Sports
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Another Cable TV Operator Switching to Streaming Video
The migration from pay-TV to over-the-top video among distributors is gaining momentum. Gigabit Minnesota, a regional pay-TV operator near Minneapolis, is getting out of the TV distribution business. In an acknowledgment of changing market forces toward streaming video, Gigabit has begun informing its 10,000 customers that it would cease distributing linear TV on Jan. 31. … Continue reading “Another Cable TV Operator Switching to Streaming Video”
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Amazon Greenlights Four New Local Latin American Originals
Amazon has greenlit four new local original series from Argentina, Chile and Colombia, marking the first-ever locally produced Amazon Originals to launch in these countries that will also be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The four scripted series announced consist of Argentinean original “Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido (“Iosi, … Continue reading “Amazon Greenlights Four New Local Latin American Originals”
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Quibi Getting in the WWE Ring
Pending short-form mobile video streaming service Quibi has signed a production deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for original series “Fight Like a Girl,” featuring performers Sasha Banks, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, Sonya Deville, Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch and Natalya. In each episode, Stephanie McMahon, chief brand officer of WWE, pairs … Continue reading “Quibi Getting in the WWE Ring”
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Amazon Prime Video’s NFL Deal Ends; League Coy on Successor
Amazon Prime Video has streamed NFL Thursday Night Football for the past two seasons. Whether that groundbreaking deal is renewed remains up in the air, according to media reports. Prime Video, unlike Netflix or Hulu, has embraced live sports recently signing exclusive rights to English Premier League soccer. The New York Yankees reportedly are in … Continue reading “Amazon Prime Video’s NFL Deal Ends; League Coy on Successor”
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Vidgo Bows Online TV Service
Vidgo Jan.14 announced the launch of a new $39.99 online TV service featuring sports, news and entertainment content, including more than 100 premium channels such as ABC, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox, and the NFL Network as well as a Latino package for Spanish-speaking viewers. The OTT service is employing Harmonic’s VOS360 live-stream platform, which the … Continue reading “Vidgo Bows Online TV Service”
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Facebook Watch Bowing New Reality Series Starring Female NASCAR Driver Angela Ruch
Facebook Watch, social media giant’s ad-supported streaming video platform, is launching a reality series featuring Nascar driver Angela Ruch and her unconventional family. Premiering Feb. 4, “The Ruch Life” is an eight-part, unfiltered docuseries featuring Ruch, and her sometimes outrageous and often hilarious husband, Mike. The series chronicles the day-to-day lives of the Ruch household … Continue reading “Facebook Watch Bowing New Reality Series Starring Female NASCAR Driver Angela Ruch”
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WarnerMedia’s Sports Social Media Star to Debut at Rival ESPN
When it comes to sports video clips on social media, Pakistan/American national Omar Raja’s “House of Highlights” on WarnerMedia’s Bleacher Report (B/R) is a huge hit with more than 15 million followers on Instagram. In 2019, “House of Highlights” became the only U.S. sports media brand to surpass ESPN in followers across all social media … Continue reading “WarnerMedia’s Sports Social Media Star to Debut at Rival ESPN”
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Vudu Greenlights ‘Legacy’ Series Showcasing Children of Famous Athletes
Vudu, Walmart’s digital video service, Jan. 7 announced it has ordered the eight-episode docuseries “Legacy.” The new Vudu Original will star 13-time NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade, who will also serve as an executive producer on the series. “Legacy” joins Vudu’s slate of original content including series “Mr. Mom” and feature film Adventure Force 5. “Legacy” … Continue reading “Vudu Greenlights ‘Legacy’ Series Showcasing Children of Famous Athletes”
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Cal Cruises Past Illinois in Redbox Bowl
The California Golden Bears scored in each quarter to beat the Illinois Fighting Illini, 35-20, at the second-annual Redbox Bowl Dec. 30 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The matchup between schools from the Pac-12 and Big Ten college football conferences saw Cal quarterback Chase Garbers and running back Christopher Brown lead the Golden … Continue reading “Cal Cruises Past Illinois in Redbox Bowl”
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NBA TV Ratings Down 15% as League Pushes Streaming Access
With several marquee players absent due to injury, the National Basketball Association’s 2019-20 season is off to an inglorious start. NBA games on national TV drew an average of 885,000 viewers in the first eight weeks of the season, according to The Wall Street Journal, in contrast to 1 million during the previous-year period and … Continue reading “NBA TV Ratings Down 15% as League Pushes Streaming Access”
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Redbox Bowl Pits California vs. Illinois on Dec. 30
The second annual Redbox Bowl will take place Dec. 30 featuring the California Golden Bears vs. the Illinois Fighting Illini at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Redbox took over the former Foster Farms Bowl as title sponsor in 2018 featuring schools from the Pac-12 and Big Ten. The annual college football bowl game was … Continue reading “Redbox Bowl Pits California vs. Illinois on Dec. 30”
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WWE Partners with TikTok
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has partnered with TikTok, marketing select wrestlers to the social networking service owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based company founded in 2012. WWE is making 30 of its wrestlers available on TikTok, including Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior, Becky Lynch, John Cena and Sasha Banks. The branded wrestlers’ onstage … Continue reading “WWE Partners with TikTok”