Discovery Communications has announced the launch of Motor Trend OnDemand, an automotive SVoD offeing for motoring fans available now on Amazon Channels in the UK. Hundreds of hours of content designed to fuel the passion of car enthusiasts and super fans will be available to stream, including digital series originals Roadkill, Dirt Every Day and […]
Following the international tender launched to choose an operator for the measurement of television audiences in Morocco, the CIAUMED – Morocco’s economic interest group whose purpose is to measure media audiences – has signed an audience measurement service agreement with Marocmétrie for 6 years. CIAUMED again entrusts Marocmétrie who has been measuring television audiences in […]
In a move set to benefit consumers and customers of both pay-TV platforms, Sky has concluded an agreement with BT which means Sky customers will have their choice of sports all through a single Sky TV subscription, while also broadening the reach of Sky’s entertainment channel brands to all major pay-TV services in the UK […]
FreeWheel, the advertising management solution, has published its Q3 2017 Video Monetisation Report (VMR), revealing a further growth in video ad views, fuelled by the continued rise of OTT devices and STB VoD inventory. The latest figures showed a 31 per cent year-on-year growth for ad views in Europe, with a 35 per cent rise […]
Findings from video ad serving platform SpotX reveal explosive growth in global OTT video advertising spend across its platform. The OTT video category includes broadcast-quality inventory from TV networks, Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs) and other live, linear and VoD streaming services delivered via connected TV devices as well as desktop and mobile screens. SpotX’s […]
UK live-streaming TV service TVPlayer has announced what is says us a UK first with the launch of its new recording feature: enabling online TV viewers to record in the cloud. The launch of the network personal video recorder (nPVR) service marks a key development for TVPlayer, with the platform now being able to supplement […]
BritBox, the SVoD streaming service from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, will launch in Canada in early 2018. The service initially launched in the US in March 2017. The streaming service will celebrate the very best of British TV, and offer the most comprehensive collection […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced the launch of youth entertainment brand MTV on FTA in Germany. The 24-hour music and entertainment channel is available via satellite, cable networks, IPTV, Internet TV, live stream online and on the free MTV Play App for iOS and Android. “I’m proud to announce the launch of MTV […]
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has launches a new dedicated kids’ app which brings together shows, games, galleries and competitions from its three networks — POP, Tiny Pop, POP MAX — into a single free app: POP FUN. Suitable for boys and girls aged 3-10, POP FUN will feature a range of popular shows on […]
In an move that complements and enhances The Walt Disney Company’s ability to provide consumers around the world with more appealing content and entertainment options, the entertainment giant has agreed to acquire 21st Century Fox, including the Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with cable and international TV businesses, for $52.4 billion in stock. Including […]