Videa, a Cox Media Group-owned company, has placed its first order for full schedule, forward reserve inventory for programmatic TV advertising with Carat, a leading media agency within the Dentsu Aegis Network. Videa worked with both Carat and Amplifi, the network’s internal investment platform, to develop this automated, full market order, marking the first of its […]
Charles Dawes, Senior Director of International Marketing at TiVo, has outlined his industry predictions for 2017. Next year, TV consumption is expected to shift, while advancements in technologies will significantly alter the way consumers access content across a multitude of different devices. Enhanced search and recommendation experiences, new technologies improving content deliver and the development […]
Analysts at Exane-BNP/Paribas are commenting on numerous press reports (Bloomberg, Les Echos) that “sources are confirming that Orange is discussing with Vivendi the acquisition of Canal+, that TI is not part of the discussion, and that Vivendi would not be holding a stake in Orange at this stage.” The bank’s report stresses that there is […]
Netflix has released November data from its ISP Speed Index, its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In the US, the average monthly speed for CenturyLink climbed to 2.55 Megabits per second (Mbps), up from 2.11 Mbps in October. In South Korea, D’LIVE rose three places […]
Data from Juniper Research has found that the number of connected IoT (Internet of Things) devices, sensors and actuators will reach over 46 billion in 2021. This 200 per cent increase, from 2016, will be driven in large part by a reduction in the unit costs of hardware. Juniper forecasts that it will average close to […]
A rebranded Sony Movie Channel will launch across Freeview, Virgin, and Sky on January 10th 2017, as Sony Pictures Television Networks UK consolidates MovieMix, previously available on Freeview and Virgin, with its flagship Sony Movie Channel. Sony Movie Channel, which currently exists on Sky 323, will have an enhanced schedule offering favourite movie entertainment with […]
The Paramount Channel has launched a mobile app for smartphones and tablets in Italy. The channel is aired on the national DTT platform and on DTH platform Tivusat (in HD). The free app, available for Android and iOS devices, offering easy and mobile access to content from the Paramount Channel. Developed with a user-friendly format, […]
Mumbai-based TravelXP’s CEO Prashant Chothani has confirmed that his travel and lifestyle channel will launch a Ultra-HD service in February 2017. This week sees TravelXP launch a Tamil-language version to add to the Bengali version already on air. The Bengali version is already on air on Tata Sky, Dish TV, Videocon d2h and Airtel, and […]
Beta Film, a global distribution company, has taken a minority stake in independent formats sales business Lineup Industries, which was founded by distribution executives Ed Louwerse and Julian Curtis in 2014. Lineup will continue to operate independently but will benefit from Beta Film’s established position in the international media industry as it looks to further […]
Back on November 29th, Intelsat shares were rocketing having jumped 10.3 per cent in value the previous day to $4.17. Sadly (for investors) the past two weeks have seen a reverse in shareholder value. December 12th saw another set-back with Intelsat’s share price tumbling 8.43 per cent in a single trading session, and closing at […]