ProSiebenSat.1 Media has signed a long-term agreement with Vodafone for the distribution of its free, paid, HD, and VoD content. Starting at the end of February, Vodafone customers in Germany will be able to directly order and use maxdome via Vodafone’s new GigaTV entertainment platform. With this agreement, maxdome will be distributed via all major […]
Fox Networks and Viaplay have launched the Fox+ streaming service in the Nordics region. The VoD service offers a raft of content from the Hollywood studio arm of Fox, as well as drama and factual content from the international Fox Networks Group. Current Fox series including American Dad, Family Guy and Bones are available on […]
Global performance management company Nielsen has completed its $560 million (€539.5m) acquisition of media and entertainment metadata provider Gracenote from the Tribune Media Company. The acquisition of Gracenote’s global database and technology solutions – which span across platforms including multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), smart televisions, streaming music services, connected devices, media players and in-car […]
Fifty-five per cent of viewers say they would be interested in streaming games online instead of watching on cable, including 77 per cent of Millennials, according to a national survey commissioned by strategic communications and public relations firm Burson-Marsteller’s Fan Experience sports and entertainment speciality group, and fielded by research consultancy Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), […]
Genius Digital, the experts in audience analytics, has announced the official launch of its new Offline Viewing Analytics product. The new is designed to help operators understand how their subscribers are viewing downloaded and offline content, and how offline viewing fits into the wider consumption profile of subscribers. The launch follows on the heels of […]
Audience measurement and data management platform Tru Optik, built for OTT TV, is expanding its capabilities through a partnership with global research agency Kantar Millward Brown, which specialises in ad effectiveness and media research. The partnership will enable advertisers to attribute brand sales to OTT ad campaigns through Tru Optik’s recently-released OTT Marketing Cloud. Cross-device […]
At the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress, broadcast service Mobile World Live TV will again be streamed across web and mobile by Yospace. Two Mobile World Live TV channels will be streamed live: a studio channel running 24/7, featuring interviews with global industry leaders, discussion panels and news; and a keynote channel which will broadcast […]
Facebook is working on a TV-style video app and is already seeking publishers to create exclusive content for it. According to a report in WSJ, the app is part of an effort by Facebook to make itself a video-first company – allowing it to compete for TV advertising revenue. Facebook’s strategy to push more video content on […]
Although not quite taking it to the 11th hour, with news emerging mid-evening UK time, pay-TV platform Sky and multi-channel programmer Discovery have agreed a carriage deal which means Discovery’s portfolio of 12 channels will continue to be available on Sky and Discovery Channel will continue to be available on NOW TV in the UK […]
Apple has announced financial results for Q1 2017 ended December 31st 2016. The Company posted all-time record quarterly revenue of $78.4 billion (€72.6bn) and all-time record quarterly earnings per diluted share of $3.36. These results compare to revenue of $75.9 billion and earnings per diluted share of $3.28 in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 64 […]