Best Sky Glass TV New Customer Deals for March 2026
Sky Glass launched its Gen 2 and Air TV sets with price tiers ranging from £309 for the entry‑level Air model to £1,199 for the 65‑inch Gen 2. Customers can purchase the hardware outright or spread the cost over 24‑ or 48‑month interest‑free loans, but must commit to either the Essential or Ultimate subscription package. The service bundles Sky channels, Netflix Standard with ads, and optional add‑ons such as Sports and Cinema at discounted contract rates. A minimum 25 Mbps broadband connection is required for reliable HD streaming.
Olivia Colman's Forgotten Period Detective Drama Branded 'Excellent Whodunnit' Gets New UK Home
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in Angel Lane, a 2013 period detective drama starring Olivia Colman and Paddy Considine, has been added to Prime Video’s UK streaming library. The film, a follow‑up to the 2011 adaptation of Kate Summerscale’s Constance...
Moments Lab To Feature Agentic AI For Video Workflows At 2026 NAB Show
Moments Lab will unveil its next‑generation multimodal, agentic AI capabilities at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The company’s Discovery Agent lets video teams retrieve clips, quotes and precise moments using plain‑language prompts, reporting over 50% user adoption and...
Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula’ Available for Digital Rental and Sale March 10 From Vertical
French filmmaker Luc Besson’s fantasy‑horror romance “Dracula” will hit digital platforms on March 10, offered for rental and purchase through Vertical. The film, which Besson directed, wrote and produced, has accumulated $41.8 million at the global box office. It follows a...
Roku Adds Apple TV to Premium Subscriptions Platform
Roku announced that Apple TV is now available through The Roku Channel’s Premium Subscriptions platform, letting users sign up with their existing Roku account. The service costs $12.99 per month or $99 per year and includes a seven‑day free trial....
Peter Kail Becomes New CEO of Canal+ Austria
Canal+ Österreich has named Vienna‑born Peter Kail as its new chief executive. Kail, who rose from managing director at Eviso Austria to director of telecom partnerships at Canal+ International, will steer growth in the Austrian pay‑TV market. The appointment follows a leadership...
Compass Media Networks Presents Big 10 Basketball Tournament Action
Compass Media Networks announced exclusive radio coverage of the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, running from March 10 through the championship on March 15. The tournament’s recent expansion to six days provides a packed schedule of high‑stakes games. General...
Lawo Appoints Jamie Dunn CEO
Lawo AG announced Jamie Dunn as its new chief executive officer, succeeding founder Philipp Lawo who will move to the company’s supervisory board. Dunn, with Lawo since 2011 and deputy CEO since 2024, joins a management board that includes CFO...
FIFA and HBS Share World Cup Production Plans, Camera Innovations, and IBC Updates
FIFA and host broadcaster HBS outlined a new production model for the 2026 World Cup, creating 16 localized production teams to limit crew travel across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Each of the 104 matches will be covered by...
Akamai Details Rising Supply Chain Costs and Upcoming Price Adjustments
Content delivery network leader Akamai announced upcoming price adjustments driven by sharp increases in server component, memory, storage, and energy costs. Effective April 1, 2026, the company will impose a 3% interim surcharge and may raise renewal contracts by up...
Telemundo Leads as the Most-Watched Spanish-Language Network in Primetime
Telemundo cemented its position as the leading Spanish‑language network in primetime for 2026, topping Nielsen ratings Monday‑Sunday with an average of 339,000 Adults 18‑49 and 1.1 million total viewers. The network posted double‑digit growth year‑over‑year, up 13% among adults and 17%...
F1 Secures ‘AUS$60m’ Kayo Media Rights Extension Amid Piastri Interest
Formula One has extended its Australian broadcast partnership with Foxtel‑owned Kayo Sports, launching a multi‑year deal from the 2027 season. Foxtel will pay roughly AUS $60 million per year, up from the previous A$45 million arrangement, to deliver every race, qualifying and practice...
