Jamie Hindhaugh, COO of BT Sport, has suggested that object-based delivery will be the next major initiative as the broadcaster continues to innovate in its goal of putting the customer at the heart of sport. Delivering a keynote address at the Love Broadcasting Summit in London, Hindhaugh noted BT’s previous initiatives in sports coverage, such […]
Ahead of England’s final World Cup group game clash with Belgium – the first England match to be aired on ITV – 4C Insights reveals gambling brands are among the most popular advertising campaigns of the tournament so far according to social media insights. Measured from June 14th to June 25th, brands including Betfair, Coral […]
Total pay-TV and telecom services revenue in Indonesia is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7 per cent over the period 2017-2022, mainly driven by growth in mobile data (4G) and fixed broadband revenues, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Mobile service subscriptions in Indonesia reached 426.6 million at […]
Motor cycle racing’s premier category MotoGP is seeing its partnership with cloud-based video specialist Grabyo pay off as it uses social video and live streaming to grow the global community around the world championship, building its digital fan base to more than 22 million. “MotoGP is the oldest motorsport world championship but its digital strategy […]
Netgem has announced the launch of the new Netgem TV experience, designed for the UK market. Combining in one simple interface the best of ‘free-to-view’ and ‘skinny bundles’ with On-Demand streaming content, it offers: – Freeview Play provides subscription-free catch-up and On-Demand access to BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5 and UKTV Play; […]
TVT, the global content services provider, has been selected by ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, to provide a comprehensive content management platform for the UK and international markets. TVT will manage media logistics, content preparation and access services across all ITV’s platforms, linking closely with the ITV team and its partners to process more than […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has introduced Audience Marketplace, which it suggests gives advertising buyers and sellers a new way to target audiences more effectively on the Roku platform in the US. By leveraging Roku’s first-party data and proprietary ad technology, publishers can use Audience Marketplace to sell targeted audiences on the Roku platform […]
In its latest Global Television Demand Report, Parrot Analytics, the television data analytics firm, focused on measuring global demand for content, features a four-country audience study focused on consumers’ propensity to subscribe to streaming video services in Brazil, Italy, the US and the UK. Parrot Analytics investigated consumers’ willingness to subscribe to up to four […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has registered the VAR brand to provide the service throughout Europe. The company has received the green light from the Intellectual Property Office to use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) branding for ten years. Mediapro will be the technological provider to La Liga in Spain, and the national leagues in Mexico […]
Germany’s RTL has revealed its pay-TV stations RTL Crime, RTL Passion and RTL Living are being dropped by Sky Deutschland from July 17th after the companies were unable to reach a deal on prices going forward. The RTL Group said it regretted that these channels would no longer be available with Sky “despite intense efforts”, […]