BBC Three, the UK online network behind shows including Fleabag and Killing Eve, is to return as a linear channel in January 2022, six years after it was moved to become online-only. Last year, the BBC said that it was “considering the case” for reviving the channel and has plans to double its programming budget over the next […]
English football club Manchester United will roll out its in-house TV network MUTV in Africa. A distribution deal with StarTimes will see the channel available to millions of football fans across over 30 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon and others. The 24-hour network provides fans of the club […]
Baltics broadcaster TV3 Group has launched the new TV3 Sport Open channel. The new basic tier sport channel is designed to strengthen the Group’s sports portfolio, and will be available via the region’s leading TV operators. The channel, which will offer more than 3,000 hours of live sports broadcasts from around 1,500 events, will also […]
News AVOD Haystack News has expanded its channel portfolio in a deal with Bloomberg Media. The agreement will see Haystack News add to its almost 350 local, national and world TV news networks with Bloomberg’s in-house channels Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Quicktake. Haystack News now features 18 live streaming channels, with the two Bloomberg networks […]
SPI/FilmBox has continued its expansion in Western Europe with a new distribution deal in Ireland. The broadcaster has agreed a deal with Irish telco eir for its channels FilmBox Arthouse, Gametoon, Fast&FunBox, DocuBox and FashionBox. The channels will be offered in the eir TV Extra extended basic package. FilmBox Arthouse is dedicated to classic world […]
Legal news channel Court TV will launch on Freeview later this month. The network provides viewers with in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of high-profile trials in the US. Its expansion to Freeview follows a launch on Freesat in November 2020. Court TV will be available from February 15 on Freeview channel 89, and launches […]
Birdbox.Film, the curated film streaming platform from Goldfinch, has launched a new channel dedicated to short films. This new channel complements existing channels including Documentary, Festival and Drama. The company said that it plans to launch at least four more by the summer. Birdbox.Film users can pay 99p per short film, with titles including the […]
AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) is to launch a new general interest channel in Spain. Launching on February 4, Selekt will be available to Vodafone TV and Orange TV customers at no extra cost, and offer programming spanning film, series, documentaries and children’s content. Of a weekday, Selekt will programme two hours of children’s […]
VOD service Rakuten TV has launched the CNN International news channel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK and Germany. The launch will see Samsung smart TV users gain access to the 24-hour US news network for free as a part of Samsung’s ever-expanding AVOD offer, with channels specifically provided by Rakuten TV including Rakuten […]
TV Maker Vizio has announced the launch of three new sports channels and a new app for its SmartCast OS. Available now to US users at no extra cost are the NFL Channel, Pac-12 Insider and beIN Sports Xtra, the free-to-air channel which launched in November 2019. In addition, Vizio has confirmed availability of the […]
ICYMI: @bbcthree to return as linear channel after six-year online hiatus digitaltveurope.com/2021/03/03/bbc… https://t.co/njUFNp6Oki
03 March 2021 @ 21:00:00 UTC
ICYMI: 2021 #ANGACOM postponed in favour of digital conference digitaltveurope.com/2021/03/03/202… https://t.co/XPfmuS4DiO
03 March 2021 @ 20:00:00 UTC
ICYMI: @rtlgroup to take 100% control of Super RTL as it builds up TV Now digitaltveurope.com/2021/03/03/rtl… https://t.co/uj3RgHL28h
03 March 2021 @ 19:00:00 UTC
RT @kilogrammedia: Benesse Corporation, the Japanese education services company, is launching a new SVOD service this month, called Meecha!…
03 March 2021 @ 18:45:11 UTC
Japan’s Benesse Corporation to launch Meecha! early learning SVOD digitaltveurope.com/2021/03/03/jap… https://t.co/EUn4o0eNEG
03 March 2021 @ 18:00:00 UTC