LA Screenings Announces Dates and New Official Venue
LA Screenings, the premier international TV marketplace, will take place on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15, 2026. Organizers have selected the SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection property in Beverly Hills, as the official venue. After reviewing more than...
BMG Expands Washington Broadcast Center with 3 New TV Studios and Podcast Studio for Media Clients
Broadcast Management Group (BMG) is expanding its 62,000‑square‑foot Washington Broadcast Center with three new television studios, a dedicated podcast studio, and newsroom spaces. The facilities will integrate directly into BMG’s Tier‑1 control rooms, 24/7 master‑control, REMI workflows, and its private...
BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva To Exit As Leadership Upheaval Continues
BBC chief operating officer Leigh Tavaziva announced she will leave the broadcaster in September, marking the third board‑level exit within four months. Tavaziva, who joined the BBC in 2021, oversaw its multi‑billion‑pound budget, production pipelines, and digital transformation. Her departure...
MoMe Deploys Synamedia to Power First Spanish-Built CDN Service for Streaming
Spanish systems integrator MoMe has launched the country’s first streaming‑optimised content delivery network, using Synamedia’s Fluid EdgeCDN platform. The service spans eight data centres, placing edge nodes close to viewers to minimise latency and improve reliability. Integrated ingest, encoding and...
German Event Series ‘The Widow Killer’ Lands More European Deals With Canal+ & SVT
German event series ‘The Widow Killer’ has secured multiple European distribution deals ahead of its German debut on ARD. Canal+ acquired rights for the Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, while Sweden’s SVT purchased the series for its...
MPA LatAm Role for Rolo
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has named Raúl Rolo as Vice President and Regional Legal Counsel for Latin America, based in Mexico City. Rolo will report to Carla Sánchez‑Armas and Jesse Martin, overseeing the MPA’s IP protection and government‑relations strategy...
Why Bones' Forgotten Spin-Off Series The Finder Was Canceled
In 2012 Fox launched *The Finder* as a backdoor spin‑off of the hit series *Bones*. Despite a promising premise and a strong lead, the show debuted with a 1.7 rating and only 5.5 million viewers, far below its parent’s numbers. Ratings...
IKO Media Group Launches iKOSYSTEM
iKO Media Group has unveiled iKOSYSTEM, a unified broadcast operations platform that consolidates satellite, cloud, OTT, FAST and monitoring services into a single, secure environment. The solution offers single‑sign‑on access, role‑based permissions and a real‑time dashboard that provides engineers and...
Channel 4 Sales’ B Corp Competition Returns
Channel 4 Sales is relaunching its B Corp competition, offering £600,000 of free TV advertising to five certified UK B Corporations. Partnering with B Lab UK, the initiative follows a successful first year that boosted brand perception and sales for winners like Seep and Ticket Tailor....
Monday Battle: Epstein v Epstein Docos
Australian broadcasters ABC and Nine launched competing true‑crime documentaries on Jeffrey Epstein, drawing 780,000 and 766,000 viewers respectively. The strong ratings demonstrate significant audience appetite for investigative content, even as they trailed flagship reality shows like Married at First Sight....
South Park Was Rejected By Fox Because Of One Vulgar Character
Matt Stone and Trey Parker first pitched an animated series centered on the crude character Mr. Hankey, but Fox executive Brian Graden rejected it, saying he wouldn’t put "poo" on his network. The creators re‑engineered the concept into a town‑based...
Ten Years of Netflix and Prime Video: The Platforms that Reset India’s Streaming Business
In 2016 Netflix and Amazon Prime Video entered India amid Jio’s 4G rollout and a dramatic fall in data prices, turning a catch‑up TV market into a subscription‑driven ecosystem. Over the decade Netflix grew to roughly 16 million Indian subscribers and...
Stan Partners with ACTF on Australian Family Film WHALE SHARK JACK
Stan has teamed up with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation to launch "Whale Shark Jack," a family‑focused feature set on Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. The film stars Abbie Cornish, Michael Dorman and newcomer Alyla Browne, and follows a marine‑biologist family and their rescued...
