The Walt Disney Company has secured a comprehensive distribution agreement to continue to deliver Disney’s lineup of sports, news and entertainment content to PlayStation Vue customers. It expands upon the previous deal and supports the companies’ mutual goal to deliver the best video content to customers across multiple platforms. The new agreement includes the newly […]
ESPN+ will be the new US home for the Bundesliga, Germany’s top domestic football league, as the result of a new multi-year agreement that will begin in August 2020. ESPN+ will feature exclusive live and on-demand replay coverage of more than 300 matches per season from the Bundesliga, in both English and Spanish languages. In […]
VOD365, a provider of branded OTT TV channels via Freeview, YouView, Freesat, mobile and smart TV devices, has acquired exclusive AVoD rights to the new Beatrix Potter series’ The Brompton Tales for its kids’channel, Ketchup. As part of the agreement, the Company has also picked up exclusive worldwide YouTube rights to the programme, which will […]
Sports Channel Network (SCN) is teaming up with UK Wrestling to provide a free to air TV platform for grapple fans. UK Wrestling is a leading brand in British Wrestling, offering some of the best action from some of the most dynamic wrestlers on the independent scene. With action packed family entertainment and regular episodic […]
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, is augmenting its video network portfolio through a partnership with VoD workflow solutions vendor Telestream. Synamedia says this new partnership with Telestream demonstrates its commitment to integrate best-in-class third-party products with its own solutions, giving customers the broadest range of solutions and services in the industry. Synamedia will offer […]
Sky Italia has informed its subscribers that, as of October 1st, it will cease distribution of five channels from broadcasters Fox, National Geographic and Disney. The channels to be axed are Fox Animation, Fox Comedy and Nat Geo People (part of the Sky TV package), as well as the Disney XD and Disney in English […]
A new nature series presented by Sir David Attenborough has started production in Australia. The series, entitled Life in Colour, is co-commissioned for the Nine network, Stan, the BBC and Netflix – and is a co-production between Australia and the UK, produced by SeaLight Films and Humble Bee Pictures. Principal production investment is from Screen […]
Modern Times Group (MTG) is entering into a comprehensive eSports measurement agreement for its eSports portfolio companies, ESL Gaming and DreamHack, with Nielsen. The agreement aims to further advance research standards in eSports and provide greater confidence to brands and properties that are considering making investments in the growing industry. The new agreement will intensify […]
Facebook has unveiled Horizon, a new social VR world coming to Oculus Quest and the Rift Platform in 2020. The social media giant said the project is “ a culmination of what we’ve learned so far about virtual spaces and communities, [and] the first step into an ever-expanding world of connection and exploration where anything […]
International content aggregation and dynamic digital distribution company Alchimie has acquired UK-based OTT provider, TV Player, suggesting the move will accelerate its entry into the UK – which it says is Europe’s most developed SVoD market – by introducing new UK distribution channels via the TV Player platform for Alchimie’s extensive portfolio of premium factual […]