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US SVoD services have 35,000hrs of content in Sweden

The Swedish streaming market is growing, and more and more players are establishing themselves in the region, reports Mediavision. The selection of content is large, especially of American TV shows and movies. The three major players Netflix, HBO Nordic and Amazon Prime Video together offers over 7,400 titles which equals 35,000 hours of content. The […]

March 9, 2018

Spain: WWE signs GOL FTA deal

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and GOL have announced a new agreement to broadcast weekly WWE highlight shows Bottom Line, Afterburn, and Experience on GOL, a free-to-air sports channel available to all TV households in Spain. Effective immediately, GOL will air Bottom Line on Saturday afternoons, Afterburn on Sunday afternoons and Experience on Monday afternoons, all […]

March 9, 2018By Nik Roseveare

Intervention sees TF1 return to FTA satellite

Following intervention by French broadcasting watchdog the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) and the country’s Culture Minister, Canal+ reinstated during the course of the evening of Wednesday March 8th, its retransmission of free-to-air service TF1 which had been interrupted since the evening of Thursday March 1st following a carriage dispute between the pair. The reinstatement […]

March 8, 2018By Colin Mann

Ofcom proposes PSB/pay-TV partnerships

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published fresh analysis setting out the challenges facing the UK’s public service broadcasters in the face of greater online media consumption and global competition, suggesting that greater co-operation with pay-TV and online competitors may ensure that they remain globally competitive and relevant to UK audiences. The paper, Public service broadcasting […]

March 8, 2018

Spain: Mediapro production deals with Netflix, HBO, Amazon

Mediapro has struck Spanish TV production deals with OTT platforms Netflix, Amazon Prime and HBO, as well as DirecTV and Fox. The media group is launching TV Series Edha, a 13 episode drama, and also producing Fe de Etarras y Una y no más exclusively for Netflix and. It is also producing Six Dreams for […]

March 8, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Abu Dhabi establishes ‘Studio City’ backlot

Abu Dhabi-based TV and movie production facility ‘twofour54’ is building a new 300,000 sq m backlot and new studio development at Mina Zayed to expand those already in place at twofour54’s Yas Island base. “Following the success Abu Dhabi has achieved in attracting film and TV productions from Hollywood, Bollywood, and the Arab World, twofour54’s […]

March 8, 2018By Chris Forrester

DELTA selects Irdeto to protect IPTV STB

Irdeto, the specialist in digital platform security, today announced it will provide security solutions and services to DELTA as it rolls out a new all-IP service in The Netherlands. Part of the Irdeto 360 Security suite, Irdeto Cloaked CA will enable DELTA to securely deliver premium pay TV content to its subscribers through DVB and […]

March 8, 2018

Discovery completes Scripps acquisition

Following recent DoJ clearance in the US and other regulatory acceptances, Discovery Communications has confirmed the successful completion its $14.6 billion (€12.4bn) acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive. Moving forward, the combined company will be officially known as simply: Discovery, Inc. “Today marks another critical milestone for Discovery, as we become a differentiated kind of media […]

March 7, 2018

£10m boost for BBC Three shows

BBC Three is expanding its commissioning remit, with an additional £10 million (€11.17m) investment to launch a new editorial pillar, two years after going online. “This is an exciting creative moment for the channel and the production community as we are broadening the scope of our commissioning,” commented Damian Kavanagh, Controller BBC Three. “We have […]

March 7, 2018

Italy: Cine Sony, Top Calcio 24 HD for TivúSat

Italian DTH platform TivúSat has continued to expand its line-up with the addition of movie channel Cine Sony. The free-to-air channel can be received by all viewers equipped with a TivúSat set-top box/ CAM and smart-card. Cine Sony is operated by Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN).The programme schedule ranges from Hollywood classics to cult movies, […]

March 7, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome