Apple has announced tvOS 17 software updates coming soon for Apple TV 4K. With tvOS 17, FaceTime comes to Apple TV 4K for the first time, so users can deploy the popular video calling app on their TV. The update will also introduce an all-new Control Center, along with other enhancements that aim to provide […]

FlixSnip has launched its direct-to-customer (DTC) platform. With no subscription cost, viewers can now explore and enjoy a variety of movies, series and documentaries on the move. “We are thrilled to launch our free DTC platform,” said CEO Sebastien Perioche. “At FlixSnip, we believe that everyone should have easy access to the best award-winning, international […]

The Super Mario Bros Movie continues to set Box Office records and has now become the second biggest animated movie in cinema history, overtaking Frozen. The adaptation of the popular Nintendo video game series from Universal and Illumination, starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black, has now hit $1.3 billion (€1.22bn) at the global […]

Top Rank, the boxing promotions, and WSC Sports, the specialist in artificial intelligence (AI) powered sports video content, have announced a partnership to transform the way Top Rank creates and distributes fight highlights. Real-time fight highlights will now be automatically generated using the WSC Sports platform. This will bring fans more content than ever before […]

For the third year running the FA Disability Cup in partnership with EE will return to BT Sport with six cup finals scheduled, delivered by The FA in partnership with a range of impairment-specific organisations. The cup is the largest competition of its kind in this country, ensuring players within impairment-specific football have a national […]

SPI International’s streaming service FilmBox+ is expanding its footprint in Europe by integrating with Vectra, a cable operator in Poland. Vectra customers can now access FilmBox+ on various devices including Vectra’s latest TV Smart 4K BOX Android TV STBs. The new service is available to all individual Vectra customers, both in packages and as an […]

DingoTV, the US free streaming service, has announced a partnership with AI-powered Edge Video to create an interactive experience for viewers. “We are always looking for ways to improve loyalty with our viewers,” said David Gross, Co-founder, DingoTV. “While also providing new engines to attract and retain an audience through longer watch hours for our […]

The BBC and Fable Pictures have announced new drama series Mr Loverman, based on the acclaimed 2013 novel by the Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, for BBC One and iPlayer. Lennie James will star as the protagonist, Barrington Jedidiah Walker, in the eight-part drama adapted by Nathaniel Price. Filming will begin later this year, with […]

The Covid pandemic was a once in a lifetime stress test for many sectors. No customers on the streets represents the darkest of times for hospitality, retail and live entertainment. For streamers, though, ‘Happy Days’. Time on everyone’s hands and nothing else to spend their money on. The bump to their subscriber numbers and revenues […]

Facterra, a specialist in providing copyright infringement data to combat film and music piracy, has been named as a data provider in two significant anti-piracy lawsuits against the Internet Service Providers WideOpenWest Finance (US District Court for the District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-1901-DDD-MEH) and RCN Telecom Services (US District Court for the District […]