Formula 1 and games software specialist PlayON have become strategic partners in the fast-growing fantasy sports market. PlayON becomes the Official Daily Fantasy Partner of Formula 1 to include the integration of live Formula 1 Grands Prix via F1’s new OTT service F1 TV onto the PlayON platform in key markets. As part of the […]
Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service by PCCW Media Group, has made inroads in bringing local content to the online video audience in Thailand with a content deal with GMM Channel, one of the largest entertainment companies in Thailand. The deal also signifies Viu’s continual expansion of localised content to suit the viewers in different […]
Spain’s football governing body La Liga plans to launch an OTT service, similar to Netflix, with LaLiga 1/2/3 and la Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), if the forthcoming tender for the TV rights for the next three seasons (from 2019) is declared void. La Liga aims to secure €1.3 billion a year for the TV […]
In a further sign of the growing importance of the importance of sports rights to SVoD providers, Amazon Prime Video has been granted the exclusive live telecast rights to the US Open Tennis Championships in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The five-year agreement, which begins with the 2018 US Open, will bring live […]
Spanish TV operator Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 and La Sexta among other channels, has reached an agreement with streaming service Netflix to produce and distribute the TV series La casa de Papel. This is the first deal of this kind in Spain between a FTA operator and a pay TV service, opening the door […]
TalkSport has secured the free-to-air radio broadcast rights for the England cricket team’s forthcoming tours of Sri Lanka and the West Indies, after outbidding the BBC Radio who have held the rights for 13 years. Scott Taunton, chief executive of Wireless Group Limited, commented “Winning these prestigious rights is a great victory for TalkSport and […]
Netflix has posted more stunning results; growth all round – subscribers, revenue, stock price and, yes, debt. The stock market, indeed business in general, is meant to be a gamble. Netflix personifies this, and its shareholders are backing its great big bet. In the relatively Wild West that is the disrupter territory of OTT, Netflix […]
Sky Italia has revealed that a Milan court has suspended the tender for national TV rights to the Italian Serie A for the seasons 2018-2021. The satellite broadcaster requested checks on whether the process that awarded the football rights to Spain’s MediaPro was in line with Italian laws. According to Sky Italia, the tender “rises […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has confirmed the availability of ESPN+ through the new ESPN channel on the Roku platform, allowing Roku player and Roku TV users to access thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ is the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer […]
Israeli multiplay operator Partner Communications has revealed what it describes as a first of its kind collaboration agreement between Amazon Prime Video and its Partner TV unit. Partner TV customers now have direct access to the Amazon Prime Video service on their Partner TV set-top box, which offers access to view a broad selection of […]