WWE has announced its first-ever weekly podcast series, After the Bell, will launch on October 30th. Hosted by Corey Graves, After the Bell offers fans an edgy and unpredictable look at the latest in Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown and NXT. The podcast is the first for WWE Podcast Network, a partnership between WWE and Endeavor Audio. Each Wednesday, Graves will break down the […]
SPI International affiliate Kino Polska TV’s newest venture is a production arm that is designed to deliver big-budget, Polish and international movies, along with TV productions that celebrate the traditions and history of Poland. “Poland is a country with a rich history and culture, and we have all these incredibly talented people around us. SPI and […]
E4 has acquired the UK exclusive broadcast rights for new CBS comedy Man With A Plan, starring Matt LeBlanc. The deal with CBS Studios International also gives E4 the UK linear television premiere of Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Discovery, which had previously only been available to watch on Netflix in the UK, and Man […]
The IAB Technology Laboratory (Tech Lab) has announced that SpotX Chief Scientist Neal Richter was elected by its board of directors as the new chair. In this position, Richter will play a key role in guiding the Tech Lab’s work to evolve privacy-compliant standards for programmatic advertising, simplify video ad delivery, increase supply chain transparency, […]
Netflix has secured the rights to Jeff Smith’s award-winning and New York Times best-selling international comic book series, Bone, with plans to develop an animated kids series that follows the iconic Bone cousins on an adventure through an uncharted desert and into a mysterious valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Bone has been published […]
It was a huge week for Cartoon Network’s most awarded Asia Pacific original series. At MIPCOM, the second season of Lamput, the slapstick chase comedy, was nominated for an International Kids Emmy and scooped an additional two Asian Academy Creative Awards. It is the first time an original from Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific has […]
Operative, the ad management platform of choice for the world’s largest media brands, has announced the appointment of Said Bacho as Senior Vice President, EMEA. With immediate effect, Bacho joins Operative on a full-time basis after engaging with the company as a consultant. During his consultancy period, he has contributed to the development of Operative’s […]
Research from Ampere Analysis finds that over one quarter of all content spend worldwide is devoted to sports rights. In 2018, 26 per cent of global content spend was focused on sports rights acquisition at a value of nearly $38 billion (€34.4bn). This figure has almost doubled from $20 billion in 2012. Put another way, […]
The EU has ordered Broadcom to halt exclusivity deals with six TV and modem makers for up to three years while EU antitrust authorities investigate whether these agreements have an anti-competitive purpose. Broadcom said it would comply with the order but would launch an appeal in the European courts, disputing the commission’s assessment of provisions […]
As new video platforms continue to proliferate and entertainment trends evolve, children are consuming increasing amounts of content from a wider variety of sources, and often multi-tasking to fit more in, according to the latest Kids Tech consumer survey results from Futuresource Consulting. The research, covering children aged three to 16 across Brazil, China, France, […]