Topical debate programme Question Time (1), political interview programme The Andrew Marr Show (2) and iconic drama Doctor Who (3) are the most tweeted about BBC TV shows of 2018, TV Licensing – the body responsible for collection of the Corporation’s licence fee has revealed. In a year of unmissable television moments, BBC news and current affairs […]
Viacom International Media Networks announced today the launch of the MTV+ Prime Video Channel on Amazon in Germany and Austria. Prime members can add MTV+ to their existing Prime membership for €2.99/month. The new offer gives Amazon Prime Video members the ability to access the linear MTV Brand New channel and various premium MTV content […]
For three weeks in December, Pluto TV will ramp up its free offering in the UK with three pop-up channels catering to the cosiest time of the year. For those out and about, winter sports specials will introduce new permanent channel Pluto TV Action Sports. The line-up is part of Pluto TV’s efforts to reach […]
Harris Interactive, a leading digital market research agency, has announced the launch of Harris PopUP Live – an innovative online discussion platform providing broadcasters with in-depth viewer engagement insights in real-time. This new product, powered by Toluna technology, is built around Harris Interactive’s successful PopUP Community platform, originally launched 18 months ago. PopUP Live enables […]
The IAB Technology Laboratory’s Open Measurement Software Development Kit (OM SDK) has achieved tremendous support by measurement companies, global ad platforms, and major app publishers. The OM SDK is at various stages of deployment across hundreds of thousands of apps, with a combined global reach of approximately 2 billion devices, on iOS, Android and other […]
Turkish multiplay operator Turkcell has chosen Metrological to deliver the integrated Turkcell TV App Store, available to all Turkcell TV+ subscribers. Turkcell will have a unique TV App Store personalised for their TV+ subscribers across Turkey. Leveraging Metrological’s Application Platform Turkcell is able to source localised and international content from Metrological’s App library of more […]
Premium content services and media technology solutions provider Vubiquity has agreed a multi-year deal with Discover Digital to provide new and exclusive international plus local content throughout the African continent, starting with TelOne DEOD (Digital Entertainment On Demand) in Zimbabwe. The deal encompasses two tiers of subscription content on the Discover DigitalService: On Demand and […]
The UK Parliament’s House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the development of immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, and the potential impact these could have in the worlds of sport, entertainment and news. The inquiry will also look
Research on consumer behaviour for streaming video providers, including Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video from Lab42 finds that Netflix is the dominant force among streaming video providers. It has the greatest percentage of all users, greatest percentage of exclusive users, and the highest retention rate. Among all streaming video users, 89
New data published by connected intelligence specialist Kantar Media shows that reality television has driven the highest level of social media engagement over the course of the past year, closely followed by current affairs programmes. Kantar Media measured engagement amongst UK viewers between December 1st 2017 and November 30th 2018. The insight is taken from […]