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New AC Milan app offers live-streaming

AC Milan, the Italian top flight football team, has released a new mobile app exclusively on the iOS platform. The app offered free live stream of a friendly match at launch this pask weekend, as the team beat Cesena by 3 goals to nil. Available for free in Italian and English, the App offers an […]

August 20, 2019By Nik Roseveare

ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 selects Dalet Galaxy five

Dalet, a provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, has signed a deal with Austrian private broadcaster group ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 to fully revamp their media operation with the agile Dalet Galaxy five Media Asset Management (MAM), Workflow Orchestration and Editorial platform. The Dalet Galaxy five installation will equip the broadcaster with […]

August 20, 2019

Disney+ going global Nov 12

The Walt Disney Company has confirmed global launch dates and pricing for Disney+ in Canada, The Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand, and announced it has reached global agreements with nearly all the major platforms to distribute the Disney+ app across partner mobile and connected TV devices. Disney+ will offer what the company calls ‘unparalleled content […]

August 19, 2019By Colin Mann

BBC ‘strong-arms indies’ over iPlayer extensions

The BBC has vexed a number of television production companies after attempting to extend iPlayer shows from one month to one year – without raising the licensing fees they pay for the content. Earlier this month, Ofcom ruled that the iPlayer service could extend the amount of time box sets could be viewed from 30 […]

August 19, 2019

Weavr unveils prototype mobile eSports app

Government-backed eSports innovation project Weavr has unveiled its first working prototype which it says is set to redefine sports viewing experience The Weavr Consortium, comprised of six UK companies spanning eSports, education and entertainment and supported by UK Research and Innovation, has revealed its technology’s potential to engage fans. The Weavr consortium have publicly demonstrated […]

August 19, 2019

Germany: ACCESS brings Viacom content to Twine4Car

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and ACCESS have announced a partnership to make Viacom’s global TV brands accessible to vehicle passengers via ACCESS Twine for Car (Twine4Car) in Germany. Under the terms of deal, ACCESS is acquiring the rights to make linear feeds of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon available in German-language for integration into […]

August 19, 2019

Kevin Smith revives He-Man for Netflix

Cult film-maker Kevin Smith has revealed he is bringing back the popular 1980s He-Man character for a new animated series on Netflix. The series, entitled Masters Of The Universe: Revelation, will return to Castle Grayskull and the fantasy realm of Eternia to wrap up key storylines involving He-Man and his arch-enemy Skeletor that have remained […]

August 19, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Ireland: Virgin Media, eir carry each other’s sports channels

Virgin Media and eir have agreed a deal to carry their key sports channels on each other’s TV platforms. Under the agreement, Virgin Media Sport will be available to eir customers as part of the eir sport pack and in turn, eir sport will be available to Virgin Media TV customers in Ireland. The new […]

August 19, 2019

Taiwan: Eleven Sports gets athletics, volleyball

Global sports provider Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive live rights to the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships, and the FIVB Men’s and Women’s Volleyball World Cups in Taiwan. The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships will be live from the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, and Eleven subscribers will have the opportunity to watch Taiwanese […]

August 19, 2019

ITV scores fresh La Liga deal

Ahead of the 2019/20 start of Spain’s top-flight football competition, La Liga and UK commercial broadcaster ITV have confirmed the continuation of their broadcast partnership in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Starting on August 16th with live coverage of Athletic Club vs. FC Barcelona, a game from each of the first three Matchdays of […]

August 16, 2019By Colin Mann