CBS Sports HQ, the US streaming sports news network available for free across digital platforms, set new records for daily, weekend and week-long viewership with its extensive line-up of live, original programming from Atlanta. Just ahead of its one-year anniversary, CBS Sports HQ set single-day records for unique viewers, with more than one million viewers […]
Spotify has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Gimlet Media, an independent producer of podcast content, and Anchor, a prominent company in podcast creation, publishing, and monetisation services. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. With these acquisitions, Spotify said it is positioned to become both the premier producer of podcasts and the leading platform […]
Arianespace’s flawless first launch of 2019 took two satellites into orbit on February 6th. It was the 103rd Ariane 5 mission. In the upper position of the rocket, a Saudi Arabian Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, also called HS- 4/SGS-1, was a geostationary condosat for KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Saudi Arabia) […]
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced its AMOS-7 communication satellite is broadcasting the Ukraine’s first ever 4K TV channel. Nashe Media Group’s #NASHE HDR channel is being broadcast throughout the entire country by Ukrainian operator UkrKosmos. Following on the new channel’s success, Nashe is planning a spring 2019 launch of a second […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that global consumer spend on digital content will reach $250 billion (€218.9bn) in 2019, an increase of $23 billion year-on-year. The research found that SVoD services will be a
EE will trial its 5G network at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), which it sponsors, using hologram technology and AI to show off fashion. BT’s EE says its Shudu character will appear on the red carpet via holographic technology. The “world’s first AI stylist” will capture A-listers’ outfits using the Google Pixel 3 and […]
Fox Networks Group Italy closed the financial year 2018 (which ended in June) with an operating result of €18 million, compared to €10.7 million a year earlier. In the same period, profits increased from €10.1 million to €13 million, while revenues grew 2 per cent to €168 million, reports daily Italia Oggi. Revenues from sales […]
Kantar Media’s preliminary estimate of in-game ad expenditures for Super Bowl LIII is $382 million (€334.4m). This would be the third largest amount in history, trailing only the 2017 and 2018 games. There was a total of 49 minutes, 45 seconds of national commercial time from paying sponsors, the NFL and CBS-owned networks. This matches […]
On the one hand, the proposed OneWeb mega-constellation of 648 satellites is making considerable progress. Founder Greg Wyler tweeted that two of the company’s six initial craft are now in place on the launch rocket’s automatic dispenser. However, last week it was reported that a “microhole” problem was discovered on part of the Russian rocket. […]
SES is streamlining customer support and services by forming a global services delivery team under the leadership of a Chief Services Officer (CSO). SES says the move underscores its commitment to place customers at the heart of its business and deliver exceptional customer experience following the successful implementation of two market-facing business units in 2017, […]