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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…
Mirriad names Publicis’ Beringer as new CEO
Mirriad Advertising, which specialises in delivering in-video branding and advertising globally, has appointed Stephan Beringer as…
Eleven Sports secures UK and Ireland rights to UFC
Eleven Sports and MMA franchise UFC have unveiled a new broadcast partnership for the UK…
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…
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,…
KPN and Talpa Network unveil personalisation plans
Dutch telco KPN and broadcaster Talpa Network have unveiled ambitions to introduce greater levels of…
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…
Intelsat celebrates successful satellite launches
Satellite communications firm Intelsat has announced the launch of two satellites from the Guiana Space…
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…
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…
Eutelsat raises €800m by issuing bonds
Eutelsat has issued seven-year senior unsecured bonds for a total of €800 million, taking advantage…
Roku introduces new streaming players and software updates
Roku has unveiled two new US streaming devices that are 4K and HDR compatible, and…
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…
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…
WARC: Sponsorship revenue beating other paid media
Sponsorship revenue growth is trending ahead of all other paid media excluding internet formats, with…
ESPN+ passes one million paying subscribers
Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports service ESPN+ has passed the one million paying subscribers mark in the…
Ofcom appoints two new board members
Ofcom has appointed British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) chairman Maggie Carver and financial analyst…
Bonnier Broadcasting partners with Paywizard
Bonnier Broadcasting has chosen Paywizard to boost the growth of its subscription-based over-the-top (OTT) television…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
Sony launches POP kids app on PlayStation 4
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has launched an PlayStation on-demand app for children in the UK…
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…
IHS Markit: content discovery is key to customer satisfaction
TV content discovery is at the heart of the battle among TV and video providers…
YouTube: 200m people watch gaming videos each day
More than 200 million people come to YouTube every day to watch gaming videos and…
Sony launches Pop App for PS4
Sony Pictures Television has teamed up with sister company Sony Interactive Entertainment UK to launch the Pop App,…
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…
Naspers to spin off MultiChoice
South African conglomerate Naspers is to spin off Africa’s leading pay TV operator MultiChoice as…