Prime Video streaming service is set to increase the number of ads viewers see whilst using the streaming service if they don’t pay the extra £2.99/$3.99 fee to remove them. Amazon will roll out more adverts on the service early in the new year, according to a report in the FT. It’s unclear just how […]
Following the launch of TF1+ at the start of this year, TF1 group is taking its digital acceleration strategy to the next level with the unveiling of its advertising roadmap for the streaming space. In this era of digital marketing, advertisers are adopting ever more sophisticated strategies aimed at creating brand interactions throughout the consumer […]
Orange Spain has launched its new OTT service, Orange TV Libre, offering over 90 TV channels and live football for free until the end of the year. From January, the streaming service will cost €7.99 a month – €2 less than the €9.99 cost of its main rival Movistar Plus+. The streaming service is initially […]
Yassine Bouzoubaa has been appointed CEO of M7 Group, the Canal+ International subsidiary in Benelux and Central European territories. Bouzoubaa succeeds Hans Troelstra. He will take up his new position on January 1st 2025, reporting to Jacques du Puy, President of Canal+ International. Bouzoubaa began his career in 1998 in management consulting, notably with Accenture, where […]
Google has rolled out a new feature which will allow users to search the internet by taking a video on their smartphone. Video search will let users point their camera at something, ask a question about it, and get search results. Android and iPhone users globally can gain access to the feature by enabling ‘AI […]
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) has announced that 15 new members have joined the organisation since March 2024, including: Canada Media Fund, Capgemini, Captify, Digital Envoy, Digital-i, Experian, Extreme Reach, Havas media, Knot Simpler, LinkedIn, Mandell Blockchain Advisors, Verisk, Video Research USA and Wurl. CIMM has also enhanced its executive team with the […]
Novaspace, a space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released its 12th annual report New Prospects for In-Flight Connectivity which reveals continued growth in the market. It highlights key global trends, including an increase in connected aircraft, the rise of NGSO-based satellite services and the growing impact of mergers and collaborations between service providers. The […]
Thaicom, the Asian satellite and space tech company, has announced that its subsidiary, Space Tech Innovation Limited (STI), has signed an agreement with SpaceX for the launch of Thaicom-10, Thaicom’s upcoming, next generation, software-defined, high throughput satellite (SD-HTS). Thaicom-10 satellite, built by Airbus Defence and Space SAS (France), will provide over 120 gigabits per second […]
Moonbug Entertainment, a part of Candle Media, has tapped Beatriz Miller as Senior Director of Distribution and Originals for North America. Miller’s hire comes as the global entertainment company continues their expansion in the North American market through both originals and distribution of blockbuster shows such as CoComelon, Blippi and Little Angel. Miller will report […]
Celebrated British game show Bullseye is returning to ITV, with cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff at the presenting helm. Bullseye is one of the UK’s most successful game shows, and in a new Christmas special each playing team will be made up of an amateur dart player, known as the ‘thrower’, and their team partner, the […]
AMC Networks has announced that Lisa Mallen had joined the company as its senior vice president of agency and client partnerships. In this new role, Mallen will drive cross-platform sales efforts across the company’s distribution ecosystem spanning television networks, its own streaming services and partner platforms. She reports to Evan Adlman, the company’s executive vice […]
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system is testing its direct-to-cellular (D2C) satellite phone system in Romania, designed to show that Starlink satellites can operate at up to eight times the capacity currently allowed by the ITU’s EPFD (Equivalent Power Flux Density) limits, while still protecting geostationary satellites. Starlink’s D2C proposals are highly controversial, and many terrestrial cellular […]
AI: Artificial Intelligence, it may as well have been the sub head of the recent IBC. Was there an exhibitor or a product that didn’t have an AI tale to spin? We have been here before, the years when AR, VR or 3D were the letter pairs de jour. But AI is different, it isn’t […]