This year marks the start of a five-year deal that sees Amazon Prime Video deliver live and exclusive coverage of 37 ATP Tour events from 2019 to 2023, including all ATP Masters 1000 events, as well as the US Open from 2019 to 2022, available on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland, at no […]
Idris Elba’s return as Luther has helped BBC iPlayer to a dramatic start to the year. The detective’s first episode back on the beat was the best performing programme on BBC iPlayer in January, with 3.7 million requests, and 11 million requests for the four episodes of the latest series in total. Drama dominated the […]
Suggesting the deal creates a software-based security and analytics powerhouse, security solutions specialist Inside Secure has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of content security specialist Verimatrix. According to Inside Secure, the combination accelerates the company’s strategic roadmap, offering an improved value proposition for its customers with an expanded reach to securely transform connected […]
M7 Group’s hybrid DTH television platform HD Austria is now offering its customers the leading eSports TV channel: GINX Esports TV. GINX Esports TV provides round-the-clock eSports coverage, featuring prestigious eSports tournaments together with news, documentaries and live entertainment shows produced at its London headquarters. Michiel Bakker, CEO for GINX Esports TV says: “eSports influence […]
Netflix is set to produce a live action series based on Ann M. Martin’s best-selling book series, The Baby-Sitters Club. The family-friendly adaptation comes from Walden Media and Michael De Luca, who will executive produce. “I’m amazed that there are so many passionate fans of The Baby-Sitters Club after all these years, and I’m honoured […]
Spanish telco Telefónica has presented at MWC in Barcelona what it describes as an “innovative” way of broadcasting and producing television with 5G that allows professional news coverage of any event in real time and with high quality video. The solution, which relies on the 5G capacities of low latency, edge computing, and high bandwidth […]
Motorsport and automotive video provider Motorsport.tv, which in a previous incarnation as Motors TV provided a free-to-air channel on UK DTT platform Freeview, has launched a new service to fuel the passion of fans and open up access to a world of content with its freemium OTT service. As Motorsport Network’s hub for video content, […]
With the dawning of the first Marvel Studios heroine-led film, Captain Marvel, cinema chain Cineworld is inviting movie fans to feel more of the action-packed movie by experiencing it in 270 degrees. The film will be the second Marvel movie to be released in ScreenX in the UK, with the immersive technology helping to transport […]
Children’s video sharing app TikTok has been handed a record fine in the US for a case involving children’s data privacy. The company has been ordered to pay $5.7 million and implement new measures to handle users who say they are under 13. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the Musical.ly app, which acquired and […]
Virgin TV, the UK pay-TV provider, has added an on demand library of films and shows through two Asian entertainment apps. The Desi App Pack, which Virgin TV customers can add to their package immediately, brings together two of India’s biggest entertainment apps – Eros Now and Voot – into an easy to access apps […]