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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This year eSports has burst into mainstream public consciousness and this culminated in Fortnite’s World Cup in July, with an unprecedented audience size and a $30 million (€27m) pot of prize money. Today eSports can make an individual player just as rich as a real world sports star and the Fortnite World cup peaked at […]
British Airways customers will be transported to their own 3D cinema in the skies as the airline exclusively trials a new virtual reality headset in what it says is a UK first. From now until the end of 2019, customers travelling on select flights in First from London Heathrow to New York JFK will be […]
Get It Right (From A Genuine Site) – the UK consumer education initiative that engages fans in new and exciting ways to encourage them to value the creative process and to access content legally – is moving to its next phase. This follows in-depth research, including focus groups, with the target audience of 16-24 year […]