High-speed global cloud storage network specialist SpaceBelt Cloud Constellation Corporation has unveiled SpaceBelt for Media & Entertainment, a service designed to support broadcast and production organisations seeking more efficient ways to move and store ever-growing amounts of proprietary content while keeping it safe from hijacking, theft, monitoring and sabotage. According to the Corporation, media and […]
Viacom International Media Networks Southern and Western Europe, Africa and Middle East (SWEMEA) Cluster has secured what it describes as a string of important milestones and deals, covering linear, SVoD and multiplatform distribution in Europe and Africa. VIMN launched the MTV Play VoD mobile app in Germany and Austria. SVoD carriers Showmax and iflix will […]
On the eve of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships London 2017, the IAAF has reached a new, multi-year agreement with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ESPN Media Distribution for the sale and distribution of a broad collection of media rights, including the next three IAAF World Championships and IAAF World […]
Amazon Prime has won the UK rights to the ATP World Tour from Sky. The deal will make Amazon Prime Video the home for practically all top men’s tennis other than the four grand slams. Amazon has beaten Sky, whose five-year contract ends in 2018, with a bid thought to be worth as much as […]
Sky Sports Box Office is to screen the hugely-anticipated fight between undefeated former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather and current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. The event sees the two worlds of professional boxing and UFC colliding at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 26th, and will be available to Sky customers on Sky Sports […]
According to Discovery Communications President and CEO David Zaslav, the proposal among the IOC and the Bid Committee for Los Angeles, to declare the city’s candidature to host Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, together with Paris’s candidacy for 2024, creates a win-win-win scenario for the cities, for fans across the globe and for the Olympic […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated the Anti-Piracy Committee, charged with tackling the piracy of creative works in the country. The inauguration followed last week’s visit to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, by the Minister to solicit the support of the Police in the fight against piracy. Members […]
Suggesting that the combination will accelerate growth across linear, digital and short-form platforms around the world and create a global leader in real life entertainment, Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive, have signed a definitive agreement for Discovery to acquire Scripps in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $14.6 billion (€12.44bn) or $90 per share, based on Discovery’s July 21st closing price. The purchase price […]
BBC Worldwide has agreed a multi-year licensing deal with Amazon Prime Video, giving its subscribers in the UK and Ireland access to a raft of popular children’s TV series from CBeebies and CBBC. The deal marks BBC Worldwide’s first children’s package on Amazon Prime Video in the territory. Content covered by the non-exclusive agreement includes […]
The new season of the 2nd division Bundesliga (“2. Bundesliga”) kicks off this weekend. Thanks to a deal with Sky, customers of UPC in Switzerland and the 15 distribution partners can watch all 306 matches in the 2. Bundesliga and, from August 18th, 266 Bundesliga matches, including multi-game broadcasts, pre-match reports and analyses. MySports can […]