FreeCast has announced the return of Chris Savine to an executive role with the company. Savine will serve as Chief Operations Officer and Head of Finance. Savine has held the role of CFO with a number of significant firms including Capital Cities/ABC (now part of The Walt Disney Company), Netscape, AOL Time Warner, RR Donnelley, […]
Kantar’s TGI ROI has published figures on Irish adults’ evolving viewing / listening habits. The sample is representative of 4,000 adults aged 16+ in Republic or Ireland, based on fieldwork from March 2023 – February 2024. The data uncovers that Irish adults spend 24.2 hours a week watching TV. RTE One remains the popular channel […]
Thierry Fautier, until recently a senior figure at Harmonic and now MD at Your Media Transformation, in a comprehensive paper presented at NAB, said it is about time to change the game on UHD deployment. He especially drew attention to the Brazil TV 3.0 announcement, and its plans to standardise on a UHD VVC together […]
SES has announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation software-enabled satellite system, is now operational and can provide high-performance connectivity services around the globe. With the first six O3b mPOWER satellites operating at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or 8,000km away from the Earth and with extensive ground infrastructure built around the world, SES will be introducing […]
The Danish streaming market showcases stability during the first quarter of 2024, reports Mediavision. Household penetration of direct-to-consumer services remains at roughly 65 per cent, which equals approximately 1.7 million households. Stacking (number of paid streaming subscriptions per household) in Denmark is stable at just shy of three subscriptions per household. In total, Danish households […]
Tubi, Fox’s ad-supported streaming service in North America, has announced a content partnership with DAZN, the sports streaming platform. The licensing agreement will see DAZN Ringside and DAZN Women’s Football FAST Channels launch in the US, and DAZN TV and DAZN Women’s Football FAST Channels launch in Canada. This is the first time the DAZN […]
Research from Omdia reveals 19.3 million handheld gaming devices were sold globally in 2023. The Games Handhelds Database forecast, which spans the full breadth of dedicated handheld gaming hardware, estimates this will grow to 29.3 million units by 2028. Handheld gaming experienced a resurgence led by the Nintendo Switch, following its displacement by mobile gaming […]
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English Films List with 21.4 million views, making it the most-watched title in the week commencing April 15th. The sci-fi epic reached the Top 10 in 92 countries and pulled its prequel, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, back onto […]
Vehicle passengers using VR headsets to pass the time during travel could be set to enjoy games which move at ‘ludicrous speed’ without experiencing motion sickness, researchers say. A team of human-computer interaction specialists from the UK and Canada have developed the first system to manage motion sickness in VR which also allows users to […]
Roku has announced that millions of streamers watched the Roku Original series The Spiderwick Chronicles during its opening weekend, making it the most-watched on demand title to ever debut on The Roku Channel. The Spiderwick Chronicles amassed the highest reach and most hours streamed of any title in The Roku Channel’s history during its opening […]