Netflix’s first global original motor series, Fastest Car, launches on April 6th. In each episode of Fastest Car, three souped-up ‘sleeper’ cars, tinkered with and lovingly laboured on, go head to head with one of the world’s most sought-after supercars. All episodes will be available at once. The would seem to be Netflix’ answer to […]
Israeli telco Bezeq has seen its CEO depart as the parent company issued a profits warning. Stella Handler has been running Bezeq, which includes the company’s YES TV pay-TV division, since April 2013 and will leave the company on July 1st. But as is often the case in Israeli politics, it may not be the […]
Legendary comedy group Monty Python is adding a number of its classic titles to Netflix in the UK and US. The slate includes the iconic films Monty Python & the Holy Grail and Monty Python’s Life of Brian, along with episodes from TV series Monty Python’s Flying Circus and a number of live specials. Content […]
ADYOULIKE, an in-feed native ad platform and pioneer in native advertising, has announced the acquisition of video technology platform Pulpix, a company that helps deliver better engagement for brands combined with a powerful recommendation engine for the world’s leading brands and publishers. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Pulpix, a Y Combinator startup alum, is […]
Spanish TV groups RTVE, Mediaset and Atresmedia have joined forces to launch a HbbTV platform with content from all three partners. The platform, open to other DTT operators, aims to offer FTA content “to improve the diversity, quality and the user experience of FTA TV through services and functionalities thanks to the HbbTV technology” according […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and advertising management solution, has published its Q4 2017 Video Monetisation Report (VMR), which shows premium video advertising advancing at an impressive rate in Europe thanks to the migration of IP delivered content to the big screen and the increased popularity of live streaming. The report, which looks at the performance […]
Turkey’s Dogan Holding has opened talks to sell its media group to a private firm seen as close to President Tayyip Erdogan. Seen as a pillar of the secular establishment, Dogan Media owns the top-selling Hurriyet daily, broadcaster CNN Turk, TV channels and radio stations. Its acquisition by Demiroren Holding, which owns two pro-government dailies, […]
The vast majority of consumers want pay-TV operators to demonstrate they understand their needs and provide them with a positive customer experience at every stage of consumer engagement, but close to a third say they are falling short, according to research from subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) Specialist Paywizard. The survey of more […]
The sale of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and content have not set the world on fire to date. Despite plenty of enthusiasm and hype the actual take-up has been miserable. But 2018 could see a rebound, according to a report from International Data Corporation (IDC). New, or updated, hardware will help. […]
Movistar is betting big on eSports to boost its pay-TV subscriptions, and aims to become the main Spanish-speaking eSports content provider in the world. The company is bolstering its TV channel Movistar eSports with the launch of new in-house programmes and original TV content plus more live transmissions. the channel is already having an impact […]