Inside Secure, a specialist in security solutions for mobile and connected devices, has reported revenue in Q3 2017 was $11.4 million, up 47 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2017 and down by 5 per cent from the third quarter of 2016 when the Company benefited from exceptionally high royalties, in particular from […]
Clikia, has announced the full-scale launch of Clikia TV, a streaming cable television subscription service in the US that delivers over 40 of Cable TV’s most popular channels in HD, accompanied by a channel guide, through the Clikia App (iTunes Store, the Google Play Store, on Amazon and Roku, and via Google Chromecast) for any […]
MP & Silva, an international media company that provides media rights distribution, digital and technology services, and sponsorship consultancy, has announced that the Board has appointed Seamus O’Brien as President and Group Chief Executive Officer of MP & Silva, effective January 1st 2018. O’Brien has over 30 years’ experience in leading executive positions in the […]
The diplomatic problems between Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Gulf states and Qatar has escalated and now threatens the TV output from Qatar-based beIN Sports. October 18th saw Egypt’s prosecutor-general name and refer Nasser Al-Khelaifi, beIN Media Group’s CEO (and president of football club Paris Saint Germain) to Egypt’s Commercial Court and alleging “monopolistic practices” […]
BBC Research & Development has announced a five-year research partnership with eight UK Universities to unlock the potential of data in the media. The Data Science Research Partnership will be at the forefront of machine learning in the media industry, helping create a more personal BBC that can inform, educate and entertain in new ways. […]
Performance management company Nielsen is now offering the broadcast industry a syndicated solution to measure independently subscription-based streaming content. With the commercial release of Nielsen Subscription Video On Demand (SVoD) Content Ratings, eight major television networks and production studios, including A&E Networks, Disney-ABC, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Warner Brothers and others, have already signed on to subscribe […]
NFL Football has the most enthusiastic fan base by far, according to a study by Adobe and TDG. Using a 10-point scale, where 1 means “definitely not a fan” and 10 means “you’re a super fan”, respondents in the US were asked to rank their enthusiasm on a list of 15 sports. For NFL Football, […]
Brazil’s antitrust authority, the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) has approved AT&T’s pending acquisition of Time Warner. “We appreciate the hard work by CADE to review and evaluate the AT&T-Time Warner merger and approve it based on its benefits to Brazilian consumers,” said David McAtee, senior executive vice president and general counsel, AT&T. As […]
Data analytics and behavioural science specialist Cambridge Analytica’s brand-focused division, CA Commercial, has launched a new TV targeting product, SelecTV, at Advertising Week in New York. According to Cambridge Analytica (CA), SelecTV offers 100 per cent target audience density through the one-to-one precision of addressable TV advertising. Using a well-established industry benchmark, CA estimates the […]
Orange and Discovery Communications have reached an agreement to add Eurosport 2 to the programming line-up of the Spanish TV platform. Eurosport 2 will be available free of charge to subscribers of the premium package Orange TV y Series (€8.95 a month otherwise) with over 40 TV channels and 3,500 hours of à la carte […]