IABM has released a new Audio Business Report to members, looking at the current state of the industry and identifying the key drivers of change as the audio market goes through a radical transition. This is IABM’s first standalone report on the audio sector, and it will now be regularly updated. Highlights of the report […]
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced that WarnerMedia Asia Pacific has chosen its end-to-end PowerVu content delivery solution to enhance their satellite content delivery system. Synamedia technologies will reduce bandwidth costs, deliver next-generation security capabilities, and prepare the company’s satellite system for future IP delivery innovations. WarnerMedia is leveraging Synamedia’s Virtual Digital Content […]
Videa, an online marketplace for automated television advertising, has launched two new features for its platform that aim to transform some of the largest pain points for media buyers, sellers and researchers. The first is a forecasted ratings tool that brings faster, more efficient and statistically accurate forecasts to an already end-to-end solution – from […]
Disney will nearly double its earnings by 2024, largely on the back of Marvel content on its new Disney+ streaming service, according to a Morgan Stanley report. The investment bank forecasts that Disney can double earnings per share from $6.50 in 2020 to between $11 and $12 in 2024, as it builds its Disney+ streaming […]
The US Department of Justice has announced that the Department’s Antitrust Division is reviewing whether and how market-leading online platforms have achieved market power and are engaging in practices that have reduced competition, stifled innovation, or otherwise harmed consumers. The Department’s review will consider the widespread concerns that consumers, businesses, and entrepreneurs have expressed about […]
The apparent confusion over the loyalty of Ethiopia to either Eutelsat, where it has been a broadcaster at 7/8 degrees West, and its new commitment to SES, is now clearer. As suggested in the past days, it is now confirmed that the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) is supporting both Eutelsat and SES. A statement from […]
Canadian broadcast group Bell Media has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of Groupe V Média to acquire linear network V along with related digital assets including the ad-supported VoD service Noovo.ca. The transaction reinforces choice for French-language viewers, strengthens the Québec television ecosystem, and highlights Bell Media’s commitment to providing engaging content in […]
Ofcom has published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to the media regulator between January and March this year about firms in the home broadband, landline telephone, mobile and pay-TV markets. All […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s Evolution of the TV Set study indicate a disparity between feature availability and consumer awareness, as well as a strong brand awareness lead for Roku over Amazon Fire. Highlights from the study: 1) Many consumers with 4K TV sets don’t know where to find 4K content—even though most subscribe to […]
With one year to go until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 begins, multichannel programmer Discovery has claimed it will present the most comprehensive digital coverage of a Summer edition of the Olympic Games ever across Europe. Following the success of its first Olympic Games production for Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, where Discovery suggests it […]