Revry, the LGBTQ+ streaming media network, has released its Q2 viewership findings, analysing more than 10 million viewers preferences across queer-centric content. The Revry report, titled Q2 2024 Queer Entertainment Insights, presents a breakdown of the top most-watched genres, and sub-genres, and how advertisers can leverage those preferences to facilitate authentic and tactical engagements with […]
After four years as CEO for Swedish telco Tele2, Kjell Johnsen has informed the board that he will be stepping down. Johnsen will remain in his current role until a successor has been appointed. “I want to thank Kjell for his significant contributions to Tele2’s development during his four years at the helm. Under Kjell’s leadership, Tele2 has established strong foundations […]
Viasat World, the independent international media company, has announced its new crime-themed television channel, Viasat True Crime, will launch in Czechia, Slovakia and Slovenia on September 17th. Following the launch of Viasat True Crime in Poland with Canal+ earlier this year, Viasat World has partnered with operator partners, Vodafone in Czechia, where the new channel […]
Xumo Enterprise, the B2B arm of the Xumo joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, has partnered with Cox Communications to integrate free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels into its linear guide to offer customers in the US more programming, at no additional cost. Cox follows Xfinity as the latest MVPD to integrate Xumo-powered FAST channels […]
A report from analysts at QuiltSpace says that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system is missing out business with airlines, themselves rapidly adopting satellite delivery for their in-flight communications and entertainment services. Quilty praises Starlink for hitting the maritime industry “like a tsunami” and swallowing up cruise lines, yachts, and merchant vessels at such high rates […]
El Salvador 24 (ES24), a FAST channel targeting the US Salvadorean community, is now available on ViX, fubo, Sling TV and Sling Freestream in the US. The channel is owned by Hemisphere Media Group, the US media company targeting the US Hispanic and Latin American markets. ES24 offers a range of news and entertainment programming, […]
Backdrops, Roku’s newest feature first announced in April, aims to transform TVs into a canvas, with paintings and photography from an evolving library of thousands of curated works. In the coming weeks, Backdrops will begin rolling out to Roku TV models with a catalogue that includes famous classics, wide-ranging museum collections, abstract designs, and more. […]
NovelSat, a specialist in content connectivity, has announced today that Gilat Telecom, a satellite services company operating mainly in Africa, will undertake a major expansion of a Tier-1 cellular network’s capacity and reach in Africa with NovelSat’s satellite modems. This initiative aims to significantly enhance high-speed connectivity for both existing and additional locations in Africa. […]
Kantar is the newest hybrid member of the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) & DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. It joins 100+ organisations already in the BASE and DEGI member and partner community. A specialist in consumer and shopper insights, Kantar Worldpanel helps brands make strategic decisions and achieve sustainable impact through behavioural data. […]
Apple TV+ has announced Widow’s Bay a new 10-episode series from creator Katie Dippold (Parks and Recreation, Ghostbusters), with Emmy Award winner Hiro Murai (The Bear, Atlanta) set to direct the pilot. Widow’s Bay is about a mysteriously cursed New England island and its superstitious citizens, led by a mayor who refuses to believe their […]