The number of SVoD users in France has increased by 400,000 in just four months. Some 4.9 per cent of the country’s population now use an SVoD service on a Daily basis. According to a survey from research companies NPA Conseil and Harris Interactive, this represents 2.7 million people and
You would think just making it to 86 years-old would make a man reasonably pleased. Add billions of dollars of wealth and being married to Jerry Hall and you’d think a grin would be in order. But Rupert Murdoch is all about the grimace just now. And he has some reason. The family empire he […]
A survey of over 300 US advertisers and agency professionals reveals optimism about the future of TV Advertising, including both traditional linear TV and the emerging platforms that use advanced TV data to reach strategic audiences. According to the results of the survey on the state of Linear TV advertising, commissioned through Advertiser Perceptions by […]
Standard Media Index, the advertising intelligence firm, has published advertising revenue figures for the full 2017 calendar year. “Heading into 2018, ad spend in National Television is trending positively while Digital’s growth continues to slow.” said Standard Media Index CEO James Fennessy. “National Television declined in 2017, but that is almost entirely due to the […]
US mobile telco T-Mobile US has completed the previously-announced acquisition of Denver-based television innovator Layer3 TV. The Layer3 TV team has joined T-Mobile and will drive the telco’s initiative to launch a disruptive new TV service in 2018. In December 2017, the self-styled ‘Un-carrier’ unveiled its plans to ‘Un-carrier your TV’, fuelled by the talent […]
Arqiva, the UK communications infrastructure and media services company, has announced the launch of a new Central Processing Platform for channel delivery within the broadcast industry. Against a backdrop of constant change, insatiable consumer demand and evolving audiences, the scalable platform aims to bridge the gap between channel or content and provider – handling the […]
ESPNPlayer will deliver live and on-demand coverage of the 2018 X Games Aspen across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as the action sports competition returns to Aspen Snowmass on January 26th. The event features top athletes competing in 18 different disciplines over four days in Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen, Colorado. The 22nd edition of the […]
The countdown has started for the planned January 25th launch by Arianespace of two satellites: SES-14 and Al Yah 3 (YahSat-3). SES-14 has been positioned atop Al Yah 3 within the payload fairing – which was installed on the launcher’s cryogenic core stage during previous activity inside the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building for Ariane 5. […]
Comcast kept the profits flowing in Q4 with total revenue up 4 per cent to $21.9 billion (€17.7bn) and NBCUniversal showing gains in both the cable and broadcast TV. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation was flat with the year-earlier period at $6.8B. NBCU revenue for the quarter ending December 31st was up […]
Kantar Media has launched its new Digital Advertising Intelligence solution, bringing together paid and organic search and digital display advertising data in the UK market. The innovation from Kantar Media aims to help brands better understand their share of voice – and that of competitors – in the online search and advertising landscape. As a […]