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TNA Wrestling returns to New York with Under Siege

TNA Wrestling presents back-to-back nights of high-energy live pro wrestling on May 3rd and 4th. Both shows will originate from the Washington Avenue Armory – and all TNA championships will be on the line in Albany, New York as TNA makes its long-awaited return to Albany for the first time since October 2022. The action kicks […]

March 11, 2024

Haivision powers NYC Marathon live broadcast coverage

Haivision, a provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, has announced that Haivision video solutions were used to ensure the successful broadcast of this year’s TCS New York City Marathon in November 2023. The annual event is one of the largest marathons in the world with over 51,000 racers running through all […]

January 25, 2024

NYSE: “SatixFy non-compliant”

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has said that Israel-based satellite operator SatixFy, as of November 30th, did not comply with the exchange’s rules. One of its key rules concerns a company’s overall valuation. Businesses registered on the exchange must have a minimum stockholders’ equity of $2,000,000 in 2 of its 3 most recent fiscal […]

December 5, 2023By Chris Forrester

FilmRise grows roster of Creator Partner Programme

FilmRise, the New York City-based film & television studio and streaming network is expanding The FilmRise Creators Partner Programme to include an additional eleven creator libraries. The FilmRise Creator Partner Programme is a turnkey distribution model that curates and distributes creator content to the biggest streaming platforms in the US, Canada and abroad, spanning various […]

August 15, 2023

Echelon Studios acquires Kim Ki-Duk’s Address Unknown and Bad Guy

Echelon Studios has acquired award-winning feature films Address Unknown and Bad Guy from critically-acclaimed South Korean writer-director Kim Ki-Duk. Two of the filmmaker’s earlier works, both feature characteristically boundary-challenging shock elements. Address Unknown offers an uncompromising view of humanity and the dehumanising effects of war, while Bad Guy tows the line between what is right […]

August 15, 2023

FilmRise acquires rights to multiple BBC Studios titles

FilmRise, the New York-based film, and television studio and streaming network, has licensed AVoD and FAST rights to over 480 episodes of programming from BBC Studios for the FilmRise Streaming Network. The package includes various series of different genres, notably 23 seasons of the crime drama Silent Witness; four seasons of Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh, […]

June 30, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Inisght TV launching New York State of Mind featuring Wu-Tang Clan

Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel operator, has announced its first-ever social-first integrated production, New York State of Mind, premiering August 10th. In partnership with Gatsby shoes, this groundbreaking four-episode series delves deep into the life of Young Dirty Bastard (YDB), the newest member of Wu-Tang Clan and son of the late ODB (Ol’ Dirty […]

June 29, 2023

Dish, DirecTV keen to merge?

Charlie Ergen, the founder and billionaire owner of US pay-TV broadcaster Dish Network, has talked for a couple of years about the “inevitability” of merging with arch-rival DirecTV. Both are losing subscribers at a worrying rate, and common sense suggests that a merger is the only route to saving cash, exploiting synergies and reducing the […]

June 11, 2023

Roku City touches down in Times Square

Roku, the TV streaming platform, has debuted Roku City billboards in New York’s Times Square featuring fan-favourite Roku City screensavers. Using quotes, memes, and real tweets from Roku users, the campaign celebrates streamers’ enjoyment of Roku City and aims to drum up excitement ahead of Roku’s in-person NewFront presentation on May 2nd at the Chelsea […]

April 18, 2023

Globecast partners with Brklyn-Media

Orange-owned specialist content distribution company Globecast has formed a strategic partnership with New York City-based Brklyn-Media, provider of virtualised media management and infrastructure services. Eddie Ferraro, MD Globecast Americas, commented “With this partnership, both companies can offer an expanded suite of services, full one-stop shop solutions, including access to the two largest television markets in […]

April 17, 2023By Chris Forrester