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TV ad measurement firm iSpot.tv raises US$30m

TV ad measurement company iSpot.tv is seeking to bolster the adoption of its TV advertising…

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Mirriad names Publicis’ Beringer as new CEO

Mirriad Advertising, which specialises in delivering in-video branding and advertising globally, has appointed Stephan Beringer as…

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Eleven Sports secures UK and Ireland rights to UFC

Eleven Sports and MMA franchise UFC have unveiled a new broadcast partnership for the UK…

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Now TV integrates Netflix and launches new smart box

The recently-announced collaboration between pay TV giant Sky and SVOD platform Netflix took a step…

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Ampere: Netflix leads the FAANGs with focus on comedy and sci-fi originals

Netflix continues to lead the FAANG companies in terms of original content, though the Facebook,…

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KPN and Talpa Network unveil personalisation plans

Dutch telco KPN and broadcaster Talpa Network have unveiled ambitions to introduce greater levels of…

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UKTV’s Drama and Really launch on Virgin Media Ireland

UKTV’s Drama and Really channels are due to launch on Virgin Media Ireland for the…

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Intelsat celebrates successful satellite launches

Satellite communications firm Intelsat has announced the launch of two satellites from the Guiana Space…

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AT&T rebrands ad unit to Xandr, agrees addressable TV ad deals

AT&T has rebranded its ad unit to Xandr, describing it as a “new kind of…

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SPI/FilmBox and Czechia’s Digi TV extend partnership

SPI/FilmBox International and Czech operator Digi TV have extended their existing partnership, with Digi TV to…

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Eutelsat raises €800m by issuing bonds

Eutelsat has issued seven-year senior unsecured bonds for a total of €800 million, taking advantage…

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Roku introduces new streaming players and software updates

Roku has unveiled two new US streaming devices that are 4K and HDR compatible, and…

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BARB starts multi-screen ratings in latest stage of Project Dovetail rollout

UK television ratings body BARB has started to report multi-screen programme ratings for the first…

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Parrot Analytics: BoJack Horseman leads Italian digital originals listing

BoJack Horseman was the most in-demand digital original in Italy for the week ending September 23…

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WARC: Sponsorship revenue beating other paid media

Sponsorship revenue growth is trending ahead of all other paid media excluding internet formats, with…

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ESPN+ passes one million paying subscribers

Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports service ESPN+ has passed the one million paying subscribers mark in the…

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Ofcom appoints two new board members

Ofcom has appointed British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) chairman Maggie Carver and financial analyst…

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Bonnier Broadcasting partners with Paywizard

Bonnier Broadcasting has chosen Paywizard to boost the growth of its subscription-based over-the-top (OTT) television…

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EBU speaks out over cuts to Danish public broadcaster DR

The EBU has spoken out against the Danish Government’s new contract with DR that will…

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Alibaba Cloud launches AsparaVideo for VoD in Europe

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, unveiled at the IBC in Amsterdam that its ApsaraVideo for VoD service will…

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Dataxis: Global installed base of 4K set-top boxes reaches 31m

The global installed base of 4K set-top boxes reached 31 million units at the end…

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Heyou Media appoints former Canal+ International exec to the board

Heyou Media has appointed Rights Stuff founder and former Canal+ International CEO, Wendy Bernfeld, and…

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All Flamenco launches internationally with Orange France

All Flamenco, the first UHD TV channel dedicated to the Spanish Flamenco, has launched internationally with a distribution agreement …

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Sony launches POP kids app on PlayStation 4

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has launched an PlayStation on-demand app for children in the UK…

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Global OTT revenues to more than double between 2017 and 2023

Global over-the-top (OTT) TV and movie revenues will more than double from US$53 billion in…

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IHS Markit: content discovery is key to customer satisfaction

TV content discovery is at the heart of the battle among TV and video providers…

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YouTube: 200m people watch gaming videos each day

More than 200 million people come to YouTube every day to watch gaming videos and…

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Sony launches Pop App for PS4 

Sony Pictures Television has teamed up with sister company Sony Interactive Entertainment UK to launch the Pop App,…

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ITU finalises coordination for Caribbean and Central American digital switchover 

The ITU has finalised the coordination process that will enable digital switchover to go ahead in Central…

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Naspers to spin off MultiChoice

South African conglomerate Naspers is to spin off Africa’s leading pay TV operator MultiChoice as…