KLH Solutions, a broadcast management system solution provider, in Tel-Aviv, Israel, has announced the launch of a completely new Ads Management System for KAN, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp’s multi-platforms. Managing its multi-million worth of ads & endorsements on 3 TV Channels, 9 radio stations and digital assets, KLH developed an advanced system to support the […]
The Premier League and Infront have agreed a new partnership for free-to-air rights across sub-Saharan Africa for three years commencing with the 2019/20 season. The rights to the Premier League cover over 40 sub-Saharan countries, including major territories such as South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. “We are very pleased to be working with Infront […]
According to the Western Europe OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research, there will be 131.20 million gross SVoD subscriptions in Western Europe by 2024, doubling from 65.19 million by end-2018. About 13 million subscribers will be added in 2019 alone, with a similar number of additions expected in 2020. […]
Amid rising concerns over the intensifying trade war between the US and China, South Korean and Chinese TV makers are cutting panel orders in the second quarter, according to IHS Markit. The reduction in panel demand is intended to cut inventory that was carried over from previous quarters, as reported by the IHS Markit TV […]
Dave Shull has been named as TiVo’s new President/CEO. Ragu Rau who has been in the CEO’s chair as temporary chief executive takes on the role as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Shull comes to TiVo from The Weather Channel and has also held senior positions at Dish Network. TiVo used the occasion […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, licensees of three Scottish premises – Natalie Coggans, the Designated Premises Manager (DPM) of Woodhead Bar, Andrew Quay, DPM of Darroch Bar and Lorraine Robertson, DPM of The Grange – have each been ordered to pay £10,000 (€111,283) in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports […]
South Africa’s Multichoice, which owns pay-TV operator DStv and controls the SuperSport cluster of channels, has filed a suit in the nation’s High Court against media regulator ICASA. The writ argues that Multichoice could go out of business if ICASA’s proposed regulation over Sports rights goes ahead. Multichoice asks the Court to order ICASA to […]
FIFA and beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment group, have today announced a media rights agreement that will see beIN Sports, beIN’s flagship sports network, exclusively broadcast next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup France in more than 30 countries across Asia and the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The deal means that […]
Forty per cent of TV ad spending will be data-enabled in 2020, according to a study commissioned by Comcast’s Blockgraph initiative. The survey of 150 advertisers and agencies was conducted by Advertiser Perceptions and found advertisers claimed 20 per cent of their TV spending was data-driven in 2018; it’s on course to be 29 per […]
Game of Thrones ended last week and after 8 seasons, 73 episodes, 4,354 minutes and 5,863 deaths – producing a lot of data in the process. Research and strategy company MTM has pulled apart the numbers underpinning one of the biggest TV shows of all time. 1. Let Down Despite the gory conclusions, on aggregate […]