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Barb unveils Trustmark; reports co-viewing factors

Barb has unveiled its new Trustmark which will serve as a quality-assurance indicator for use by its customers and other companies that are part of Barb’s Trusted Data Delivery Network. The Trusted Data Delivery Network includes all companies that work with Barb to deliver audience-measurement services that meet the needs of all parts of the […]

November 6, 2024

UK media merger laws to be modernised

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced plans to broaden the scope of the UK’s media mergers regime, updating it for the digital age to reflect modern news consumption habits and better protect media freedom and plurality. The plans will allow for greater scrutiny in the public interest of deals to purchase UK online news […]

November 6, 2024By Colin Mann

TiVo: UK viewers ‘overwhelmed by choice’

TiVo has found that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising amount of video providers, adding to increased viewer irritation when deciding what to watch. According to the latest 2024 TiVo Video Trends Report: UK, only 16 per cent of viewers know what they want to watch when they start browsing, resulting in ‘habit browsing’ […]

November 6, 2024

Trump Media losses

Donald Trump’s media company reported a net loss of $19.2 million (€17.8m) in the third quarter, due to legal fees and costs tied to its TV streaming deal. As US voters made him President again, Trump Media & Technology Group  said the figure includes $12.1 million in legal fees in the quarter, stemming from its […]

November 6, 2024

ORF/ORS extend SES deals

SES says it has extended its multi-year contracts with Austria’s largest media provider and public broadcaster ORF and its content distribution subsidiary ORS Group on SES’s prime TV neighbourhood at 19.2 degrees East. The news completes a triple set of announcements this week from SES on recent contract extensions including Warner Bros Discovery, and Telekom […]

November 6, 2024By Chris Forrester

Survey: 55% of media companies struggle with automation

Mediagenix, a provider of smart content solutions, has published its annual M-Connect Survey results. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the media industry’s current state of maturity in three critical areas: data-driven decision-making, automation, and system connectivity.  The report is based on responses gathered during the May 2024 M-Connect event and assesses participants’ maturity […]

November 6, 2024

Teleste takes Q3 sales hit but grows revenue

Teleste, the Finnish broadband technology provider, has reported that net sales decreased by 15.1 per cent in Q3, amounting to €29.9 million. EBIT stood at 1.3 million, a 160.4 per cent increase on the same quarter last year. The company estimates that total net sales in 2024 will amount to €120–135 million and that the […]

November 6, 2024

Study: Jazz content diversification set to double revenues

A study by the TM Forum suggests that Pakistan mobile operator Jazz is set to double its revenues by 2027, spearheading a digital revolution in the country and ensuring digital inclusivity. The opportunity is huge. Pakistan has a population of 244 million, of which 64 per cent are under the age of 30. Demand for […]

November 6, 2024

Data: NBC and Fox led US Election coverage

Programmatic media company MiQ tracked TV viewership trends for over 65 million US households who tuned into the November 5th election coverage. According to MiQ’s analysis, the average watch time per household was 122 minutes, with the avid viewer segment spending 3 hours following coverage. Further highlights include: Viewership peaked between 9-10 PM, with 60 per […]

November 6, 2024

OneWeb ready to go live in Thailand

Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbiting system will be officially launched in Thailand in December and go fully ‘live’ in January for commercial users, according to The Bangkok Post. OneWeb and the nation’s National Telecom (NT) will co-launch the system which is being tested this month. OneWeb’s gateway teleport facility is expected to support more than […]

November 6, 2024By Chris Forrester

A look at the most popular UK casino TV commercials

Since television advertising became such an effective medium to reach a wide audience, this method of advertising became highly popular in the online casino industry within the UK alone. Because of the growing competition to lure players with the growth of digital gambling, this has led to the creation of some noteworthy casino ads. These […]

November 6, 2024

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How did he do that? A question asked many times about Donald Trump, now to be the 47th President of the US, having already been the 45th. It turns out he’s better at politics than business. When that question is asked about him in the business world, it usually relates to how did he lose […]

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