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NBCU, Fox, Turner, Viacom align for advanced ads

Underscoring the continued need to give advertisers a more scalable solution for marrying the reach and scale of premium video with advanced advertising capabilities, NBCUniversal, Fox, Turner and Viacom have revealed a multi-year, co-development partnership focused on new platforms for automated buying, advanced formats and cross-platform measurement and currency. This combination will join NBCUniversal’s Audience […]

April 19, 2018

Spain: Profits drop at Mediaset, Atresmedia

Mediaset and Atresmedia, the two largest TV groups in Spain, saw their profits drop by 12 per cent and 26 per cent respectively in the first quarter of the year, mainly due to a fall in ad revenues. Mediaset made a profit of €53.2 million, down 12.2 per cent on the same period last year […]

April 19, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

Netflix introduces mobile previews

Netflix is introducing mobile previews, which it says will present members with a fun, simple, and easy way to learn about all the new content on Netflix, and find something great to watch even faster. In a Blog Post, Cameron Johnson, Director of Product Innovation, notes that one of the best ways to know if […]

April 19, 2018By Colin Mann

BT, TalkTalk continue to top Ofcom complaints

TalkTalk has again been named the most complained about ISP in the UK, in the latest report from the telecoms regulator Ofcom. For every 100,000 TalkTalk customers, around 31 made a complaint to Ofcom about the company’s broadband services between October and December 2017. Technical faults were the main reason for complaints. BT came out […]

April 19, 2018

Amazon Prime surpasses 100m subs

Online giant Amazon has revealed that it now has over 100 million global subscribers to its Prime service, which bundles free shipping and other shopping perks with video and music streaming services. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, revealed the subscription numbers in his annual letter to shareholders. It marks the first time Amazon has ever chosen […]

April 19, 2018

Bank expects recovery at RTL, ProSiebenSat.1

A report from equity analysts at Deutsche Bank highlighting two European broadcasting giants, ProSiebenSat.1 (P7) and RTL Group, say their prospects show signs of improvement. P7 is due to announce its Q1 results on May 9th, with RTL reporting on May 17th. The bank says: “We expect both to show the German TV advertising market […]

April 19, 2018By Chris Forrester

Is Sea Launch going anywhere?

Not so long ago there was a very active alternate rocket launching system, Sea Launch, which comprised a command vessel and a floating launch platform which were both moored at Long Beach, California, and placed in mid-Pacific when needed to launch its rocket and satellite combination. It was initially backed by Boeing (40 per cent), […]

April 19, 2018

Survey reveals effectiveness of World Cup TV sponsorship

A global survey of 34,390 Internet users by GlobalWebIndex reveals 32 per cent of FIFA World Cup fans consume Coca-Cola, the official sponsor, each week. The study also reveals 57 per cent of fans visit fellow sponsor McDonald’s at least monthly, highlighting the bottom line contribution of TV sponsorship. Both companies have sponsored related global […]

April 19, 2018

SES carries UHD to 30+ US partners

Satellite operator SES is now beaming a dozen Ultra-HD channels to viewers in the US. According to Steve Corda, SES’ VP/Media Platforms, and speaking at the recent NAB event in Las Vegas, more than 30 cable and IPTV operators are now taking its UHD signals, and Verizon FiOS and Frontier Communications are testing 4K carriage […]

April 19, 2018By Chris Forrester

Eutelsat wraps sale of Hispasat stake

Eutelsat has at long last concluded the sale of its 33.69 per cent stake in Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat. The sale has generated $302 million for Eutelsat. “The transaction concludes an agreement reached in May 2017 between Eutelsat and Abertis which was recently approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers, thereby lifting the last condition […]

April 19, 2018By Chris Forrester