Futuresource Consulting’s annual evaluation of the health and shape of global home video entertainment, detailing the macro trends of 2016, in addition to insights for 2017 and beyond, indicates that households are spending more than ever before on video entertainment, and in 2016, the combined home video and pay-TV market totalled $251.5 billion (€234bn), up […]
Although not quite taking it to the 11th hour, with news emerging mid-evening UK time, pay-TV platform Sky and multi-channel programmer Discovery have agreed a carriage deal which means Discovery’s portfolio of 12 channels will continue to be available on Sky and Discovery Channel will continue to be available on NOW TV in the UK […]
The growing momentum of Discovery Communications’ Olympic Games preparations has been marked by seven new partnerships including with Poland’s leading national broadcaster. The Home of the Olympic Games in Europe has agreed a new collaboration with Telewizja Polska, alongside a range of sublicense agreements with national broadcasters and a National Olympic Committee body in other […]
Sky Sports will broadcast live domestic women’s cricket for the first time ever on UK television this summer, with eight live matches announced in the Kia Super League. In partnership with the ECB, Sky Sports has signed a new deal to show matches from the Kia Super League beginning in August 2017. As part of […]
Streaming device specialist Roku is to make coverage of the forthcoming American football Super Bowl available for free. Writing in the Roku Blog, Melissa Morell, Senior Manager, Social Media, says it is “an exciting time” to be a Roku customer and sports fan, advising users that they can stream the Super Bowl for free. Streamers […]
Sky has hit back in its carriage dispute with Discovery, which threatens to see the removal of 12 of the programmer’s channels from its pay-TV and NOW TV services, accusing it of “misleading claims and aggressive actions”. In a Statement posted on its website, Sky says it has worked “really hard” for more than a […]
A scheme introduced in 2013 by US content creators in the movie and music industries and leading IPSs in which consumers received ‘copyright alerts’ when they viewed peer-to-peer pirated content is to cease. The February 2013 implementation of the Copyright Alert System (CAS) scheme marked the culmination of many months of work on the collaborative […]
Animated shows including Ben 10, Adventure Time and Scooby-Doo have found a new home in Australia, with the launch of Cartoon Network and Boomerang on Fetch TV. Turner’s two global flagship children channels are available effective immediately on the IPTV service. “Fetch families are going to love this news!” said Robi Stanton, General Manager of […]
XFC (Xtreme Fighting Championship), a multi-national mixed martial arts (MMA) sports franchise, and CBS Sports Network have signed an agreement to televise championship MMA events in the US and Canada. The first event to air under the new partnership is scheduled for March 2017. “The partnership with CBS Sports Network further increases our visibility,” said […]
Multi-channel broadcaster Discovery is ramping up its public relations campaign in support of its retransmission dispute with Sky, which has seen Discovery threaten to axe its 12 channels from Sky and NOW TV after January 31st, by reporting widespread public and celebrity support. According to Discovery, the Internet has been set alight by a social […]