IAB Europe, the leading European-level industry association for the digital advertising ecosystem, has published its latest Attitudes to Digital Video Advertising report which provides insight into the growth drivers and adoption of digital video advertising across Europe, the ways in which video is being traded on both the buy-side and sell-side, and future trends. Now […]
SpaceX says it is looking to raise an additional $500 million in funding. According to a regulatory filing, Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies is the vehicle, and the target for the cash is the company’s ‘Starlink’ internet by satellite project. Musk raised a similar sum a few months ago, and the fresh cash-raising suggests that […]
NBCUniversal and LA 2028 have announced the establishment of an offering which includes media, sponsorship, and activation opportunities in the US for the Olympic and Paralympic Games from 2021-2028. This agreement aims to give brands the ability to connect with audiences across Olympic and Paralympic touchpoints throughout the next decade. Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Advertising and […]
The Denmark video market continues to progress strongly, with total spend growing by 7 per cent in 2018 to DKK 10.21 billion (€1.36 billion), with SVoD driving growth. This has been supported by steady growth in the transactional digital market and robust EST growth, according insights market report from Futuresource Consulting. SVoD spend maintained over […]
Roku has announced the launch of the Olympic Channel on its streaming players. The Olympic Channel offers access to Olympic sports and athletes all year round. Through comprehensive coverage, original programming, never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews, the channel takes viewers up close and behind the scenes with sports and athletes 24 hours a day, 7 days […]
The Paramount Network has joined the Freesat entertainment channel line-up. The channel, on freesat channel slot 54, offers viewers a mix of movies and US dramas. TV titles include Designated Survivor, Agent Carter and the US version of The Office; whilst featured movies include Mean Girls, Moulin Rouge, The Breakfast Club and Easy A. Angie […]
Channel 5 has acquired two new drama series from Sony Pictures Television for its VoD streaming service My5. The Oath and Bloom will both air on My5 as first-run exclusives in the UK, strengthening the platforms growing slate of scripted drama. The deals reflect My5’s strategy to complement its catch-up programming from both Channel 5 […]
‘Shock jock’ radio broadcaster Howard Stern says he is going to retire from pay-radio operator SiriusXM when his contract concludes next year. Stern is a hugely popular shock jock and helped SiriusXM grow dramatically when he joined in 2006, and generated much media buzz over the cash that he has reportedly been earning – at […]
The Egyptian National Media Authority (ENMA) has selected Rohde & Schwarz’ R&S THU9evo transmitters for a multi-million dollar contract to support their DVB-T2 network. To be installed at nine sites across the country to provide DVB-T2 coverage, the contract comes with strict timescales. All equipment will be installed and commissioned by mid-June 2019 so that […]
New research from Parks Associates finds that 22 per cent of US broadband households have a service speed of 100-999 Mbps, the most common service tier, although 39 per cent of US broadband households do not know their broadband speed. The report – Modern Broadband: Competition and Retention at Gigabit Speeds – notes that only […]