Sports
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Netflix Expanding New York Presence with New Office, Production Facility
Amazon may have left, but Netflix is expanding its New York state of mind. The SVOD behemoth April 18 announced it is spending $100 million for a new production facility in New York, that also includes office space for 127 executives in content, marketing and production. The streaming video pioneer will also inhabit a Brooklyn-based … Continue reading “Netflix Expanding New York Presence with New Office, Production Facility”
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‘The Kid’ Shoots to Disc and Digital June 4 From Lionsgate
The Western The Kid rides to Blu-ray (plus digital), DVD, digital and on demand June 4 from Lionsgate. The new take on the infamous American Old West story of Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett stars Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Boyhood, The Magnificent Seven), Dane DeHaan (Lincoln, The Place Beyond the Pines, Lawless), Jake Schur, Leila George and Chris … Continue reading “‘The Kid’ Shoots to Disc and Digital June 4 From Lionsgate”
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MTV Hires Bleacher Report’s Rory Brown as Head of Digital
Viacom-owned MTV April 8 named Rory Brown to the newly created position of head of digital and social for MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo. Brown will be responsible for building on MTV’s brand resurgence, which now includes MTV Studios, live events “Spring Break” and the SnowGlobe Music Festival, cable channels, digital and social content. Brown … Continue reading “MTV Hires Bleacher Report’s Rory Brown as Head of Digital”
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Amazon Channels Adds Major League Baseball Streaming Service
Just in time for the start of the 2019 Major League Baseball season, Amazon March 20 announced it has added the league’s MLB.tv subscription streaming video service to its Channels platform. Amazon Channels affords Prime members direct access to third-party over-the-top video services, including Starz, Showtime OTT, Dove Channel and HBO Now. Prime members in … Continue reading “Amazon Channels Adds Major League Baseball Streaming Service”
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IHS: World Cup Soccer Spiked Global TV Sales in 2018
Last summer’s FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament in Russia helped increase global TV sales 2.9% to 221 million units, according to new data from IHS Markit Research. In the fourth quarter of 2018 more than half of all shipments were ultra-high-definition (UHD) TVs with increasingly larger screen sizes. “Average new TV screen sizes are still … Continue reading “IHS: World Cup Soccer Spiked Global TV Sales in 2018”
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Liberty Media: 2019 ‘True’ Launch of Formula 1 Streaming Video Service
With the start of the 2019 Formula 1 auto racing season March 17 in Melbourne, Australia, corporate parent Liberty Media says the series’ over-the-top video subscription service is ready for its close-up. Speaking on the Feb. 28 fiscal call, Chase Carey, CEO of the Formula One Group, said the F1 TV service survived its beta … Continue reading “Liberty Media: 2019 ‘True’ Launch of Formula 1 Streaming Video Service”
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Netflix Launches F1 Auto Racing Series
Netflix has launched “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” a 10-episode documentary series showcasing the excitement and dangers of F1 auto racing. From the creators of “Senna,” the 2010 doc on the late three-time Brazilian F1 champion Ayrton Senna, Netflix’s series probes access to the drivers, team principals and owners, as well as Formula 1’s own … Continue reading “Netflix Launches F1 Auto Racing Series”
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Chicago Cubs, Sinclair Partner for Pay-TV Network — and Streaming
More than 70 years of watching Chicago Cubs baseball broadcasts over the air is coming to an end. The 2016 World Series winner and Sinclair Broadcast Group Feb. 13 announced a partnership to create the Marquee Sports Network — a new regional sports network (RSN) to be marketed to cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators … Continue reading “Chicago Cubs, Sinclair Partner for Pay-TV Network — and Streaming”
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FuboTV to Stream AT&T Regional Sports Network
In a first, FuboTV, the sports-themed online TV service, has inked a distribution deal for regional TV sports network AT&T SportsNet — broadcast home of the Houston Rockets and Houston Astros franchises. Under the agreement, FuboTV ($44.99 per month) will live-stream more than 250 live sports events — the first virtual MVPD to carry AT&T … Continue reading “FuboTV to Stream AT&T Regional Sports Network”
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WWE Streaming Video Service Tops 1.59 Million Subscribers
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Feb. 7 reported a 7% (110,000) increase in fourth-quarter (ended Dec. 31, 2018) subscribers to its WWE Network over-the-top video streaming service. The platform ended the period with 1.59 million subs. Media revenue grew 40% to a quarterly record of $205.3 million, primarily due to the distribution of certain live, in-ring … Continue reading “WWE Streaming Video Service Tops 1.59 Million Subscribers”
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Netflix: Sunday Viewing Down 32% Due to Super Bowl
Netflix often says major televised events such as the Olympics and soccer World Cup negatively impact streaming viewership. On Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 3), the SVOD pioneer confirmed that nationwide viewership on the platform was down 32% compared to a normal Sunday. “So apparently this Super Bowl thing is kind of big deal,” Netflix tweeted. … Continue reading “Netflix: Sunday Viewing Down 32% Due to Super Bowl”
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Yahoo Sports Bowing NBA-Themed Studio Streaming Show
The National Basketball Association, Turner Sports and Yahoo Sports are set to debut a live nightly studio show, “The Bounce,” available on Yahoo Sports and the Yahoo Sports app on iOS and Android beginning Jan. 21, with a special 5-8 p.m. ET launch. The show will air five nights per week — Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, … Continue reading “Yahoo Sports Bowing NBA-Themed Studio Streaming Show”