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Portland TV expands portfolio with online platform launch

The married couple behind a portfolio of broadcast channels from shopping to late night programming are launching Zaucey.com, a new subscription only streaming service seeking to redefine adult entertainment. Zaucey.com is a secure online platform available on desktop, mobile and tablet, and features a library of original British-made films promoting healthy relationships between adults. It’s […]

September 20, 2019

Licensees fined £10k for illegal Sky Sports

The licensees of the Red Bull public house in the Kentish village of Eccles,  Jared Macdonnchadha, Richard Rodal and Karen Turner, have been convicted in their absence of three offences each of dishonest reception of a television transmission, in this case, Sky televised football matches, with the intent to avoid payment of the applicable charge. […]

September 19, 2019By Colin Mann

Netflix signs first-look film deal with Khan

  Writer, director, and producer Nahnatchka Khan has signed a multi-year first look deal for feature films exclusively at Netflix. Khan made her feature film directorial debut with Always Be My Maybe. The film premiered on Netflix in May and was seen by some 32 million households in its first four weeks, and was praised […]

September 19, 2019

2K launches NBA 2K20 eSports tournament

2K is partnering with the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the Electronic Sports League (ESL), the global eSports company, to create the first-ever NBA 2K20 Global Championship.The NBA 2K20 Global Championship will feature more than $100,000 in prizes in a new and competitive tournament designed for aspired NBA 2K players […]

September 19, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Italy: Police bust pay-TV ring, 5m viewers affected

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) has conducted a major anti-piracy operation resulting in the closure of the Xtream Codes platform. The ‘Black IPTV’ operation targeted six European countries (Italy, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Greece and Bulgaria) and the estimated turnover of the illegal IPTV business is estimated at around €2 million per month. End […]

September 18, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Report: Canadian content travels best

Television content produced or co-produced in Canada has the highest rate of global travelability –  the ability for local content to attract audience demand outside of the country where it was originally produced and aired –  compared to any other market, according to research conducted by Parrot Analytics on behalf of the Canada Media Fund (CMF). Canadian content achieved […]

September 18, 2019

Sky Studios launches scripted content Innovation Hub in Leeds

Sky Studios, the commissioning and production arm of Sky, has announced the launch of a new Innovation Hub, focussed on the development of talent, scripted partnerships and new content experiences, based out of Leeds. The new initiative will be led by Executive Producer Vicky Wharton who has worked as development executive, script editor and drama […]

September 18, 2019

Italy: Inter TV on DAZN

Inter Milan and DAZN have announced a distribution agreement which will see the presence of Inter TV content within the streaming platform. Inter TV is the first thematic channel of a football club to become part of the DAZN offer in Italy. DAZN users, especially Inter fans, will have access to the entire channel schedule, […]

September 18, 2019

FOX News Digital viewers continue to surpass CNN

FOX News Digital finished the month of August reaching over 1.7 billion multiplatform views (up five percent YOY) and finishing at number one in the news competitive set for the seventh consecutive month, according to Comscore*. FOX News Digital also bested CNN.com in the multi-platform minute category for the eleventh month in a row with […]

September 18, 2019

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings to shoot in New Zealand

Amazon Studios has announced that its series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings will shoot, somewhat unsurprisingly, in New Zealand. Pre-production has commenced, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months. “As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the […]

September 18, 2019By Nik Roseveare