Analysts at research firm MoffettNathanson, in a note that uses this week’s news that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has refused the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) scheme to sell off some of their satellite spectrum over the US, says the market is “starved” for mid-band spectrum for 5G, and there was and is very real political […]
Médiamétrie has launched audience measurement for catch-up radio (content listened to after broadcast) and native podcasts (original audio content). This measurement provides subscribers with key indicators on the audience of this content, namely the number of listeners, listening times and amounts, and listener profiles. It is based on a 3,000-strong panel of people aged 13 […]
Internet TV streaming service netgem.tv has announced a partnership with sports subscription service Premier Sports. The broadcaster, which is available to 16 million homes, has chosen the netgem.tv platform as a strategic partner in order to capitalise on the brand’s capability to distribute content via fibre optic connectivity across the UK. The tie-up will mean […]
Wurl, a provider of streaming video distribution and advertising services for connected TV (CTV), has reported that all of its key growth metrics accelerated in the third quarter of 2019, including ad impressions, hours of viewing and revenue per user. In addition, Wurl launched its service in four more countries during the quarter. The Wurl […]
The Inmarsat $6 billion (€5.4bn) sale to a private equity-led consortium will close next week following a routine Court hearing on November 29th. Inmarsat is being acquired by Connect Bidco which is a consortium comprising Apax Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and Warburg Pincus. However, London-based Inmarsat has also […]
Quibi and Lionsgate have announced the series order of the drama Swimming with Sharks, to be written and produced by Kathleen Robertson and directed by Tucker Gates. Lionsgate describes Swimming with Sharks as a “contemporary update of George Huang’s original film that both celebrates and skewers the Hollywood studio system”. In this adaptation, a young […]
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has announced that Pierluigi Gazzolo, President of VIMN Americas and Executive Vice President of Nickelodeon International, has been appointed President of OTT International and Viacom International Studios (VIS), signaling the increasing importance of VIMN’s OTT and Studio businesses. Gazzolo will report to David Lynn, President & CEO of VIMN. In […]
StarzPlay, the SVoD service from Starz, has acquired the DC superhero drama Doom Patrol. All 15 episodes of the first season will launch exclusively in the UK on January 2nd 2020. The series reimagines one of DC’s most beloved group of Superheroes; Robotman aka Cliff Steele (played by Brendan Fraser), Negative Man aka Larry Trainor […]
Deltatre, the global sports and entertainment media technology provider, has powered the launch of the new streaming service BritBox. BritBox chose Deltatre as its front-end and design partner, utilising ‘AXIS’, the company’s targeted UX management platform, to power the front-end of its streaming service. AXIS helps non-technical editorial teams take control of all touchpoints in […]
IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, has announced a new multi-year television deal which will make e.tv the home of IMPACT Wrestling across more than 50 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The exclusive broadcast deal will showcase IMPACT Wrestling’s flagship weekly shows IMPACT! and Xplosion, plus four annual pay-per-views, its new IMPACT Plus […]