September 2nd saw Intelsat say that, with Intel, it had applied to the FCC for some key changes in use of its C-band frequencies. Intelsat says that it could release certain regional C-band frequencies in order to help spur 5G usage. Intelsat would auction access to these frequencies. SES of Luxembourg says – in effect […]
YouTube and Major League Baseball have agree a multi-faceted partnership to drive fan excitement for the 2017 World Series, as well as showcase another way for baseball fans to watch the national pastime with a new cable-free, live TV service – YouTube TV. As part of the partnership, YouTube TV will serve as the presenting […]
More than 80 per cent of the comments submitted to the FCC on the future of net neutrality came from bots, according to data analytics company Gravwell, which said only 17.4 per cent of the comments were unique. Most of the 22 million comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission over the summer had been […]
Formula One and ESPN have agreed a multi-year linear and digital partnership to broadcast every race live in the US from the start of the 2018 season. NBC Sports Group has held the F1 rights since 2013, but said it “chose not to enter into a new agreement in which the rights holder itself competes […]
The pilot run of the Infringing Website List (IWL) Scheme established by the Hong Kong Creative Industries Association (HKCIA) has resulted in the removal of advertisements on infringing websites by 50 brands in Hong Kong and reduced traffic of a number of infringing websites by 14 per cent on average. Launched in December 2016, the […]
Many Americans will do almost anything to watch their favourite content, according to a nationwide survey from LG. Defined as those who watch 10 or more episodes a week and view content from multiple sources, a new breed of TV viewer – the “Serious Watcher” – will make no exception when it comes to prioritising […]
Journalists, both print and TV/radio, in Greece are on strike. The action started on the morning of September 3rd and will continue until 6am on October 4th. All radio and TV news broadcasts were pulled, and morning newspapers were not expected to be printed. The main complaint from journalists is that there has been under-funding […]
Samsung Electronics, in partnership with Microsoft, has unveiled its Samsung HMD Odyssey. Unlike typical head-mounted displays, users do not need to install any extra motion sensors – they can simply connect the headset to their PC and get started “The Samsung HMD Odyssey is a high performing headset, which like all of our products, delivers […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced that MTV UK News has teamed up with Amazon to launch a new Flash Briefing skill for Echo Show. MTV fans with Alexa enabled devices will have access to an audio MTV News UK Flash Briefing, featuring a bulletin of the day’s biggest pop culture stories. A video […]
comScore and PlaceIQ have announced the launch of a joint solution, PlaceIQ PVR powered by comScore, which measures lift in retail visits resulting from TV, mobile and desktop advertising. With this solution, marketers in the US and their agencies will be able to understand the holistic impact of their advertising on driving visitation to physical […]