The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced an agreement to ensure that content on HBO Max streaming service in the UK carries the BBFC’s rating and content advice when it launches on March 26th. The agreement focuses on the BBFC producing new, or supplying existing BBFC Classifications for […]
Microsoft is kicking off a partnership with The Overlap, the popular podcast series from Gary Neville. The partnership will see the Premier League Companion, powered by Copilot, integrated into its content, bringing near real-time, data-driven insights to pundits and fans, enriching discussions and deepening engagement. The partnership, created by Sky Media and Microsoft, runs from […]
Eutelsat’s mid-year presentation saw CEO Jean-François Fallacher confirm the financial objectives for the full year ahead (Eutelsat’s financial year end is on June 30th). He noted upgrades from both Moody’s and Fitch ratings agencies. As to the company’s key division, the outstanding highlight was the LEO (OneWeb) activity which rose almost 60 per cent and […]
iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a specialist in end-to-end broadcasting and teleport services, has partnered with China Global Television Network (CGTN) to distribute three of its flagship channels – GlobalBiz TV, China Travel and Discovery China – across iKOMG’s FASTonSAT, iKOFLIX and MENAFLIX platforms. The agreement enables CGTN to extend the international availability of its news, […]
TVision, a company measuring TV and CTV viewer engagement, and VideoAmp, the tech-first measurement company, have announced an expanded licensing agreement that delivers TVision’s person-level calibration data for CTV to VideoAmp. The new deal expands an existing agreement between the two companies for Linear data. TVision reports second-by-second attention and co-viewing for all major US […]
Following a competitive public tender process, Rai (Radiotelevisione Italiana), the national public broadcasting company of Italy, has awarded Imagine Communications a three-year frame contract via local systems integrator Allyn Srl to support its transition from SDI to IP. The agreement positions Imagine’s Selenio Network Processor (SNP) as a core building block in Rai’s evolutionary migration […]
The Alliance of Media Independents has announced a partnership with Integral Ad Science (IAS) – a specialist in media measurement and optimisation. This partnership will help support independent agencies in delivering strong, measurable results for their customers through actionable media quality insights, improving transparency, and helping members maximise performance across digital channels. Through the partnership, […]
Tubi, Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, and Nielsen, thee specialist in audience measurement, have announced expanded strategic measurement as part of a new, multiyear partnership. Tubi now has access to Nielsen’s Audience Measurement and Streaming Platform Ratings, a view of how audiences engage with both subscription and ad-supported streaming services. Additionally, Tubi can access Nielsen’s […]
Nielsen is piloting a new methodology enhancement to more accurately account for co-viewing. The TV audience measurement specialist says this will better reflect the total viewership for programming – in particular live events. The pilot programme will launch in the US with Super Bowl LX on NBC on February 8th and continue for high-profile sports […]
The planned sale of Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure for €550 million has collapsed. Reuters is reporting that the French government stepped in to scupper the sale. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure earlier this week blocked Eutelsat’s sale of its ground antennas, he said on January 30th, citing national security concerns tied to the satellite operator, the […]