Hulu, the US streaming service, now has over 28 million customers – 26.8 million monthly paid subscribers and 1.3 million promotional accounts – it revealed during the annual IAB’s Digital Content NewFronts conference in New York. Hulu had 20 million customers in January of last year. Hule also revealed a new slate of shows and […]
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2019 second quarter ended March 30th 2019. The tech giant posted quarterly revenue of $58 billion (€51.6bn), a decline of 5 per cent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.46, down 10 per cent. International sales accounted for 61 per cent of […]
The NFL and Twitter have announced a multi-year partnership extension that will deliver a host of new live programming, original sponsored content and more highlights to Twitter’s audience as the NFL prepares to kick off its 100th season. The new deal will feature new live programming built around some of the NFL’s biggest events, more […]
Former US President Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, have revealed their first slate of content for the Netflix platform. The former first couple announced a content deal with the streaming giant in May of last year to produce a raft of shows and films under their production company Higher Ground, and have now unveiled […]
Forbidden Technologies, the developer and seller of the cloud video platform Blackbird, has announced that Deltatre has signed an agreement to extend its use of Blackbird for a further 12 months. Deltatre is a global provider of digital and broadcast services within the sports sector. The company works with rights owners and rights holders to grow […]
Eurosport will have every moment and kilometre covered at this year’s Giro d’Italia thanks to a 360-degree editorial offer. The first Grand Tour of 2019 will be the first that Eurosport and the Global Cycling Network (GCN) have worked in collaboration at a live event since Discovery took a majority stake in the company in […]
BBC Studios Productions, the UK’s most awarded producer, has appointed Lisa McCormack as Director of Production for its Entertainment & Music division, which makes some of the UK’s biggest entertainment and music shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, Later… with Jools Holland, Eurovision and Glastonbury. Suzy Lamb, Managing Director, Entertainment & Music, BBC Studios said: “Lisa […]
Ooyala, a specialist in content supply chain solutions, it has been selected by the British Film Institute (BFI) to assist in the BFI’s massive Heritage 2022 project to transcode and aggregate access to its ever growing digital archive of moving image assets. The BFI National Archive is one of the world’s largest and most important […]
Todd Weiser has been elevated to Senior Vice President, Programming and Development at Food Network and Cooking Channel, it was announced by network president, Courtney White to whom Weiser will report. “Todd brings an expertise in creating smart, innovative and audience-pleasing content,” said White. “Having the most creative team in place to help lead our […]
NovelSat, a specialist in satellite transmission technology, has launched a satellite broadcast/multicast solution for the delivery of live TV and OTT video services. The satellite-to-mobile video solution enables mobile service providers to roll out TV and video services on a large scale while optimising network investment. The NovelSat satellite-to-mobile video solution incorporates all core-to-edge video […]