Following a licensing agreement that marked the streaming debut of iconic sitcom Will & Grace, Hulu and NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution have announced a new agreement that will make Hulu the exclusive SVoD home to all episodes of celebrated comedy series, 30 Rock, beginning October 1st, as well as hundreds of episodes of […]
Indistry TV, a US subscription streaming service that offers content shaped by its audience, has confirmed the launch of its beta platform and a 30-day free trial for new members. Indistry TV members will receive exclusive access to original programming across a variety of genres, with channels covering travel, food, fashion, art, sports, exclusive celebrity […]
Virgin Media customers can enjoy blockbuster Bollywood movies and music videos thanks to two new Asian channels on the Virgin TV platform. Rishtey CINEPLEX and MTV Beats join Virgin TV’s growing Asian station line-up, following a renewed partnership with channel-owner, Viacom 18. MTV Beats launches on channel 841 with the biggest Bollywood tracks that are […]
Tonight (September 28th), subject to the usual weather conditions, a massive AsiaSat craft will be orbited by Russian Proton rocket. AsiaSat-9 will be the largest satellite in the fleet. This next generation satellite, based on the Space Systems/Loral 1300 platform, is designed to replace AsiaSat 4 and to provide multiple C-, Ku- and Ka-Band payloads […]
The BBC World Service has launched new video versions of BBC Minute – the 60 second news bursts aimed at younger audiences around the world – and signed new broadcasting agreements with radio stations in Egypt and Jordan. Audio versions of BBC Minute are already used by partner stations around the world. Now BBC Minute […]
comScore has announced the launch of Activation, a new product suite that helps advertisers, agencies and media companies efficiently reach the right audiences at the right time while ensuring ad delivery in relevant and brand safe content. With Activation, clients use the same trusted data from comScore’s planning and measurement products to create scalable audience […]
BBC Worldwide has completed a multi-territory deal with Amazon Prime Video for McMafia – the forthcoming eight-part series set in the international world of organised crime. The deal will see Amazon Prime Video premiere the series in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, excluding the UK, China, US and Canada (North America), when it […]
TiVo has released its 18th edition of its quarterly Video Trends Report, covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, OTT, TV Everywhere, streaming devices, home assistant devices and content discovery. Based on a survey of over 3,050 consumers, TiVo’s Q2 2017 Online Video and Pay-TV Trends Report illuminates many insights, including: 1. The state of pay-TV […]
Zai Bennett, Director of Programmes for Sky UK, has called for the broadcasting industry to be more transparent in the way it reports viewing numbers, noting that the way people are watching TV is changing dramatically, and suggesting that broadcasters are underselling themselves. In a blog post, Bennett notes that while traditional ‘linear’ viewing is […]
Traditional television and TV advertising is still alive and kicking – even among those that exclusively use SVoD services such as Amazon and Netflix, research from YouGov suggests. The Broadcast to Narrowcast report divides