In its report published in October 2023, the UK House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee called for the Six Nations rugby tournament to be included in Group A of the Listed Events Regime. The UK Government has explained that listing an event in Group A or B does not guarantee that it will be available free-to-air, […]
The UK Government has recommended major reforms to help boost audience confidence in the BBC’s impartiality and complaints system, following the first Mid-Term Review. Launched at the halfway point of the BBC’s 11-year Royal Charter, the Mid-Term Review evaluates the effectiveness of the governance and regulatory arrangements introduced by the Charter in 2017, with recommendations […]
The latest Video Developer Report from streaming infrastructure provider Bitmovin reflects a turbulent economic year for the industry but one that is primed to seize many opportunities for growth in 2024. Opportunities and challenges This year’s Video Developer Report saw advertising (36 per cent) identified as the greatest opportunity for growth by video developers. Additionally, […]
Stingray, a specialist in music and video content distribution, business services, and advertising solutions, has announced the launch of five video channels on Xiaomi TV+, a free ad-supported TV streaming service platform. This cooperation was made possible through the commercial support of THEMA, a Canal+ company. The offering is now live and available on all Android […]
It’s no surprise that great new content, hyper-personalisation, AI and improved user experience are top of the FAST agenda for 2024. 2023 witnessed a paradigm shift in consumer behaviour, technological advancements, and collaborative efforts within the industry. Viewers continued to migrate towards free ad-supported streaming services, drawn by the convenience of on-demand content, and industry […]
TVN Warner Bros Discovery has launched 15 new FAST channels in Poland available via local streaming platform Player. Each of the new FAST channels, exclusively available online, grants access to a range of programming from the TVN library on any internet-connected device. Kasia Kieli, President and Managing Director Warner Bros. Discovery Poland & CEO TVN, […]
Football’s governing body FIFA has launched two invitations to tender (ITTs), one in the Netherlands and the other in Belgium and Luxembourg, for the sale of media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and the FIFA World Cup 2030. The tender processes will allow FIFA to select the entity, or entities, in the Netherlands, […]
Narrative Entertainment has reported record audience, share and advertising impacts growth in 2023. The independent free-to-air channel group’s portfolio of channels gained its strongest yearly share growth, up 21 per cent year-on-year, whilst 4 in 5 of the UK population enjoyed the channels in 2023. Its four Movies and Entertainment Channels saw 28 per cent […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is expanding its linear portfolio in the Czech Republic with Warner TV. The channel is the first free-to-air TV channel that the company launches in the country, and it will be available for viewers in 2024. In the Czech Republic, WBD already operates 18 pay-TV linear channels (Discovery, Eurosport 1, […]
Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade have announced a first-look deal to produce unscripted lifestyle content. As part of the partnership, Amazon MGM Studios and Tastemade will bring 15 new shows to Prime Video and Amazon Freevee audiences over the next few years. Dish It Out will be the first unscripted series on the roster, hosted […]