Motion Content Group, a division of GroupM, and Banijay Asia, the 50:50 joint venture between independent content creation company Banijay Group, and media veteran Deepak Dhar, has announced a partnership for the Indian market in order to create content for TV broadcasters and OTT platforms. The partnership sees the coming together of two giants from […]
After 73 episodes, and 70 hours, 50 minutes of viewing time, fantasy-drama Game of Thrones finally drew to its much anticipated close, drawing in record breaking audiences for Sky Atlantic. The final cumulative viewing figures for the finale episode The Iron Throne’was 5.7 million,making it the biggest series finale of any Sky programme ever. This is […]
ITV Studios has announced that Lars Finnland has been appointed as the new Managing Director of its Nordic label, ITV Studios Norway. Finnland, who joins from events company 6.Sans Event where he was CEO, spent six years prior to that managing Nordisk Film TV, having also been Chief of Entertainment and initially a producer in […]
Sky has revealed its aim to inspire 11,500 more young people to pursue a career in the creative industries this year, as it expands the capacity of its Sky Academy Studios. The move, which will come in to effect for the new school term in September, will see Sky increase the number of free sessions […]
EasyBroadcast, a provider of end-to-end streaming solutions for TV channels, OTT service providers, and enterprises, has invested in WAW Music, the next-generation digital music service set to launch in Africa. WAW Music’s new streaming platform, WAW MUZIK, has already signed 10 million songs with Universal Music and will have Orange as its leading distributor. Partnering […]
Chinese brand TCL surged to the top of the North American TV market for the first time ever during the first quarter of 2019, as unit shipments boomed by 112 per cent year-over-year. TCL’s share of North American TV shipments rose to 26.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2019, up from 16 per […]
Apple has previewed tvOS 13, the operating system that is says makes Apple TV 4K “the easiest and most personalised entertainment device for enjoying TV shows, movies, music, photos, games and apps on the biggest screen in the home.” With tvOS 13, Apple TV 4K gains an immersive new Home screen; multi-user support for customers […]
Jean-Marc Racine, Chief Product Officer and General Manager of EMEAR at Synamedia, has warned that the current industry preoccupation with ensuring that content is available to consumers on the device of their choice, at the time of their choice, attracts significant piracy risks. Participating in the International Content Summit at ANGA COM in Cologne, Racine […]
The US government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their market power with what could be an unprecedented, wide-ranging probe. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have divided oversight over the four companies, reports Reuters, with Amazon and Facebook under the watch of the FTC, and […]
Korean cellco SK Telecom, together with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Harman International Industries, has successfully demonstrated next-generation TV broadcasting by combining ATSC 3.0-based broadcast network and SK Telecom’s 5G network. ATSC 3.0 is a suite of new broadcast TV transmission standards that deliver not only UHD video and improved audio, but also enables targeted advertising […]