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Ponce named GM of Telemundo Streaming Studios

Telemundo Global Studios, a producer of Spanish-language scripted content in the US, has announced the promotion of Juan Ponce to Senior Vice President and General Manager of its recently launched Telemundo Streaming Studios, an Hispanic media dedicated to serving the growing Latino streaming audiences in the US and around the world. In this new role, […]

May 21, 2021

BAFTA increases creative future investment

UK film and television body BAFTA has announced plans to expand the work it does to find and support new talent in the UK and globally. In 2022, the charity plans to relaunch its year-round learning and talent development programme, engaging over 10 million learners online and equipping 80,000 people a year with the tools […]

May 20, 2021By Colin Mann

Moonbug content on Peacock

Moonbug Entertainment, the digital media company, is bringing its ducational entertainment programmes to US streaming service Peacock. Moonbug’s hit programmes Blippi, My Magic Pet Morphle and Little Baby Bum are now available for streaming on the platform in both English and Spanish. Moonbug’s other titles joining the platform include Arpo, Gecko’s Garage, Go Buster, Playtime […]

May 14, 2021

Marquee TV appoints Luff and Laricheva

Marquee TV, the performing arts streaming service offering opera, dance, theatre, and music on demand, has announced that Phillip Luff has joined the company as General Manager of Product and Distribution and Nina Laricheva has been appointed as General Manager of Brand and Content.  Both Luff and Laricheva are based in the company’s London office […]

May 6, 2021

NBCUniversal Telemundo launches Streaming Studios

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has announced the creation of Telemundo Streaming Studios – an Hispanic media studio exclusively dedicated to serving the growing Latino streaming audiences in the US and around the world. Building upon its decade-long success across streaming platforms with original titles such as El Señor de los Cielos, La Reina del Sur, El Recluso, No Te Puedes Esconder, Jugar con Fuego and, most […]

May 5, 2021

Dubai’s OSN ramping up original content

OSN, the Dubai-based pay-TV operator, is ramping up its own original productions. Recent studio deals have seen it add the latest output from the likes of Disney+, HBO, NBCUniversal, Paramount and MGM. Rolla Karam, OSN’s interim Chief Content Officer, in an interview with Arab News, said that its OTT service (‘OSN Streaming’) has been an […]

May 5, 2021By Chris Forrester

Beachfront addressable TV ads with VIZIO

Beachfront, the convergent TV advertising platform, has announced the completion of a national addressable TV ad execution with VIZIO adhering to the technical specifications of Open Addressable Ready (OAR), the consortium founded by VIZIO to establish an open standard for addressable advertising on connected TVs. “Widespread and continued support for the OAR spec has been […]

May 5, 2021

Comcast: Sky sees best Q1 subs growth in 6 years

Comcast has reported results for the quarter ended March 31st 2021. “We are off to a great start in 2021. Our entire company performed well across the board, highlighted by another strong performance from cable, which posted its third consecutive quarter of double-digit Adjusted EBITDA growth, while adding the most quarterly customer relationships in our […]

April 29, 2021

The Office free on Peacock

In honour of 16th anniversary of the US sitcom The Office, US streaming service Peacock is making all nine seasons of the series available for free from now until March 25th. All seasons of The Office, including The Office: Superfan Episodes, are streaming exclusively on the NBCUniversal-owned platform throughout the US. Fans of The Office […]

March 19, 2021By Nik Roseveare

‘Unforgettable Entertainment’ campaign targets digital boost

Industry trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) have launched what they say is the biggest ever cross-category marketing campaign with Unforgettable Entertainment, driving engagement from new, lapsed and existing digital transactional customers. Building on the success of the BASE/DEGI New Release-focused Mega Movie Week campaigns of […]

March 15, 2021By Colin Mann