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Report: Facebook ad spend grows 62% YoY

New data released by marketing technology company 4C reveals spend across the major social and mobile platforms in the first quarter of 2018 increased year-over-year (YoY), with the greatest revenue growth on 4C seen by Snapchat (234 per cent) and Instagram (136 per cent). Advertisers used digital platforms to engage audiences around large tentpole events […]

April 12, 2018

India now allows broadcasting DTH disconnects

In the past, India’s broadcasters could depend on rules issued by the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) which, in the event of a dispute between programmers and the main DTH broadcast platforms, could permit transmissions to continue without disconnection as an interim measure while negotiations continued.  The protections have been applied in the […]

April 12, 2018By Chris Forrester

SCN launches on Freeview

Promising an exciting new way to watch a huge range of sports shows on demand, Sports Channel Network (SCN) is now available on Internet-connected televisions on UK DTT platform Freeview channel 273. The channel offers a host of shows on demand, airing everything from eSports, to motorsports, to tennis, to combat and basketball. “We wanted […]

April 12, 2018

Analyst: Content owners go D2C in W Europe

‎The online video market in Western Europe continues to grow, with international media players continuously expanding in new territories, according to Michail Chandakas, Associate Research Analyst – Media & Communications (TMT) at Kagan, a division of ‎S&P Global Market Intelligence. In a briefing note, shared with advanced-television.com, the following key takeaways are identified: The online […]

April 11, 2018

NHK outlines plans for 8K transmissions

Japan’s NHK public broadcaster says its planning for the December 1st start of 8K transmissions is proceeding well.  Senior executives from NHK, speaking at MIPTV’s dedicated UHD sessions, said that production of science, drama, natural history and even arts and culture segments were being added to at the rate of about 300 productions this year in […]

April 11, 2018Chris Forrester @ MIPTV

Report: TV retains appeal, considers new approaches

Avril Blondelot, Content Insights Director at Eurodata TV Worldwide has presented the latest trends in terms of TV content, noting the continued appeal of the medium and its willingness to try new approaches. Speaking at Industry Spotlight conference of MIPTV in Cannes, she said that at a time when international hits are becoming scarce, we are […]

April 9, 2018Colin Mann @ MIPTV

BARB confirms multiscreen measurement

The UK’s Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has revealed the next stage of Project Dovetail, which has the objective of delivering total reach of programme and commercial audiences across multiple screens. The rise of online delivery of programmes and commercials has been a catalyst for Project Dovetail. Dealing with audience fragmentation has been an aspect […]

April 5, 2018

Italy ends 2017 with 423 TV channels

At the end of December 2017 there were a total of 423 TV channels in Italy that could be received on the main distribution platforms. The channels belong to 116 media groups (Italian and international), of which 68 are based in Italy, according to a report published by Confindustria Radio Televisioni (CRTV), the association of […]

April 4, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome

YANGA! launches on Freesat

YANGA!, the new general entertainment channel for the UK’s African diaspora, is now available on Freesat channel 171. The channel’s broad schedule combines the best entertainment television produced from across the continent, plus a bold new series of original programmes produced locally by the diaspora. “YANGA! means self-pride and showing-off in West African pidgin,” says […]

April 4, 2018

Sky Italia, Mediaset content and carriage deal

In a further sign of the need for one-time rival TV services to co—operate in the face of competition from international streaming giants, Italian commercial broadcasters Sky Italia and Mediaset/Rti have signed a dual commercial partnership that they say will benefit both Sky and Mediaset Premium’s existing customers, while enabling Italian viewers to enjoy Sky […]

April 3, 2018By Colin Mann