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SES extends Sky deal

SES has extended its long-standing partnership with Sky through a multi-year contract renewal for satellite capacity and back-up services from SES’s prime video neighbourhood of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. The previous contract, signed in May 2022, was worth €84 million, but terms for this latest agreement were not revealed. SES’s satellites at the 28.2/28.5 degrees East orbital […]

October 10, 2024By Chris Forrester

DirecTV launching FAST platform

DirecTV has announced plans to launch a dedicated free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platform – MyFree DirecTV – in the US on November 15th. At launch, MyFree DirecTV will provide viewers with direct access to curated FAST Channel content and an on-demand library, with additional channels slated to join the platform throughout 2025 and beyond. […]

October 11, 2024

DoubleVerify pre-screen content controls for Meta

DoubleVerify (DV), a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has announced the upcoming introduction of content-level pre-screen avoidance on Meta’s Facebook & Instagram Feed and Reels, expanding its suite of independent brand safety and suitability tools. This release will empower advertisers to proactively avoid content they deem unsuitable before their ads are […]

October 11, 2024

Portugal: RTP to go ad-free by 2027

The Portuguese government has announced a gradual phasing out of advertising on RTP television channels, aiming for a completely ad-free public broadcaster by 2027. This decision, which has long been sought by private operators, is part of the government’s Action Plan for Social Communication that aims to address the challenges facing the public broadcaster. To […]

October 10, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Report: Creator investment up 143% since 2021

CreatorIQ, the enterprise influencer marketing platform, has released its fifth annual State of Creator Marketing Report. The fifth annual study underscores the rapid growth of creator marketing investment and maturity, with industry leaders allocating 57 per cent of their marketing budgets to creator marketing and spending 299 per cent more on creator marketing than organisations […]

October 10, 2024

Study: Telcos lead in GenAI use and investment

The telco industry is leading the way in generative AI (GenAI) adoption, according to a study of global senior key decision makers including in the UK & Ireland. The study, conducted earlier this year by Coleman Parkes Research and commissioned by SAS, surveyed 1,600 GenAI strategy and data analytics decision-makers globally to pulse check major areas […]

October 10, 2024

Pinewood opening Indie Film Hub

Pinewood Group has announced a new market offering being launched in summer 2025, exclusively to support filmmakers in the UK who are taking advantage of the UK’s newly introduced Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC). The announcement of the Pinewood Indie Film Hub coincided with a visit by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, who toured the wider […]

October 10, 2024

More Disney titles coming to ITVX

ITV has acquired Welcome to Chippendales and Culprits from Disney Entertainment. Both series will be available to stream for free on ITVX later this year. Welcome to Chippendales tells the true story of Somen Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire – and let nothing stand in […]

October 10, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Starz, BritBox launch US bundle offer

Starz and BritBox have launched a bundle offer in the US that allows new customers to access both digital platforms through a single subscription. The launch coincides with the debut of new series from Starz and BritBox, offering audiences access to Starz’ lineup of action, thriller and female-driven programming alongside BritBox’s curated selection of classic […]

October 10, 2024

Guinness reveals most in-demand TV shows

With the release of Guinness World record 2025, GWR, the global authority on record-breaking achievements, and Parrot Analytics, a specialist in entertainment analytics and content valuation, have shared data regarding the most in-demand TV shows. “In today’s ever-expanding media landscape, it’s fascinating to see which TV shows resonate most profoundly with audiences around the world,” […]

October 10, 2024

Deutsche Telekom looks to AI for market growth

Deutsche Telekom has outlined its growth plans for the next few years. Global economies of scale and the systematic use of artificial intelligence (AI) are to play a key role, as well as a data-driven business model. Specifically, based on the financial figures for 2023, the Group expects average annual growth of around 4 per […]

October 10, 2024

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IRIS2 contract signing at year-end

It seems, despite much confusion and the departure of Thierry Breton, the EC Commissioner with oversight of the scheme, a Plan B contract for the IRIS2 (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) highly secure mega-constellation could be signed by the end of this year. The reformed and much stripped-down consortium (comprising SES, Eutelsat […]

October 8, 2024 Chris Forrester
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AI, AI, AI what’s all this then?

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 […]

September 25, 2024 Nick Snow

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