TVSquared, a global player in TV attribution, has released 2019 TV ad performance insights for UK brands. The report reveals the highest- and lowest-performing TV buy elements for the year thus far, including days, dayparts, creative lengths and programming genres. Using data from its always-on ADvantage platform, TVSquared analysed £49.2 million in TV ad spend and more than 300,000 […]
The news that Disney’s new OTT service Disney+ is in advanced talks for exclusive carriage on France’s Canal Plus is good news for the French pay-TV broadcaster, according to a report from investment analysts at Deutsche Bank. The fact that an extremely popular library of Disney content – not least Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar […]
Consumer broadband-by-satellite specialist Viasat has reported a strong set of results for its Q1 period with revenues up 22 per cent, and losses trimmed with EBITDA growth up an impressive 115 per cent. Viasat provides broadband to its consumers – and government users – direct via satellite and is expanding its coverage outside of the […]
ITV has agreed to sell its South Bank studios for £145.6 million (€169.8m). The London Television Centre, the former home of This Morning breakfast show on the capital’s South Bank will be offloaded in a deal with Mitsubishi Estate London Limited. In a statement, ITV confirmed the sale, saying: “ITV has today exchanged contracts for […]
A study from Juniper Research has found that the number of consumer mixed reality app installs will reach 10 billion by 2024; rising from 3 billion in 2019. Mixed reality overlays interactive digital images and videos onto the real world through a smartphone, tablet or smart glasses. The research, Consumer Mixed Reality: Emerging Opportunities, Vendor […]
According to the Q3 2019 Games Market Dynamics: U.S. report from The NPD Group, overall total industry consumer spending on video gaming in the US reached $9.18 billion (€8.3bn) in the third quarter of 2019 (July – September), an increase of 1 per cent compared to the same time period last year. Double-digit per centage […]
Companies looking to shoot short-form content, such as TV commercials, in the Middle East can now benefit from express access to Abu Dhabi Film Commission’s 30 per cent cash rebate on production and post-production spend. As well as TV commercials, the rebate is applicable to feature films, television dramas and series, documentaries, and telemovies shot […]
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that a leading Angolan satellite services company has signed a contract for C-Band HTS capacity on the newly launched AMOS-17 communication satellite. The Angolan company will utilise capacity on AMOS-17 primarily for cellular backhaul to better connect rural and low-density communities throughout the Southern African country. […]
Insight TV, the 4K UHD HDR broadcaster, content creator and format seller, has partnered with global multi-platform channel Red Bull TV to broadcast the 2019 Street-Style Football World Championship finals live in 4K UHD HDR on November 15th. Taking place in Miami, Florida, the 90-minute event will be broadcast live on all of Insight TV’s […]
WWE has announced its new monthly series, “Stone Cold’”Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions, will begin streaming on WWE Network immediately following Survivor Series on November 24th. Hosted and produced by WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin, the series will feature no-holds barred, one-on-one conversations with the biggest names in WWE history, including Legends, Superstars and celebrity […]