Australia’s free-to-air DTT platform Freeview has launched a new TV campaign, the third in the series starring the popular Freeman family and their neighbours, the Joneses. The first spot, Freemans On The Go, demonstrates how easy it is to watch live and catch up TV wherever you are, on whichever device you choose via a […]
According to television attention measurement company TVision Insights, cable television programming captures primetime viewer attention better than broadcast, and brands see significant variation in consumer attention to different ads in their rotation. The study – Q2 2017 TV Attention Report –
Google has announced that its YouTube TV is now available in 50 per cent of US homes, thanks to a rollout to 14 new markets. The company has revealed it also plans to move into 17 more major metros in the weeks ahead, as it continues its march towards nationwide coverage. YouTube TV costs $35 […]
New crime drama series In The Dark was July’s top programme on BBC iPlayer. The first episode was made available from July 11th, and received 1.6 million requests over the rest of the month. The figures from the BBC also reveal that BBC iPlayer received 236 million requests for TV content in July, with viewing […]
AsiaSat, Asia’s leading satellite operator, has announced its 2017 interim results for the six months ended June 30th 2017. H1 revenue maintained at HK$ 642 million (2016: HK$640 million). Value of contracts on hand remained stable at around HK$4,076 million (December 31st 2016: HK$4,067 million). AsiaSat’s Chairman, JU Wei Min, said, “The company entered 2017 […]
Kabillion and Mediacom have finalised a deal to carry Kabillion and Kabillion Girls Rule! on Mediacom’s VoD service in the US. Kabillion, the only independently owned VoD network ranked among the Top 10 Kids Free On Demand networks, will launch in select US markets within Mediacom’s service foot-print and continue to expand in the future. […]
AsiaSat has teamed up with Encompass Digital Media to provide Telekom Malaysia with C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 5 satellite to deliver live coverage of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to viewers across Asia-Pacific. Encompass will support Telekom Malaysia with the satellite capacity and distribution, enabling viewers across the Asia-Pacific to access coverage of […]
According to Chase Carey, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Formula One Group, the sport faces a major challenge as it plans the way races are viewed in the future. Motorsport Network Formula One expert Adam Cooper says that Carey acknowledges that generating income from fans who are willing to pay for a […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel and premium channel Fox Sports are to be merged into a single company that could be listed on the stock exchange, owners News Corp and Telstra have announced. Fox Sports is completely owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, while Telstra and Foxtel currently share ownership of Foxtel. The pair say the […]
Turner and UEFA, the governing body of European football, have agreed a three-year multi-platform deal for the exclusive presentation of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League in the US beginning with the 2018-19 season. Timed to this multi-year rights agreement, Turner has also announced plans to launch a new standalone premium sports streaming […]