Tag: TV
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Mountain Films
I am not a climber, but I’ve always had a soft spot for mountaineering films and books. Books like Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer and Touching the Void by Joe Simpson are amazing books. Today, with social media being an important aspect of any professional climber’s needs, that means that most are accompanied by…
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The Netflix Up-Sell
Overnight, Netflix shares fell 7% in premarket trading following their Q3 earnings report. Although revenues are up 12% year on year, their growth has slowed, and there have been concerns about programming, with Netflix replacing both Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria and removing their Head of Film Dan Lin. So it was amusing that at…
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Streaming Most, But Not All Episodes
I’ve just enjoyed watching the second series of The Night Manager, which [spoiler alert] features in its cast, Hugh Laurie. And that made me want to go back and watch House, Laurie’s hit US hospital drama that shares a sprinkling of DNA with Sherlock Holmes. The series aired originally on Channel 5 in the UK,…
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UEFA Champions’ League TV Rights
Although I haven’t seen an official release from UEFA, there are lots of media reports saying that Paramount has won the rights to the Champions’ League (UCL) in the UK, for four years from 2027/28 bidding “well in excess” of the £1bn that TNT currently pays over the 2024/25-2026/27 three year cycle. TNT Sports, previously…
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Sports Streaming Update 2025/26 Season
Long-time readers of this blog will know I’m slightly obsessed with TV coverage of sports, and the rights situation. As football begins its new seasons across most of Europe, I thought it would be interesting to see the state of play across a range of leagues and look at some of the themes. Premier League…
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6 Nations Remaining Free To Air
When I recently wrote about the end of Eurosport, I also referenced once more, the then ongoing discussion about what would happen with the Six Nations. The good news is that yesterday a four-year deal was announced for 2026-2029 between the Six Nations and the BBC and ITV. The tournament will continue to be available…
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Licencing One Streamer’s TV Show For Your Streaming Service
There seems to be a bit more of this happening: licencing your service’s programming in a “second window” to either a broadcaster, or now more commonly, a streamer. This week I read that ITVX is licencing Suspicion, an Apple TV+ original for its service. This seems to be the first time that an Apple TV+…
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Farewell Eurosport…
Yesterday, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced that from the end of February, Eurosport as a brand would no longer exist in the UK. All its programming would be wrapped into TNT Sports. From my perspective, this particularly impacts on how I watch cycling, a sport to which Eurosport has the vast majority of rights. But…
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Boxing Day TV & Radio – Radio Times – 2024
Yes – I’m back for one final look at the TV and radio you could be watching or listening to. Although to be honest, have you thought about going out for a Boxing Day walk or something? But if you’re dead set on staying at home, and not binging on various new offerings from Amazon…
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Christmas Day TV & Radio – Radio Times 2024
Merry Christmas to all my readers! Yes – it’s the big day, and for some reason, you’re unclear which TV or radio is worth listening to. That’s despite the fact that only BBC1 has really bothered this year. Nevertheless, here is my regular rundown of what’s worth your time, something I’ve been offering the world…
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Christmas Eve TV and Radio – Radio Times – 2024
For reasons that are now lost in the mists of time, every Christmas I go out, buy the double issue of that year’s Radio Times magazine, and annotate the key days over the festive period with my thoughts on what is and is not worth watching. I’ve been doing this since 2009, and I’m still…
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Sports Disappearing from Free-to-Air TV
There were a couple of bits of news over the last week or so that have continued a trend that seems to have only grown in recent years – the disappearance of live sport from free-to-air TV. First came news that Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has signed an exclusive deal with the European Broadcasting Union…