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Bluey’s The Sign sets April premiere date

Disney Branded Television, BBC Studios Kids & Family and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have announced that the next instalments of Bluey, including an extended length special, will premiere this April, marking the series’ first global rollout. The first new episode, Ghostbasket, will premiere on April 7th, teeing up the debut of the 28-minute special, The […]

February 27, 2024

ESPN, ABC NBA viewership up 16%

NBA game viewership in the US across ESPN and ABC is up 16 percent from last season, according to Nielsen. The 29 game broadcasts are averaging 1,712,000 viewers, compared to 1,469,000 last year. Game viewership across ESPN and ABC is also up 26 per cent in the P18-34 demo and up 37 per cent amongst […]

December 22, 2023

Bluey: The Sign coming to Disney+

BBC Studios Kids & Family has announced that a special extended episode of the celebrated animated series, Bluey, will premiere globally in 2024 on Disney+ and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The Sign is an extra-long episode of the global hit show, with a run time of 28 minutes. It is penned by Bluey creator and […]

November 9, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Allen bids $10bn for ABC?

Byron Allen has made a $10 billion (€9. 3bn) offer for Disney’s ABC and other linear networks according to Allen Media Group. Station owner Nexstar, which bought the CW Network, also has expressed interest in buying ABC and its stations from Disney. Disney CEO Bob Iger has said that the company’s linear networks, including ABC, […]

September 15, 2023

ESPN reveals NBA 2023-24 schedule

ESPN, in conjunction with the NBA, unveiled its US schedule for 2023-24 NBA regular season. The schedule features 100 games across ESPN and ABC, including a minimum of eight games as part of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, five games on Christmas, two Opening Week doubleheaders, NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC, NBA Sunday Showcase on […]

August 17, 2023

Coalition launches to preserve viewer choice in streaming era

Advocacy group Preserve Viewer Choice Coalition has been launched with support from founding members comprised of leading US media companies and streaming content providers including ABC, CBS, FOX, Fubo, NBC, Roku, Telemundo, Univision, and Warner Bros Discovery. The group will aim to protect consumer streaming choices and preserve a competitive online video marketplace. Large station […]

July 28, 2023By Colin Mann

The Wiggles heading to Sky Kids UK

ABC Commercial has sold two seasons of hit children’s musical group The Wiggles’ TV series Ready Steady Wiggle! to Sky UK for its new channel Sky Kids. With songs and engaging stories, Ready Steady Wiggle! is perfect programming for the channel, which is curated to inspire and entertain preschoolers. Acquired by Sky Kids, the latest […]

April 4, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Report: 2022’s TV ad rankings

TV measurement company iSpot has released its 2022 TV Advertising Report, containing exclusive insights from currency initiatives with US TV Networks, findings from CTV verification studies and tallies from measuring every second of advertising on linear, time shifted and VoD on TV. The report contains rankings by ad impressions and spend for top networks, shows, […]

January 5, 2023

Disney races to extended F1 deal

In the midst of what is on track to be a record-breaking season of viewership, the Walt Disney Company, ESPN and Formula 1 have extended their relationship with a new, multi-year contract that will keep F1 races on ESPN Networks in the US through the 2025 season. The renewal was announced at the F1 Aramco […]

October 24, 2022By Colin Mann

NZ: BBC, ABC renew content deal

BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand and Australian public service broadcaster ABC have signed a multi-year, multi-genre agreement covering a number of factual, drama comedy and kids titles. Under the deal, ABC will have access to a range of factual content across documentaries, science, history and factual entertainment, including the latest titles from documentary maker […]

October 18, 2022Nick Snow @ MIPCOM