Starzplay has signed a carriage deal with Premier Sports to exclusively stream the upcoming Lions Rugby Tour in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Netflix takes lead in European scripted content
Netflix has become the largest single commissioner of new European scripted content, according to the latest exclusive research from Ampere Analysis.
Spanish surprise for Netflix, HBO and YouTube
Foreign audiovisual services such as Netflix, HBO and YouTube face the prospect of having to allocate 1.5% of their income in Spain to help fund the public broadcaster RTVE.
Alchimie launches 100th SVOD channel
The OTT video subscription platform Alchimie has launched its 100th channel with pointdevue.tv, an SVOD channel dedicated to royal families and famous people.
France outlines Netflix obligations
France has published a decree outlining the obligations of foreign video services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ in financing French and European works.
Rakuten TV expands sports line-up
Rakuten TV has added two more free ad-supported sports channels to its offer.
Focus Sat enriches video library
The Romanian DTH platform Focus Sat has added new content from AMC, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, JimJam and Minimax to its VOD library.
Molotov adds FilmoTV
The streaming platform Molotov has added the French premium movies VOD/SVOD service FilmoTV to its offer.
Huawei Video teams up with Clubbing TV
Huawei Video and Clubbing TV have entered into a video distribution partnership across more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
SVOD takes off in Spain
Over half of Spanish internet homes now watch services such as Netflix, HBO or Amazon Prime.