The administration of CABSAT exhibition, which was held in Dubai, UAE from March 12th to 14th, discontinued contract, shut down the booth and restricted access to the event for Shenzhen GYS Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of IPTV devices. The reason for this was a violation of the event’s policies and encroachment on the […]
Discovery has announced the promotion of Keith Kazerman to Executive Vice President, Digital Sales, Advanced Advertising and Research, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Jon Steinlauf, Chief U.S. Ad Sales Officer for Discovery, and to whom Kazerman reports. “Discovery’s ad sales team is continuing to prioritize and drive our digital businesses in 2019 and beyond, […]
Saudi Arabia is further relaxing the number of cinemas it is permitting. A report from the Kingdom’s General Commission of Audio-Visual Media (GCAM) media says it is working to authorise a further 45 cinemas by 2020. “The cinema sector in Saudi Arabia will see significant growth, especially with GCAM’s continuous efforts to facilitate and promote […]
Red Bee Media will be providing IMDb ratings for Swisscom’s television offering on TV Box, TV Air Web and TV Air Mobile Apps. The ratings will be provided for movies and television shows on linear channels and for Teleclub On Demand Content on each service. Swisscom is the first European customer to enlist Red Bee […]
Asia Pacific OTT revenues will reach $48 billion (€42.2bn) in 2024; up from the $21 billion recorded in 2018. According to Digital TV Research, the total will increase by $5 billion in 2019 alone. China and Japan will account for 71 per cent of the region’s total revenues by 2024. China will command a 57 […]
Comcast is merging the advertising power of its NBCUniversal and Sky units to better target viewers worldwide. It says the initiative would allow global advertisers to target specific households based on their interests. It comes ahead of the important ad sales upfronts, when major US networks pre-sell upcoming shows to advertisers. The AdSmart combined service […]
Mega-satellite constellation OneWeb has raised $1.25 billion (€1.1bn) in fresh funding as part of its plan to launch an initial 648 satellites to provide a global broadband service. OneWeb has started deploying its fleet. Six satellites are already in orbit, and a new Florida factory built in a joint-venture with Airbus is now turning out […]
The chair of the BBC suggests that the system of media regulation is no longer fit for the modern age, after the corporation was forced to delay plans to make more programmes available for up to a year on iPlayer. Sir David Clementi says that iPlayer’s 30-day catchup window is one of the main complaints […]
Nearly 14 million Australians now have access to some form of pay-TV/subscription TV, up 11.8 per cent on a year ago, according to analyst firm Roy Morgan Research, who suggest it is not just Netflix driving the increase, with large year-over-year increases for several SVoD services including Netflix, Stan, YouTube Premium and Amazon Prime Video. […]
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has won the media rights to cover the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games for India. The deal also covers the Winter Youth Games in Lausanne, also in 2020. Star India previously held the Olympic rights. SPNI will also carry the dedicated Olympic Channel. SPNI MD & CEO NP Singh said, “As […]