Hisense, the consumer electronics and home appliances brand, has seen success with its premium TV strategy, opening the overseas high-end market for high-value Laser TVs with price points in the range of £1,999 – £5,000. Recognised as the World’s No.1 in the 100-inch TV market by Omdia, Hisense has set the trend in large-screen TVs. […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the launch of Gracenote On Sports, a new solution developed to transform how viewers discover and engage with sports content across platforms. The solution fixes the consumer problem of finding live sports by providing streaming and linear video platforms an easy-to-implement metadata solution that connects […]
Marc Baillavoine, CTO, Video Network at Synamedia, predicts that the video streaming industry will continue consolidating in 2025, with cost efficiency remaining a top priority. Meanwhile, traditional players will persist in exploring new video formats like social media and short-form content. Baillavoine shared his full industry predictions for the new year: CDN Evolution: The public […]
Magnite, the independent sell-side advertising company, and LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, have announced a renewal of their partnership, spanning North America, APAC and EMEA. The deal achieved substantial growth over the past two years which saw LG Ad Solutions’ programmatic spend grow 103 per cent on the […]
Entertainment technology company Xperi has become the newest hybrid member of trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. It joins the one-hundred-plus organisations in the ever-growing BASE and DEGI member and partner community as the bodies round off another successful year of growth and innovation in […]
Red Bee Media, the media services provider, and the newly combined entity of Fabric x Xytech, have announced a strategic partnership designed to enrich Fabric x Xytech’s product suite by integrating Red Bee Media’s metadata content and imagery for the US, Canada, UK and Ireland markets. This collaboration brings together Red Bee Media’s programm guide […]
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the renewal of its media rights agreement with Sport 24, the dedicated live sports channel for the airline and cruise markets, through to 2028. The partnership will see Sport 24 broadcast the AFC’s competitions on airlines and cruise ships around the world, including the AFC Asian Qualifiers – […]
Novaspace, a specialist in space consulting and market intelligence, has released the 9th edition of its report Prospects for Direct to Handheld and IoT Markets. The study projects the direct-to-device satellite connectivity market to grow from $1.5 billion (€1.43) today to nearly $15 billion by 2033, fueled by rapid advancements in technology and expanding satellite […]
Prime Video in India has launched CN Rewind, Warner Bros Discovery’s new digital channel, as an add-on subscription. CN Rewind is curated exclusively for Prime Video in India, and brings Cartoon Network’s evergreen classics, including The Powerpuff Girls, Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Johnny Bravo, Looney tunes, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Ed Edd n Eddy and […]
UKTV has appointed Emma Tibbetts as its new Director of Programming for Drama, as it finalises changes to the structure of its programming team in line with plans to integrate its linear and VoD divisions to deliver on its digital first and audience-led strategy. Reporting to Chief Programming Officer Steve North, Tibbetts will be responsible […]