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Survey: US households average 3 SVoD subscriptions

The proliferation of new streaming services is disrupting the traditional pay-TV market, as US streaming subscriptions have increased at 37.4 per cent per year from 2014 to 2020, according to Altman Solon’s 12th annual Consumer Video Survey. The survey found that the number of  streaming services subscriptions per household jumped from 2.1 in 2020 to […]

May 25, 2022

Fox Nation to premiere Sharon Osbourne: To Hell & Back docu-series

FOX Nation will premiere a documentary series about music and television industry star Sharon Osbourne in September, entitled Sharon Osbourne: To Hell & Back, announced the streaming platform’s president Jason Klarman. The four-part programme will feature a candid and heartfelt look into Osbourne’s personal and professional life, highlighting how she found herself in the crosshairs of the […]

May 3, 2022

Innovation Nation celebrates 200th episode on CBS

“The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation,” for nearly a decade a mainstay of CBS’ Saturday morning “The Dream Team” lineup, celebrates its 200th episode on April 30 – and its production company, Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), is marking the occasion with special content across the show’s social channels honoring the popular educational/informational program as well as […]

April 26, 2022

Data: 118 commercials aired during 2022 Grammys

The 2022 Grammys Awards show is over. But how many commercials aired during this year’s event? Who were the top categories that advertised this year? MediaRadar analysed the commercials that aired during Hulu Live’s streaming of CBS’ The 64th Annual Grammy Awards and found that, overall, there were 118 commercials that aired during the 2022 […]

April 5, 2022

C&W brings Paramount+ to Caribbean

Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount, has announced an alliance with C&W Communications, the communications and entertainment provider in the Caribbean, to bring its content exclusively to subscribers of Flow and BTC video services in more than 15 new markets including Anguilla, The Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts […]

March 29, 2022

Norcross joins FOX Weather

FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, has hired renowned meteorologist Bryan Norcross announced Sharri Berg, president of the service. Norcross will serve as a hurricane specialist and contributor for the FAST channel, effective immediately. Berg commented: “FOX Weather has attracted the best names in broadcast meteorology, and we’re thrilled […]

March 14, 2022

Silver Spoon hires Cardetti

Silver Spoon continues to augment its real-time animation and virtual production capabilities with the hiring of new Head of Production, Angela Cardetti. The recent enlistment follows the studio’s expansion of operations to Los Angeles in addition to their New York base. Silver Spoon continues to lead the virtual production industry, supporting broadcast projects like the […]

February 28, 2022

Silver Spoon hires Cardetti

Silver Spoon continues to augment its real-time animation and virtual production capabilities with the hiring of new Head of Production, Angela Cardetti. The recent enlistment follows the studio’s expansion of operations to Los Angeles in addition to their New York base. Silver Spoon continues to lead the virtual production industry, supporting broadcast projects like the […]

February 22, 2022

CBS Sports HQ deploys PORTL holoportation

CBS Sports HQ is using PORTL to beam players, coaches and other VIP guests from Radio Row to the hosts for interviews at its rooftop desk overlooking Los Angeles. It is the first time the holoportation device has been used in a sports broadcast. PORTL allows people to be beamed anywhere, for life-sized interactions in 4K. […]

February 10, 2022

DeBevoise joins Brightcove as CEO

Brightcove, the video streaming, monetisation, and communications platform, has appointed Marc DeBevoise as Chief Executive Officer and Board Director. He will assume responsibilities on March 28th 2022. DeBevoise will succeed Jeff Ray, who will retire from his role as CEO and Board Director. DeBevoise brings over 20 years of experience in technology, media, direct-to-consumer, and […]

February 9, 2022