Fremantle is moving further into Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) in the UK with a new partnership that will see American Idol become available to Samsung TV Plus users. The show’s 20th season, which airs on ABC in the US, will be available to UK viewers exclusively from 2 March via the free-to-watch platform. New episodes will […]
TV Channel “Ukraine” has accused rival network 1+1 of piracy over its show Maskarad (The Masquerade). The broadcaster, owned by TRBC Ukraine, has said that Maskarad, which was broadcast on October 3, “illegally used the elements of the world-famous format of The Masked Singer.” The Masked Singer is a music game show which first originated […]
RTL Group has seen positive growth for its streaming services, with TV Now and Videoland up 34% year-over-year to reach 1.53 million. The company said that the introduction of lockdown measures in mid-March has contributed to a higher growth rate of its streaming services. Groupe M6’s streaming service 6play saw an additional one million users […]
RTL Group has set out plans to expand its video-on-demand services by developing a joint VOD tech platform and by making “significant investments” into more local and exclusive content. Laying out its strategic priorities for next year, the company said that it will develop a joint tech platform that all its streaming platforms and broadcaster […]