Paramount Australia Elevates HELEN ELLIOTT to QLD Ad Sales Director
Paramount Australia has promoted Helen Elliott to Queensland Ad Sales Director, taking over the portfolio after the untimely death of former leader Kat Droulers. Elliott joins the role having spent eight years as Head of TV Sales for Southern Cross...
Casting News: Blue Bloods Vet Joins Chris Meloni Football Drama, Hope Davis Gets Protection, And More
Hulu has green‑lit the football‑centric drama “The Land,” pairing Chris Meloni as an NFL head coach with former “Blue Bloods” star Bridget Moynahan, who will play his ex‑wife and serve as a series regular. The series is created by Dan Fogelman, the mind...
5 Deals for Cord Cutters This Week
This week’s cord‑cutter roundup highlights five cost‑saving offers across streaming, audio, power and TV accessories. Philo’s Core plan drops to $25 for new users, delivering HBO Max and Discovery+ at no extra charge. Bose’s QuietComfort headphones are discounted to $229, while...
Keith White Expands Animation Education Initiatives, Sets AfroAnimation Summit 6.0 Talks
Media executive Keith White is expanding his AfroAnimation education agenda in early 2026, launching a national lecture tour of his "Margin to Mainstream" series and developing a documentary on Black animation pioneers. He will also host AfroAnimation Summit 6.0 in...
Telemundo Kicks World Cup Marketing Into High Gear: Sweeping Coverage, New Campaign
Telemundo, the exclusive Spanish‑language home of the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., announced a massive 700‑hour coverage slate that will air live for all 104 matches and run from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. The network will stream every game...
Owners Of Tigers, Red Wings Create Detroit SportsNet To Broadcast Games
The owners of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings have launched Detroit SportsNet, a new regional sports network that will air Tigers games in 2026 and Red Wings games in 2027. The service will be distributed via cable, satellite and...
Paramount Boss David Ellison Says His Favorite HBO Show Is ‘Game of Thrones’
Paramount CEO David Ellison revealed his favorite HBO series—Game of Thrones—during a March 2 investor call, shortly after the $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery auction that merged the two giants. The combined Paramount‑WBD entity is being framed as a new media "kingdom"...
IvyBears Launches AI-Animated Children’s TV Series
IvyBears, a leading European vitamin gummy brand, has debuted the first AI‑driven animated TV series for children, titled IvyBears. The show’s inaugural episode airs in April with new installments released monthly through the brand’s own channels. Production was handled by...
ESPN Exec: Caitlin Clark Is ‘Gateway Drug’ to Women’s Sports
ESPN’s women’s sports programming chief, Susie Piotrkowski, called rookie star Caitlin Clark a “gateway drug” for attracting new fans to women’s sports. Even after Clark’s season‑ending injury, the WNBA saw a 3% viewership increase and recorded its most‑watched regular season...
For Ellison, Combining HBO Max and Paramount+ Is About 'Reinventing' Film and TV
Paramount Chairman David Ellison outlined a plan to merge HBO Max and Paramount+ after a $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a streaming platform with over 200 million subscribers. The combined entity will inherit blockbuster franchises such as Harry Potter, Lord...
John Silvester Recalls when TV Execs Wanted Underbelly to Be More Like Blue Heelers
John Silvester recalls that Channel Nine executives initially wanted the Melbourne crime saga to resemble the police‑focused series Blue Heelers. Eddie McGuire championed a grittier, Sopranos‑style approach, green‑lighting Underbelly, which became a ratings phenomenon and spawned multiple sequels. Eighteen years later...
DFS Partners with ITV to Deliver an Integrated Marketing Campaign with Britain’s Got Talent
DFS has partnered with ITV to embed its brand into the 19th season of Britain’s Got Talent, featuring 10‑second TV commercials and bespoke sofas on set. The campaign includes an Amanda Holden‑branded sofa collection, social media sponsorship, and a competition...
Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch Expects Regulators to Put Conditions on Paramount-WBD Merger
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch warned that U.S. regulators will likely attach a third‑party content‑licensing condition to the $110 billion Paramount‑Warner Bros. Discovery merger. He also noted that CNN, under David Ellison, will continue to challenge Fox News as a strong competitor....
