Telia Company has reached an agreement with Polhem Infra for the sale of its international carrier business, Telia Carrier, for a value of SEK 9,450 million (€900.1m) on a cash and debt free basis. At the same time, Telia Company enters a long-term strategic partnership with Telia Carrier, securing continuous network solutions to Telia’s customers. […]
This week IMPACT Wrestling, the long-running US grappling promotion, returns to free-to-air prime-time TV in the UK via a partnership with Premier Sports and its FreeSports channel. To hype the new agreement, IMPACT Wrestling’s Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore spoke exclusively to Advanced-Television about the importance of the deal, and what the future holds for […]
ITV Studios, a global creator, producer and distributor of programmes, and Something Special, Korea’s format and creativity-led, global content, development, production and distribution company, have agreed a deal which will see the two companies work together to create and develop new formats to take to the international market. Something Special is a new company which […]
Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, and Tru Optik, the identity resolution specialist across streaming and connected media, have announced the launch of new advanced streaming behaviour segments. With the segments now available in Tru Optik’s Data Marketplace, brands and agencies can better utilise Comscore’s consumer streaming and connected TV viewing habits […]
Sportfive is collaborating with Bundesliga International to market free TV rights within the territory of sub-Saharan Africa for the next 3 seasons The deal also includes the previously reported marketing of Bundesliga media rights within the territory of Latin America, excluding Brazil, for the ongoing 2020-21 Bundesliga season The cooperation regarding the territory of sub-Saharan […]
OpenSignal’s Games Experience metric is a measure of how mobile users experience real-time multiplayer mobile gaming on an operator’s network. Measured on a scale of 0-100, it analyses how our users’ multiplayer mobile gaming experience is affected by mobile network conditions including latency, packet loss and jitter to determine the impact on gameplay. EE is […]
Sky Sports will broadcast sailing’s 36th America’s Cup, the oldest international trophy in world sport, in March 2021. The new deal means Sky Sports will show the America’s Cup World Series, Christmas Regatta and Prada Challenger series, culminating with the 2021 America’s Cup Match starting on March 6th. On top of live TV coverage, Sky […]
NBCUniversal has named Susan Rovner as chairman of entertainment content for television and streaming. Rovner joins NBCU as part of a reorganisation that brings the company’s television, cable and streaming operations together under Mark Lazarus, chairman for television and streaming. Rovner will work closely with Frances Berwick, who became chairman of entertainment networks at NBCU. […]
The Simpsons, the longest running scripted primetime show in television history, will premiere its 31st season on Disney+ on November 6th in the UK and Ireland. The 22-episode season brings viewers back to Springfield for a fresh batch of episodes to binge alongside the service’s set of every season available since the show first aired in 1989. […]
BAFTA-winning writer and producer Anil Gupta has joined Sky Studios, Sky’s development and production arm, as Creative Director for original comedy in the UK. Focussing on in-house production, Gupta will work with new and established talent to develop scripted comedy projects for Sky Studios. Gupta’s credits include Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No. 42, […]