Digital TV News: LaLiga

Movistar Plus+ to create real-time short-form sports video with WSC Sports
Apr 25, 2024 – WSC Sports has sealed a multi-year agreement for Movistar Plus+ to use its platform to create real-time short-form videos for a host of its top-tier sports rights.
News categories: WSC Sports, Movistar Plus, Aviv Arnon, Enric Rojas, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain

ESPN, FOX and WBD forming U.S. sports streaming JV
Feb 6, 2024 – ESPN (NYSE: DIS), FOX (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) and Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) have announced plans to form a joint platform to house a new streaming sports service for the U.S.
News categories: The Walt Disney Company, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery, Bob Iger, Lachlan Murdoch, David Zaslav, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Sky México deploys ThinkAnalytics' personalization platform
Jan 16, 2024 – Sky México has deployed ThinkAnalytics as its personalization and viewer engagement platform, powering search and discovery for its sports and entertainment offering.
News categories: ThinkAnalytics, Sky México, Trektel, Marc Aldrich, Salvador Rosas, Big Data, Digital TV, Mexico, Satellite, UX

Orange offers live video streaming with mABR in Spain
Sep 21, 2023 – Orange, DAZN and Broadpeak have deployed a multicast ABR (mABR) solution that enables the delivery of live content for mass consumption in a multi-device environment with the highest quality.
News categories: Orange, DAZN, Broadpeak, Carlos Ruf, Robin Oakley, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain, Streaming

LaLiga launches FAST channel with the The Channel Store
Aug 18, 2023 – The Channel Store has announced a partnership with LaLiga to manage the distribution and monetization of LaLiga's FAST channel, LALIGA+, on major Spanish FAST channel platforms.
News categories: The Channel Store, LaLiga, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Spain, Streaming

Movistar relaunches Movistar Plus+ with new streaming TV service
Jul 21, 2023 – Movistar has relaunched Movistar Plus+, with an enhanced TV service that will be available to its miMovistar customers and will also be accessible, regardless of operator, in OTT mode.
News categories: Movistar Plus, Digital TV

Prime Video and DAZN sign global distribution partnership
Jan 19, 2023 – Amazon and DAZN have agreed a distribution partnership that will see DAZN's sports streaming service available as a Prime Video Channel, initially launching in Spain and Germany, with Japan next and more markets to follow.
News categories: DAZN, Prime Video, Shay Segev, Jay Marine, Digital TV, Germany, Japan, Spain, Streaming

DAZN now has 15 million premium paying subscribers
Jan 12, 2023 – DAZN Group has publishes its 2022 Annual Review providing an update on its strategic priorities and critical milestones this year. DAZN is now the largest digital sports broadcaster in Europe.
News categories: DAZN, Shay Segev, Kevin Mayer, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming

Viaplay to launch in the UK on November 1st
Oct 18, 2022 – The Viaplay streaming service will launch in the UK on 1 November, offering two packages: Films & Series package focused on Nordic storytelling, and Total that also includes sports from Viaplay and Premier Sports.
News categories: Viaplay, Anders Jensen, Digital TV, Streaming, UK