Is DAZN Planning to Make a Run at the NFL?
DAZN is positioning itself to bid for a domestic NFL package as the league prepares for its next round of broadcast negotiations. The streamer already distributes NFL Game Pass internationally and saw a 24% subscription increase in 2025, signaling appetite...
Paramount Scores a Top Sports Ads Exec From Amazon Ahead of Upfront
Paramount announced two senior hires ahead of its upcoming upfront: Danielle Carney, former Amazon Ads head of live sports and video sales, will become head of U.S. ad sales, and Chris Brady, ex‑Tribeca Enterprises president, will serve as EVP of...
Vertical Leap: Growing the Free Vertical Drama Business at Streaming Media Connect
At Streaming Media Connect, Chris Pfaff led a panel on the rapid rise of vertical microdramas on free streaming platforms. Panelists highlighted how mobile‑first viewing, bingeable formats and AI‑driven production are turning short‑form vertical series into a potential mass‑media staple....
Fox Almost Rejected X-Files Because The Network Expected A Family Soap Opera
Fox executives initially expected Chris Carter to pitch a family or teen soap, not a high‑concept sci‑fi thriller. The network was hesitant because it lacked a comparable drama and feared the genre’s risk. Carter’s detailed 15‑page pitch and his insistence...
Paramount Plans to Merge Streaming Service with HBO Max After WBD Deal Closes
Paramount plans to merge its Paramount+ service with HBO Max once its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closes, creating a single streaming platform with over 200 million direct‑to‑consumer subscribers. The combined service will sit between Netflix’s 325 million global base and...
All-Star "Mind-Bending" Thriller Branded "One of the Best Things on Television" Gets New UK Home
The cult‑favorite series Dispatches from Elsewhere has landed on the UK’s ad‑supported streaming service ITVX, joining its existing homes on Prime Video and Netflix. The ten‑episode, mind‑bending thriller, starring Jason Segel, Sally Field, André 3000 and Richard E Grant, draws on the real‑world augmented‑reality game...
Goalhanger: Over Three Million Views, Streams and Downloads in 48 Hours
Goalhanger swiftly launched emergency episodes of its flagship shows after Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed, amassing more than three million views, streams and downloads within 48 hours. The four episodes—The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is Politics: US, The Rest...
YouTube Rolls Out a Big Update to Make It Easier to Find What You Want
YouTube is rolling out a natural‑language video search that lets users type full‑sentence requests about topics, moods or ideas instead of exact titles. The beta interface offers prompt examples such as “inspire me to pursue new hobbies” and an open...
Victory+ Launches NWSL Content Hub, Taps Top Creators to Redefine How Fans Connect with League
Victory+ has launched a free, ad‑supported NWSL Content Hub that aggregates 57 live matches, including the flagship Sunday Night Soccer, with creator‑led shoulder programming. The hub debuts alternate broadcasts hosted by World Cup champion Kelley O’Hara and sports personality Coach...
Divisive 6-Part Irish Crime Drama Is Trending Number 1 on This UK Streamer Right Now
Irish crime drama "The Vanishings" has risen to #1 on a UK streaming platform's trending chart, outpacing titles like "Rich House Poor House" and "The Curfew." The six‑part series, starring India Mullen and Allen Leech, dramatizes the real‑life "Vanishing Triangle"...
Reinventing a Studio
Chris McGurk has transformed Cineverse from a modest digital cinema business into a publicly traded studio‑tech hybrid that blends content creation with proprietary streaming infrastructure. The company now delivers over 70,000 titles to 50 million monthly viewers across theatrical, TVOD, FAST,...
C15 Studio Renews Deal with Formula 1 for Free Streaming Channel
C15 Studio has renewed its multi‑year agreement with Formula 1 to continue operating the free, ad‑supported Formula 1 Channel in the United States. The updated deal adds live broadcast rights for the 2026 F1 Academy Series, the sport’s all‑female development championship. Launched...