The agreement brokered by MP & Silva, the international media company and media partners of Arsenal Football Club, allows SKY Sport customers in New Zealand to screen all content of Arsenal TV, the international club programming block that brings delayed matches of Barclays Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Capital One games played by Arsenal. The international programming block is a three-hour weekly programme of which 90 minutes each week is delayed matches of Arsenal. Other … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s SKY Sport gets BPL
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TVNZ shuts down youth channel
According to The New Zealand Herald, TVNZ is shutting down its youth channel and replacing it with a time-delayed broadcast of TV2. The broadcaster said TVNZ U had run at a loss for two years and closing it was a commercial decision. Chief executive Kevin Kenrick said the channel did not work financially. "As it is, the channel is a very lean operation and no significant savings can be made to address the shortfall. The team who worked on U have done a tremendous job." TVNZ U's hosts … [Read more...] about TVNZ shuts down youth channel
Yahoo!7 partners Brightcove to drive online video consumption in Australia
Singapore - Brightcove Inc., a global provider of cloud content services, announced that Yahoo!7 has teamed with Brightcove to deliver a technology platform for online video consumption and monetisation in Australia. Through the partnership, Brightcove Video Cloud enables Yahoo!7 to deliver high-quality catch-up TV, including long and short-form content, to viewers throughout Australia across desktops, smartphones and tablets. The video experience is now live on the Yahoo!7 network. Grant … [Read more...] about Yahoo!7 partners Brightcove to drive online video consumption in Australia
“Home and Away” heads to TVNZ
TVNZ will air Australian soap opera Home and Away after MediaWorks announced it had lost the rights to the programme. TV2 will begin airing episodes within the next three months, at a timeslot that is "comfortable" for Home and Away viewers, TVNZ said. The television series, which has been running since 1987, is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay on the coast of New South Wales. Home and Away is not a new programme to TVNZ, which broadcast the show between 1993 … [Read more...] about “Home and Away” heads to TVNZ
9 Story Ent. sells “Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood” to Disney Jr. in Asia
Toronto, Canada – 9 Story Entertainment announces the sale of the award-winning animated preschool series, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (40x22’ HD) to Disney Channel in Russia and Disney Junior in Latin America and Southeast Asia. The series launched last fall on PBS KIDS in the U.S. and CBC in Canada. It has also been licensed to ABC (Australia), Zee Learn (Indian … [Read more...] about 9 Story Ent. sells “Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood” to Disney Jr. in Asia
TVNZ scores BPL 2013-2014 rights
TVNZ has confirmed it is partnering with Coliseum Sports Media to bring TV coverage of football’s Barclays Premier League 2013-2014 to Kiwi sports fans slated to begin this August. TVNZ's TV ONE will present a match of the week game every Sunday from the start of the season. The channel will also broadcast an hour-long highlights show on Monday nights. The deal will see Coliseum showing the entire competition online while TVNZ broadcasting selected matches and weekly … [Read more...] about TVNZ scores BPL 2013-2014 rights