Africa Market Briefing 2019
Advanced-Television rounds up the latest news and research in the fast-growing region. Read the issue here
November 5, 2019
DIY SOS to be honoured with BAFTA Special Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will honour DIY SOS with a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its outstanding creative contribution to television. Through highlighting important social issues the show has had a significant positive impact on individuals and audiences across the UK throughout its 20 year history. The Special Awards […]
November 5, 2019
Customer demand boost for Sky jobs
Sky has created 1,000 new jobs throughout the UK, including opening a new customer contact centre in the northern England city of Leeds, to meet growing customer demand. The creation of new roles will see Sky’s UK and Ireland employee base grow to 25,000 employees – an increase of nearly 5 per cent. As part […]
November 4, 2019
TV Koper-Capodistria to stop satellite broadcasts
The broadcasting of TV Koper-Capodistria via the Eutelsat HotBird satellite will cease on November 9th. The Deputy Director General for Radio and Television for the Autochthonous Italian National Community, Antonio Rocco, said that it was no longer possible to extend the satellite capacity leasing agreement due to the lack of necessary financial resources, The satellite […]
November 4, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome
Survey: TV in rapid decline among Comic Con attendees
A survey by Pop Culture Marketing agency Experience12 reveals that TV has fallen even further from favour among MCM Comic Con attendees with just 34 per cent saying it’s their preferred viewing device, a 13 per cent decrease since May, with both tablets and consoles increasing their share of interest. Experience12 polled 1,008 fans at […]
November 4, 2019By Nik Roseveare
OneWeb wants another $1bn
Satellite mega-constellation OneWeb is looking to raise another $1 billion (€0.9bn) as it starts work on orbiting 30 satellites per month in a few weeks. OneWeb is backed in part by Japanese media conglomerate SoftBank, although there are also reports that SoftBank is looking to exit the business. OneWeb wants to circle the planet with […]
November 4, 2019By Chris Forrester
ESPN, F1 extend rights deal
As the Formula One circus pitched up in Austin, Texas, for the US Grand Prix, ESPN and Formula 1 revealed they have forged a new agreement that will keep the FIA Formula One World Championship on ESPN and ABC through 2022. F1 returned to the ESPN networks in 2018, seeing double-digit television viewership growth in […]
November 4, 2019By Colin Mann
Rugby World Cup final most watched TV of 2019
ITV’s exclusive coverage of the Rugby World Cup Final on November 2nd reached an audience peak of 12.8 million viewers making it the most watched TV moment of 2019 on any channel. This was the biggest audience for a rugby match since the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final (also between England and South Africa). Some […]
November 4, 2019
Gravity Media consolidates subsidiaries
Gearhouse Broadcasting, Input Media, Hyperactive Broadcast and Chief Entertainment are various operating subsidiaries of Gravity Media Group. They are being brought together under the Gravity Media brand. London headquartered, Gravity Media is a regular supplier of broadcast facilities to England Rugby, BBC Sport, Sky Sport (in particular for Formula 1 coverage), the Japanese Grand Prix, […]
November 4, 2019By Chris Forrester
Media execs want more collaboration for localisation
The DPP, the media industry’s business network, released a new report to its members on the localisation and versioning processes required for the international distribution of content. Home Truths: The Localisation Challenge explores the relationships between media companies as they prepare content for global markets – and how those relationships expose the need for greater […]
November 4, 2019