VIDAA, the smart TV operating system, has launched its new OS focused on the US market on Hisense smart TVs, following a large-scale deployment in Latin America. Less than three years old, VIDAA now streams an average of one billion hours of content per month in 180 countries and territories. Additionally, the OS supports AirPlay […]
The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), a US-based collaboration of companies focused on promoting innovation in media measurement, metrics and data, has announced the appointment of Tameka Kee as Deputy Managing Director. Kee joins CIMM with nearly two decades of ad industry experience that spans events, marketing, communications, and content strategy across previous roles […]
Having failed to attract sufficient votes to confirm her October 2021 nomination as an FCC Commissioner, US President Biden has renominated Gigi Sohn to fill the vacant fifth commissioner seat. The new appointment will be for a five year term retroactively starting on July 1st, 2021, filling the seat previously held by former FCC Chairman […]
Governor Phil Murphy and Netflix have announced that the streame will develop a state-of-the-art East Coast production facility on the former Fort Monmouth campus in Monmouth County, transforming a property that has been largely vacant for more than a decade into an economic engine that is estimated to create more than 1,500 permanent production jobs […]
iSpot.tv, the TV measurement company, has reported preliminary linear TV ad impressions in the US for the 2022 World Cup. The footballing action, which included 64 original game airings plus additional replays across FOX, FS1, Fox Deportes, Telemundo and Universo, collectively delivered more than 14.7k ads and close to 6.2k minutes of commercial time to […]
Gilat Satellite Networks, a global player in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, has announced that the company and Intelsat are expanding their strategic partnership with multimillion-dollar agreements to increase in-flight connectivity (IFC) in the Americas. Gilat hubs deployed in the US and Brazil will be expanded to support increased network capacity to address growing […]
Nielsen’s latest report from The Gauge, the media measurement company’s monthly snapshot of total TV and streaming usage in the US, revealed that time spent watching television climbed considerably in November, marking the second-highest month of overall TV consumption in 2022, behind January. The Gauge reported five days in November with over 100 billion minutes of […]
According to the latest DASH study by The Advertising Research Foundation (ARF), the household penetration levels of the major subscription streaming services held mostly flat YoY in the US, with the exception of Paramount+, which has jumped up to 17 per cent from 11 per cent. Additionally, Disney (41 per cent up from 39 per […]
Extreme E, the electric racing series which has just completed its second season, has appointed David Gillett joining as Head of Media Rights. Gillett previously worked at Formula One Management from 2006 where he spent 11 years working in the media rights team. He then moved to Pitch International and worked on behalf of […]
Space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult has released the 22nd edition of its annual Government Space Programs report, evidencing a continued increase in global governments’ space budgets. This year has seen a cumulative spend of $103 billion (€96.7bn) in 2022, a 9 per cent increase since last year and a record high for the […]