Facebook users in France and Germany are leaving the social media platform even faster than expected. For the second forecast in a row, eMarketer has downgraded Facebook user growth in both countries, as younger users shift to other platforms. In France this year, Facebook will experience a decline in users for the first time, whereas […]
Andreas Jacobi, CEO and Co-founder of Make.TV – the live video cloud and a division of LTN Global – has shared five media trends that he believes will define 2020. Cloud applications will optimise the gig economy for video contributors: It’s currently a difficult and slow process for a stringer to contribute video to a […]
South Africa conglomerate Naspers has reported half-year revenues up 20 per cent to $10.2 billion (€9.2bn). The company, which is one of the largest technology investors in the world, told shareholders that its half-year profits had fallen by 48 per cent and not helped by a reduction in the value of Chinese on-line site Tencent […]
Amazon has announced that The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team, a new docuseries following the Australian Men’s Cricket Team, is coming to Amazon Prime Video. Picking up immediately after the ball tampering incident in South Africa that led to an outpouring of disappointment and shock around the world, The Test begins with the […]
ZEE5 has appointed DMS, the digital arm of Choueiri Group, as its exclusive media representative for the Middle East market. ZEE5 offers over 100,000 hours of content across 17 languages (including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali and Marathi). ZEE5 also packs in 60+ live TV channels, making it a completely integrated entertainment offering. The platform follows […]
At The Races (ATR) has agreed a multi-year turnover based streaming and data deal with Betfred, commencing January 2020. The deal covers the delivery of streaming and raceday data (which ATR sells as licensee for its racecourse rights holders) across ATR’s UK horseracing content and shifts the pricing of that product from a pence per […]
Channel 4 is celebrating its brand-new original online comedy strand, with an exclusive live-stream event on Channel 4 Comedy’s YouTube channel on November 26th from 8pm. This unique evening of comedy, titled The Paddock, will highlight new content produced by creative partner Blink Industries. Fresh, anarchic and eclectic with their approach, Blink Industries have brought […]
Amazon Prime Video has announced the title of the third series from The Walking Dead universe, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, which will be coming to the streaming platform in Spring 2020. Following the success of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, the next series is co-created by Scott M. Gimple, with Matt […]
CryptoGuard, a global provider of CAS/DRM content protection and IPTV/OTT solutions, has announced that its Advanced Security CAS has successfully completed a rigorous review by Cartesian, a specialist in security auditing service. Cartesian’s Farncombe Security Audit is an independent industry-recognised methodology for reviewing security system requirements meeting the major Hollywood studios standards. The audit covers […]
Nevion, award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, announced today that Riot Games, the publisher of the most-played PC game in the world and the organization behind League of Legends Esports, used Nevion’s software-defined media node Virtuoso as part of its remote production of the recent League of Legends World Championship Final. In doing so, […]