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Cinedigm’s WHAM eSports channel on Pluto TV

Cinedigm has announced the launch of eSports digital-first linear channel, WHAM, on the US streaming service Pluto TV. WHAM is devoted to providing immersive programming covering all aspects of the gaming industry, from eSports to casual gaming. The channel’s offerings include original series, top teams competing in intense esports tournaments, and in-depth coverage of live […]

October 24, 2018

Arsenal FC adds Ooyala

Ooyala is expanding its array of services to longtime client Arsenal Football Club with the Ooyala Flex Media Platform, Ooyala’s flexible and configurable content supply chain platform that automates tasks, simplifies workflows and speeds up the time-to-market for content creators and distributors. The Ooyala Flex Media Platform will help Arsenal manage metadata and video assets […]

October 24, 2018

UKTV Ventures invests in Hopster

UKTV has unveiled its first deal invested through UKTV Ventures, its multi-million pound innovation fund, with an airtime-for-equity investment in Hopster. The broadcaster also announced the appointment of Sheena Amin to spearhead the fund. UKTV announced the launch of the innovation fund last year to invest in burgeoning high-growth companies wishing to access the television […]

October 23, 2018

UK clampdown on device, content pirates

The UK’s Minister for Intellectual Property, Sam Gyimah, has highlighted the continued Government clampdown on users and providers of illicit streaming boxes who cause damage to the nation’s £92 billion (€103.45bn) creative industries. It comes as the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) publishes its response to a Call for Views on illicit streaming. This finds that […]

October 22, 2018By Colin Mann

NENT Group launches Viaplay TV in Finland

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has launched Viaplay TV for its customers in Finland. Viaplay TV enables subscribers to watch 15+ TV channels through Viaplay. NENT Group already offers its own free TV channels on Viaplay in Norway and Sweden. TV channels now available on Viaplay in Finland include YLE TV1, YLE TV2, YLE Teema & […]

October 22, 2018

Facebook commissions Barcroft for interactive show

Independent popular factual producer Barcroft Media has announced a new original interactive series revealing dream homes from around the world called ‘Most Incredible Homes’. The series will premiere on Facebook Watch on November 3rd with episodes dropped weekly. Each episode visits three incredible real-life homes to meet their owners. And each week, the ‘Most Incredible Homes’ […]

October 22, 2018

UK: £60m kids content competition  

The search for ‘the next big thing’ in UK Children’s Television is gearing up as part of a £60 million (€67.5m) initiative being introduced by Government to support the nation’s vibrant broadcast sector. Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has announced that the Contestable Fund which aims to halt the decline of UK produced children’s content and […]

October 19, 2018By Colin Mann

DAZN scores FA Cup rights in Germany

OTT sports service DAZN has agreed a six-season deal to show FA Cup matches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, from the this season to 2023-24. The FA Cup will join DAZN’s other English football content which include matches from the League Cup and the Championship. DAZN’s FA Cup coverage will begin from the third round […]

October 19, 2018

Limelight, Ericsson CDN collaboration

Limelight Networks and Ericsson have signed an agreement to collaborate on content delivery and edge cloud services. As more traffic shifts to the public internet from private networks, the need for high performance networks and distributed infrastructure is required to maintain a high-quality user experience. A key solution to this is edge cloud computing. Providing […]

October 19, 2018

Eleven Sports halts La Liga 3pm broadcasts

Eleven Sports, the OTT sports broadcaster, has confirmed it will abandon its controversial decision to stream La Liga football matches on Saturday afternoons during the traditional UK blackout period for live football. However, the company signalled it is ready to challenge the decades old ruling, and pointed to the fact that the blackout would seem […]

October 18, 2018