Foxtel Group and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced an extension to their agreement to broadcast the Proteas Men and Women’s international matches throughout Australia in a multi-year deal. The deal was secured by CSA’s international media rights partner, IMG. Under the agreement, Foxtel Group will exclusively broadcast all fixtures for South Africa’s men’s and […]
Veritone, a provider of digital asset management, licensing and metadata solutions, has announced a content licensing agreement with Tennis Australia, the governing body of tennis in Australia and host of the Australian Open, one of the sport’s four annual Grand Slam tournaments. The agreement enables Veritone to license archival match footage from the Australian Open […]
Just over midway through their respective seasons, the Australian Football League (AFL), National Rugby League (NRL), Super Netball and Formula 1 are all achieving record season audiences across the Foxtel Group platforms in Australia – Foxtel, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go and Kayo Sports. With streaming audiences representing more than half of total audiences, all codes […]
Stuff the British Stole, the hit documentary series highlighting the controversy around cultural artefacts taken during the height of the British Empire, is being re-imagined as a major international heist drama series to be produced by award-winning production companies, Wooden Horse (The Clearing, Mother & Son) and Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) Australia (The […]
Fred Media, the Australian independent content distributor, has launched its first FAST channel in Europe. Available on the LG Channels platform in seven territories, including the UK, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, the Life Down Under channel features lifestyle, documentary and factual content originating from and telling stories about life in Australia. All titles are […]
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has released the results of a recent membership survey investigating how local and global streamers are currently engaging with Australian producers. The results paint a bleak picture of the current commissioning landscape, with 80 per cent of respondents citing ‘Less’ or ‘Much Less’ commissioning interest from streaming services compared to the same […]
Football fans in Australia can now access the RealMadrid TV FAST channel. The channel has joined the lineup of Pluto TV FAST channels already on 10 Play and can be streamed via the Live TV With Pluto TV branded area. RealMadrid TV features a wide variety of content around the La Liga club including latest […]
Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat), the Asian satellite solutions provider, has signed an agreement with MySat to provide managed distribution services for MySat’s DTH platform that delivers a premium bouquet of Arabic TV channels in Australia. MySat’s Australian DTH service is being launched on AsiaSat 9’s Australasia beam from the orbital location of 122 degrees East […]
Gravity Media, a provider of complex live creative production and media services, has confirmed details for the global coverage of this year’s Crankworx Cairns. Gravity Media Australia will deliver the international broadcast technology and production outcome for Crankworx Cairns, the world’s largest mountain bike festival across May 22nd-26th. Coverage of Crankworx Cairns will be delivered […]
Pushing the boundaries of digital storytelling, SBS Spice is for Gen Y with a South Asian heritage who want to shape their own cultural narratives and be informed and entertained via social media. SBS Spice is a new English language digital offering for South Asian Australians aged 20-34, spicing things up with unique perspectives on […]