Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television have announced an upcoming Fast & Furious animated series, the first series in an expansion of their ongoing multi-year deal for original animated kids and family programming. Following Comcast-NBCUniversal’s acquisition of the animation studio, the relationship has been expanded to include a first look at DreamWorks Animation animated series based […]
2017 was a stellar year for the recorded music business, according to MIDiA research. Global recorded music revenues reached $17.4 billion in 2017 in trade values, up from $16 billion in 2016, an annual growth rate of 8.5 per cent. Streaming has, unsurprisingly, been the driver of growth, growing revenues by 39 per cent year-on-year, […]
ThinkAnalytics has boosted its executive team with the appointment of Rob Sowers as senior vice president of sales. Sowers will lead the firm’s expansion and business development drive in the North American pay-TV/OTT personalised content discovery and viewer analytics market. Sowers is most well-known for his nearly five-year tenure as Digitalsmiths’ vice president of sales […]
WORK Microwave, a European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, has announced that satellite TV provider Kiwisat is using WORK Microwave’s DVB Satellite Broadcast Modulator for its new DTH offering in the Caribbean. Fully compliant with all DVB standards, including the latest and most efficient DVB-S2X specification, WORK Microwave’s modulator will provide Kiwisat with increased […]
Mediacorp and Grab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a partnership that will set a new benchmark for in-car experience for Grab passengers. The collaboration is also aimed at creating more income opportunities for Grab drivers in Singapore. Under the terms of the MOU, Mediacorp and Grab will co-create tailor-made content for in-transit […]
Griiip, manufacturer of the ground-breaking G1 Formula cars and founder of the new G1 Series for drivers aspiring to reach Formula 1, has teamed up with LiveU to create a paradigm shift in the way that motorsport is covered, both in terms of technological simplicity and cost reduction. Griiip set out to provide dynamic, premium […]
The BBC has streamed a full Rugby League match between the York City Knights and Catalans Dragons live in UHD and High Dynamic Range on BBC iPlayer Beta, marking the first time the broadcaster has streamed a live event in the format. Writing in the BBC Technology and Creativity Blog, Phil Layton, Head of Broadcast […]
Despite adding 84 million subscribers between 2017 and 2023, subscription and PPV revenues for the world’s top 517 pay-TV operators will fall by $18 billion (€14.67bn) to $183 billion, according to analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the total, 29 pay-TV operators earned more than
La Liga’s goal of selling its TV rights at a higher price for the next three seasons, both internationally and domestically, is not proving successful. The top-flight Spanish football league aims to get around €300 million across Europe and €1 billion per year as a total across international markets (up from €650 million) plus €1.3 […]
Sky overtook Procter & Gamble as the biggest spender on traditional advertising in the UK in 2017, increasing year-on-year spend by 2.7 per cent to £197.1 million (€224.7m), according to Nielsen data. P&G’s spend dropped 1.4 per cent versus 2016 to £196.8 million, as did BT’s who retained third place despite a fall of 3.8 […]