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FA Cup Final exclusively on ESPN+ in US

ESPN+, the Disney-owned OTT platform, will bring football fans in the US exclusive English and Spanish coverage of the 142nd FA Cup Final live from Wembley Stadium in London on June 3rd at 10am ET. This year’s Manchester Derby FA Cup Final will feature two of the world’s most famous football clubs in Manchester City […]

June 1, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Official Celebrity Boxing events on FITE

FITE has signed a deal to present Official Celebrity Boxing’s next five events live via PPV, continuing the relationship between the combat sports streaming platform and the promotion that started the celebrity fight craze two decades ago. The first event, Clash in the Metaverse, will be on June 30th when Roy Jones Jr faces NDO […]

June 1, 2023

QVC+, HSN+ on Vizio

QVC and HSN, specialists in multiplatform vCommerce, have launched their free, interactive streaming shopping service on Vizio Smart TVs. The QVC+ and HSN+ combined streaming experience offers Vizio users QVC and HSN’s robust video commerce experience, with live, on-demand and streaming-only content together in one fully shoppable app. It is currently the only livestream shopping app on Vizio […]

June 1, 2023

Record jail terms for EPL pirates

The individuals behind three pirate streaming organisations, which offered illegal access to watch Premier League matches, have been jailed for a total of 30 years and 7 months. In what is understood to be the world’s largest-ever prosecution of an illegal streaming network, five people were sentenced at Chesterfield Justice Centre after being found guilty […]

May 31, 2023By Colin Mann

BBC extends Glastonbury deal

The BBC will continue to be Glastonbury Festival’s exclusive, multimedia broadcast partner, following a multi-year extension, and has announced that this year it will broadcast 40 hours of Glastonbury coverage across its TV channels, as well as over 85 hours of live radio. Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, commented: “Glastonbury 2023 will have even […]

May 31, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Anti-piracy software to tackle AI music infringement

Software platform TCAT, a subsidiary of digital media content provider One Media, who specialises in the active monetisation of music and video intellectual property rights together with copyright protection technology, has launched a new product to its SaaS portfolio, TCAT Insight. TCAT Insight is the latest addition to the proprietary suite of TCAT software products […]

May 31, 2023By Colin Mann

Ericsson, MediaTek claim upload speed record

Comms technologist Ericsson and fabless semiconductor company MediaTek are claiming a new 5G upload speed record of 440 Mbps in low-band and mid-band spectrum using Uplink Carrier Aggregation. The uplink speed brings better, smoother experiences for the likes of video conference users, streamers, and their audience with more frames per second and higher image resolution. […]

May 31, 2023

wedotv launches AVoD, FAST services on LG

wedotv has launched its core AVoD service globally in the LG app store. In addition, wedotv’s FAST channels wedo big stories and wedo movies are rolling out across Europe on the LG Channels smart TV platform. wedotv is now available to download from the LG Content Store. In addition, FAST channel wedo movies is now available on LG Channels in […]

May 31, 2023

Arnie’s FUBAR debuts at Netflix #1

Netflix’s new action series FUBAR, fronted by Hollywood legend and the company’s Chief Action Officer Arnold Schwarzenegger, debuted in the #1 spot on the Netflix English TV List with 88.94 million hours viewed, making it the most viewed title in the week commencing May 22nd. With over 12 million views (88.94 million hours viewed divided […]

May 31, 2023

India: Animax + GEM on Prime Video Channels

KC Global Media, the Asian entertainment network, and Prime Video, India’s most loved entertainment destination, has announced the launch of Japanese entertainment pack, Animax + GEM on Prime Video Channels in India. Animax + GEM offers customers a selection of popular Japanese anime, drama, and variety programmes with English subtitles from KC Global Media’s linear […]

May 31, 2023