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TBS enlists K7 Media

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) is the latest media organisation to subscribe to K7 Media’s media intelligence services. One of Japan’s leading private broadcasters, TBS has hired K7 Media to work directly with its international team to provide expert insights surrounding the global TV format market, support with international growth and help the broadcaster connect […]

October 19, 2020

BBC NI launches Rewind online portal

A new website opening up access to footage from BBC Northern Ireland’s archive is now live. Rewind currently hosts a collection of more than 13,000 clips including news reports, documentaries and lifestyle programmes from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Work is also underway to open up more of the archive from the 1980s and 1990s […]

October 19, 2020

Nielsen to measure YouTube CTV inventory

Nielsen has announced that YouTube’s streaming TV inventory will be measured in Digital Ad Ratings and Total Ad Ratings to help media buyers and sellers better understand and verify audiences on both the YouTube and YouTube TV apps on connected TVs (CTV). This announcement expands Nielsen’s ability to measure YouTube beyond computer and mobile and […]

October 16, 2020

France Télévisions chooses MEDIAGENIX

French public broadcaster France Télévisions has chosen Whats’on — the BMS by MEDIAGENIX — to replace their current Broadcast Management Systems and manage all their linear channels and on-demand services in a unified process. With more than 9,000 employees and operating multiple TV channels on international, national, regional and local levels France Télévisions is the […]

October 14, 2020

SpotX launches MetriX OTT measurement

SpotX, the global video advertising platform, has announced the UK launch of SpotX MetriX, a cross-platform measurement solution created in partnership with market research company AudienceProject and TechEdge, a supplier of tools for linear and non linear TV consumption data. The solution offers brands and their agencies unique insights into growing OTT audiences. MetriX reporting […]

October 13, 2020

Grass Valley wraps biggest IP routing for BBC Wales

Grass Valley has been working at the BBC’s all-new BBC Wales broadcast centre in the middle of Cardiff and has now confirmed that it is the world’s largest SMTPE 2110 IP routing system for broadcast. Grass Valley’s IP orchestration and routing system forms the bedrock of the broadcaster’s enhanced media traffic network and multi-channel playout […]

October 12, 2020By Chris Forrester

Thinkbox to quadruple training numbers with TV Masters

Thinkbox has announced the launch of TV Masters, a free and fully accredited online training course in TV advertising, which is set to train over 2,000 people in its first year. It has been designed in collaboration with broadcasters, agencies and advertisers to help boost critical skills and knowledge across the industry. The course draws […]

October 12, 2020

Aurora, North One to host Extreme E broadcasting

Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has announced that All3Media group companies Aurora Media Worldwide and North One will act as host broadcasters in a multi-season deal that will see the companies tell the story of the championship across the globe. The partnership, which has supported Formula E since inception, will now bring Extreme E […]

October 8, 2020

Synamedia joins LOT Network

Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has joined the global non-profit organisation LOT Network as a protective measure against patent assertion entities (PAEs, or more commonly referred to as ‘patent trolls’). Synamedia is the first UK-headquartered leader in the global video and pay-TV solutions industry to join LOT Network’s community. LOT Network is committed to […]

October 8, 2020

Comscore, Tru Optik add streaming behaviour segments

Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, and Tru Optik, the identity resolution specialist across streaming and connected media, have announced the launch of new advanced streaming behaviour segments. With the segments now available in Tru Optik’s Data Marketplace, brands and agencies can better utilise Comscore’s consumer streaming and connected TV viewing habits […]

October 6, 2020