The world’s biggest cycling channel, Global Cycling Network (GCN) has announced its first dedicated channel in Asia, with the creation of GCN Japan. GCN Japan is the first new channel to launch since the Discovery investment in the parent company, Play Sports Group (PSG) earlier this year. This new Japanese language edition will further extend […]
Exclusive consumer research by Ampere Analysis has revealed a steady fall in the proportion of consumers who say that they regularly use pirate sites and services to watch online video. In the three-year period between Q1 2016 and Q1 2019, there have been particularly sharp declines in video piracy in Spain, the US, the Netherlands […]
UK multiplay operator EE has unveiled a new range of EE Home Broadband plans that include Apple TV 4K and access to BT Sport. With Apple TV 4K, customers can easily access TV shows and movies through the Apple TV app and by using Siri, as well as enjoy thousands of other apps, including games, […]
A nationwide survey of 2,000 people found that twice as many Britons spend quality time streaming boxsets than being cuddled up in the back row of the movies. With endless hours of content available via streaming services for a relatively small fee, it’s unsurprising that viewers are choosing better value for money at home. But […]
England’s victory over Cameroon became the UK’s most-watched women’s football game ever, with a record-breaking 6.9 million viewers tuning in on BBC1 on June 23rd. The explosive game, which saw the Lionesses triumph 3-0, has continued the UK’s fascination with this years’ tournament. However, the UK public appear to have serious misconceptions about those watching […]
British interior home and garden-orientated lifestyle television channel Home is to be rebranded as HGTV2 in the New Year following the service’s transfer to Discovery Communications as part of the UKTV sale deal with BBC Studios. The announcement was made by Clare Laycock, VP Head of Lifestyle and Entertainment Brands at Discovery UK at Discovery’s […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced a content partnership between Channel 5’s VoD service My5 and Pluto TV in the UK, with the launch of Pluto TV Drama, Pluto TV Movies and Pluto TV Food channels on My5. The Pluto TV channels’ debut on My5 represents the first collaboration between the two Viacom-owned AVoD platforms […]
Investment bank Berenberg has issued a detailed report on the video gaming industry, and stated that game-playing production will in many cases follow the recent pattern of high-end TV production, spending more on enhanced production. It cited the cash now being spent by the likes of Netflix, HBO and Amazon on certain key TV episodes. […]
Season four of the Emmy Award-winning sports documentary series All or Nothing, an Amazon Original series produced by NFL Films, will launch on July 19th exclusively on Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. All or Nothing: The Carolina Panthers tells the story of a talented team striving to compete for a championship […]
Alchimie, the content aggregator and dynamic distributor, has signed a three-year agreement with SFR, one of France’s largest telecom companies, to provide the mobile operator with 2,000 hours of documentaries to populate SFR’s factual VoD channels for its Power and Premium subscribers. Over three years Alchimie will provide SFR with a curated selection of documentaries from renowned international […]