At the annual Media Insights and Engagement Conference on February 7th, Hub Entertainment Research released key findings about the impact of TV network brands on viewers. They revealed that although 41 per cent of consumers say that network brands don’t matter in their show viewing decisions, a deeper dive into their behaviours and perceptions demonstrates […]
Alongside parent company Liberty Global, UK multiplay operator Virgin Media is teaming up with Amazon Prime Video and All3Media International to commission psychological thriller series The Feed from The Walking Dead writer Channing Powell, and Studio Lambert. Based on the recently published novel by Nick Clark Windo, the series will launch in 2019 globally. This is […]
US telco AT&T says it is planning an IPO for its DirecTV Latin America division. AT&T says it will be floating a minority interest in DTV-LA. The IPO will likely take place in the first half of this year. The report is not a surprise and was widely reported in October 2017 when rumours suggested […]
Discovery Italia ended 2017 as the third largest broadcaster in Italy in terms of share (7.1 per cent), up 4 per cent compared to the previous year. In the prime-time slot, the share reached 5.8 per cent (+10 per cent year-on-year), with Nove (1.6 per cent share) being the FTA channel with the highest growth […]
The spectacular launch success of Elon Musk’s Falcon Heavy rocket is not likely to make much difference to SpaceX’s commercial customers, according to a report from equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP. The bank’s report says that Falcon Heavy is currently the most powerful rocket in operation as it can place 26.7 tons of payload […]
According to Netflix, most people wait until the third date, but globally it only takes two weeks (well, 12 days to be exact) for the majority of Netflix members to go all the way. No, not Netflix and chill. The streaming giant is talking about users’ first time bingeing on Netflix. In advance of Valentine’s […]
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected entertainment and communications technologist Cisco to provide IP video contribution and distribution solutions, along with networking and security solutions for its production of the forthcoming Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. Cisco will provide technology innovations and capabilities that enable a resilient and highly dependable […]
In a move that is expected to bring additional employment to the Isle of Man digital and media cluster, the world-leading Duke Video Archive from Duke Marketing has been acquired by automotive and motorsport digital technology business Motorsport Network. The move builds on the recent announcement that Motorsport Network and Motorsport.tv would feature the entire film […]
Yospace and Seven have extended their partnership into a long-term agreement for enabling Dynamic Ad Insertion into live OTT channels at scale. Yospace’s platform allows Seven, a commercial broadcaster in Australia, to open up online ad breaks in live OTT streams in a way that is as seamless to the viewer as on broadcast television, […]
Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of Disney, has revealed that the company’s ESPN Plus streaming service, set for launch in spring 2018, will cost $4.99 (€4.05) per month, with Disney’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) service scheduled for “late 2019”. Speaking on Disney’s Q1 2018 Earnings Call, Iger said the ESPN DTC business would feature a completely re-conceived […]