their very best 4K (and 8K) content including the BBC, ZDF, France Televisions, Discovery, China Media, Caracol (Colombia), NHK, BlueAnt/Love Nature, Travelxp4K, Paramax, FTV and […]
ITV Studios and Atresmedia Studios have agreed a co-development deal for a new gameshow format Trust Me I’m A Six-Year-old. The alliance with Atresmedia Studios has seen the development team of ITV Studios label Possessed work with their counterparts at the Spanish company to create the new format which will see celebrities go head-to-head across […]
Almost one in 10 (9 per cent) Brits admit to having illegally streamed at least one Premier League game over the past 12 months, according to research from personal finance comparison site finder.com. This is equivalent to
Basketball Champions League has signed a three-year agreement with sports streaming service DAZN ofor the period 2019-2022 in Spain The agreement comes into effect immediately, with DAZN set to carry full coverage of the Basketball Champions League, running each season from October to May. With this agreement, DAZN will provide its viewers the opportunity to […]
The well-being channel MyZen TV, in partnership with THEMA, has announced its launch in Greece and Cyprus on DTH platform Nova. Nova is a provider of bundled home entertainment and communication services and is now offering MyZen TV to its customers as part of its Basic Tier. On behalf of Nova, Katerina Kaskanioti, Pay-TV Executive […]
Despite the growing dominance of subscription services with global buying power, pay-TV channels are still licensing the most premium US dramas in major revenue generating markets. Over the last three years, pay-TV channels have been the most important buyers of US scripted shows according to data from the 3Vision Show Tracker service. Monitoring the distribution […]
Mediaset and Atresmedia are involved in a new football TV war to acquire TV rights to the Euro 2024 tournament and Qatar’s Football World Cup in 2022 for their respective OTT platforms Mitele and Atresplayer, according to El Economista. Currenty, they are the two main bidders as Movistar has refused to make an offer, and […]
John Skipper, executive chairman of DAZN, has said the OTT sports service would need to acquire Premier League football rights before considering a UK launch. Despite being based in London, the platform currently only operates in the US, Japan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Spain and Brazil. DAZN also holds rights to Champions League football […]
Women’s sport has grown in prominence thanks to the rise of digital platforms and this is set to accelerate. In fact, 94 per cent of industry professionals are primed to increase investment in the creation, production and distribution of content, according to research from Imagen, the SaaS video management platform business. The survey of more […]
Millennial Esports will expand its global eSports and motorsport content creation and distribution platform by taking a controlling stake in leading automotive YouTube channel, LetsGoRacing. LetsGoRacing is a YouTube channel that focuses on motorsport and eSports racing content, from the creators of The Apprentice. The channel has achieved more than 40 million views from fans […]