Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the SVoD created for African American and urban audiences, is now available to Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers across the US. A subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment, UMC’s launch on Xfinity TV marks the first time the SVoD service has been made available on an MVPD set-top box. Featuring programming in Black film […]
Hulu CEO Randy Freer, speaking to CNBC, has taken a subtle shot at rival Netflix regarding its incredibly high content spend. “I think money is a relative term. I think it’s how you spend that is really important. We are not going to make 800 shows next year, we’ll probably make 20 or 25,” he […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE’s OTT platform Playz has launched an app that enables users to have free access to its original content through mobile phones and tablets. The app, available on iOS and Android, allows users to receive notifications about next live transmissions and the latest TV content available on the platform as well as […]
Starz, a Lionsgate company , and YouTube, have announced the launch of Starz and Straz Encore premium pay-TV channels and services – including Starz, Starz Encore and Starz Encore Westerns – on YouTube TV in ths US. The network’s 14 channels are now available via YouTube TV for $9/month along with access to the network’s […]
Netflix has signed a multi-year content deal with the creative minds behind one of the most-watched non-English shows on Netflix, Dark. Under the terms of the deal, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, who hail from Germany, will produce new series and projects exclusively for Netflix. Erik Barmack, Vice President of International Originals at Netflix, […]
Global sports provider Eleven Sports has added to its growing portfolio in Portugal with the acquisition of live football from Bundesliga, the German Supercup (both from 2019/20), Scottish Ladbrokes Premiership, Belgian Jupiler Pro League, the Belgian Supercup and Arsenal’s official club channel (from 2018/19). “Eleven Sports is bringing the best players, clubs and leagues to […]
England’s World Cup win over Tunisia was the most-watched TV programme in the UK so far this year, attracting a peak television audience of 18.3 million on BBC One. The evening kick-off in Volgograd on June 18th, which had a 69.2 per cent audience share at its peak, beat May’s Royal Wedding. There were also […]
Norigin Media’s hosted transcoding platform, Cloudncoder has successfully trialed 4K cloud origin services for live or linear TV channels in partnership with a Scandinavian cable operator. While content is limited and investments are high for such needs, the cloud solution will be offered to broadcasters and operators across Europe. The formatting of 4K video requires […]
David Bailey, Senior Research Manager at Formula 1, has suggested that linear coverage of the sport will continue alongside the category’s recently-launched F1 TV OTT service, with the service’s roll-out dependent on broadcast arrangements in respective territories. Delivering a Keynote Address at the IHS Markit Media and Technology Conference in London, Bailey told delegates that […]
Multiplay operator Virgin Media has further strengthened its longstanding partnership in the UK with Netflix. From October 2018, all new and existing Virgin TV customers who don’t yet have Netflix will be able instantly to add and pay for Netflix through their Virgin Media bill, giving them an easier way to access thousands more TV […]