Amazon Prime has been deluged with so many complaints about its coverage of the US Open that it has stopped viewers from posting any more bad reviews. Amazon’s $40 million five-year deal to broadcast the US Open to the UK – its first exclusive broadcast of a sports event – was meant to showcase its […]
Creative tech player VidMob surveyed 1,000 16-24 year olds and 1,000 25-34 year olds in the UK in May about their media consumption and digital advertising preference. The study reveals where and why Gen Z and Millennials consume video content, engage with video ads and form perceptions about brands. The findings from VidMob’s State of Social Video […]
RTL Group has published results for its first six months ending June 30th 2018. In the first half of 2018, the digital media group said it continued its successful business development and Total Video strategy. First-half revenue was up for the fourth consecutive year – despite significant negative exchange rate effects and major sporting events […]
Singtel subsidiary Amobee, a global digital marketing technology company serving brands and agencies, has completed the acquisition of assets from Videology – a software provider for advanced TV and video advertising -advancing its connected TV and digital video solutions with sophisticated data-driven linear TV planning tools, premium inventory partnerships and activation opportunities for clients worldwide. […]
Parrot Analytics, the big data TV analytics firm specialising in audience demand measurement worldwide, has partnered with Guinness World Records to identify the most in-demand TV series and digital original series in the world. Using Parrot Analytics’ global, real-time, platform agnostic TV demand measurement system, Guinness World Records and Parrot Analytics charted demand for series […]
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit business has been spotted making test flights with its ‘Cosmic Girl’ modified Boeing 747 aircraft. The plane is fitted with a dispenser pylon fitted under its port wing in order to test the aerodynamics. The dispenser will eventually carry Virgin’s ‘LauncherOne’ two-stage rocket which will have a satellite in its […]
London-based specialist satellite business Avanti has secured an order from Washington-based Comsat, which supplies communications for the US Department of Defence and US government services. The deal is a 7-year Master Distribution Agreement with Comsat, and means that Avanti is now an approved carrier of Comsat traffic. “With this agreement, Avanti gains immediate access to […]
VRV, a fandom-focused video aggregation platform, has partnered with Nickelodeon to become the launch partner for NickSplat, available now as an OTT channel in the US on VRV. NickSplat is a multi-screen destination that includes popular Nickelodeon content from the 1990s and beyond across television and social platforms. Nickelodeon collaborated with VRV to create a […]
Tele2 has appointed a number of Leadership Team (LT) positions in the merged company of Tele2 and Com Hem. Additional LT positions will be announced before the closing of the merger. In January 2018, Tele2 and Com Hem announced the intention to merge the two companies. Following that announcement, integration planning has been ongoing and […]
DC Entertainment, the iconic comic book brand, will launch its DC Universe digital subscription service in the US on September 15th. DC has also revealed that its exclusive original series Titans will debut on October 12th, with episodes released weekly on the DC Universe. The first season of Titans will consist of 12 episodes. Warner […]