Advanced Television

BFI commits to disabled filmmaking community

The BFI’s Busting the Bias forum which aims to break down barriers for disabled talent in the production industries, has outlined a series of commitments to the disabled filmmaking community to help drive a stronger and more inclusive industry. Headlined by BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials, The Aeronauts) in conversation with actor and […]

February 5, 2020

Monopoly Events presents Comic Con Liverpool 2020

Monopoly Events team are proud to host Comic Con Liverpool 2020. The event takes place at Exhibition Centre Liverpool (L3 4FP) on March 6th, 7th and 8th. The Con boasts special guests never before seen in the UK such as the one and only Mickey Rourke, Tank Girl herself, Lori Petty, Sabrina the Teenage Witch […]

February 5, 2020

Admongrel TV Analytics launches EPG integration

With over 20 million actual events captured by its panel every day, Admongrel Real Time Analytics measures the real TV programming consumed by households, to give broadcasters and subsequently advertisers and agencies a true understanding of the merits of the service and helps them optimise their strategies. Admongrel TV Analytics is now integrating the  Electronic […]

February 5, 2020

WWE’s Total Bellas return April 9th

WWE reality show Total Bellas returns for its season 5 premiere on April 9th at 10pm ET/PT on E! in the US. Season highlights include: Nikki and Brie finally act on an ever growing need to reconnect with their father while working on their memoir. While they want to learn more about him, his family and […]

February 5, 2020

Research: Solo TV viewing on the rise

SVoD services are often credited with driving seismic shifts in the economics of the TV industry. But they are also causing subtler changes in how consumers watch TV – and are leading to a steady decline in the importance of TV as a social occasion. Consumer research from Ampere Analysis has found

February 4, 2020

YouTube ads generate $15bn revenue in 2019

YouTube ads generated $15.15 billion (€13.7bn) in revenue in fiscal 2019, with $4.72 billion in Q4 alone, reported parent company Alphabet. The figure is up from the $11.16 billion revenue in 2018, including $3.61 billion in Q4 of that year. Ruth Porat, CFO of Google and Alphabet, said YouTube’s non-advertising revenue, such as subscriptions to […]

February 4, 2020

Black Dragon to acquire Grass Valley

Black Dragon Capital has completed an agreement with Belden in which it will acquire Grass Valley, a supplier of broadcast and media solutions for the production and distribution of content worldwide. The deal, which will be finalised during Q1 2020, will transfer full control of all Grass Valley assets to Black Dragon, which plans to […]

February 4, 2020

Portugal starts DTT frequency migration to enable 5G

Portugal will start the DTT frequency migration process on February 7th to free up the frequencies necessary for the rollout of 5G mobile technology. The process will start at the Sines transmitter site and follows a successful pilot in Odivelas last November. At stake is the 700 MHz frequency, currently used for DTT broadcasting, which […]

February 4, 2020From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Disney On Ice returns for UK spring tour

Get ready to enter a world of adventure featuring daring tales from across the kingdom in Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival when the show tours the UK this spring. Attendees will join fearless wayfinder Moana and the greatest demigod that ever lived, Maui, on an action-packed voyage to return the stolen heart of […]

February 4, 2020

France: Okoo hits 40m views

France Télévisions’ kids digital platform Okoo, since launching on December 9th 2019, has reached 40 million viewers, overtaking the combined total from similar services Ludo and Zouzous. Half of all consumption has come via an IPTV box connected to the TV set, has indicated French PSB group at a press conference for a new teenage […]

February 4, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris