The Switch, a provider of production services and global delivery of live video, has announced that it was recently chosen by NESN (New England Sports Network), one of the preeminent regional sports networks (RSNs) in the US, to deliver next-generation IP infrastructure and content delivery services. NESN tapped The Switch’s high-performance hybrid fiber/internet network to […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) and La Claqueta PC have announced a co-development deal for Jamila, a fictional drama series for television. The production company will co-develop the series with VIS, with the participation of Alberto Marini, Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, and a massive dream team of talented professionals from the Spanish market involved in the script […]
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts told a Goldman Sachs virtual event that the number of people signing-up for NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service has jumped 50 per cent to 15 million in the last six weeks. Roberts claimed that Peacock has become the No. 2 most popular app among Comcast’s Flex customers behind Netflix. It is also […]
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, total global revenue for Broadband Access equipment increased to $3.3 billion (€2.7bn), up 6 per cent from Q2 2019. Growth came from spending on PON equipment, particularly in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), where total PON equipment revenue reached $876 million. “Fibre expansion projects continue to expand […]
The real-life dramas of criminal trials in the US now have an international audience as Court TV launches in the UK. Court TV is now available on Sky channel 179, with more distribution agreements expected to be announced soon. Building on its popularity with US audiences and advertisers, Court TV’s UK channel provides viewers access […]
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE and Google have reached an agreement to use Google Cloud’s Artificial Intelligence and machine learning tools to translate subtitles of TV content from RTVE into different languages (English, Italian, French, German) aiming to reach an International audience. Currently, RTVE is subtitling in English its newscasts (Telediario 1 and 2 also in […]
The BBC’s annual report, covering April 2019 – March 2020, shows the BBC remains the most used media organisation in the UK, with 41 million people per day on average using it last year. The 90 per cent of the UK population using the BBC each week rose to 94 per cent in March this […]
The share of content licensed to services owned by Studios across European markets has increased from 18 per cent in 2018 to 30 per cent in the last year, according to data from international content consultancy 3Vision. Media consolidation has helped to fuel direct-to-consumer (D2C) growth over the past few years with multiple services launched […]
Apple has announced Apple One, a new bundle providing all Apple’s subscription services in one plan, including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud. With a single subscription, customers in over 100 countries and regions can access all Apple services across their devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, […]
FuboTV, the US streaming service with a focus on sports, has raised its subscriber guidance for Q3 2020 as a result of the start of NFL and the autumn sports seasons. The company also issued 2020 and 2021 revenue and subscriber guidance in a letter to its shareholders. Additionally, fuboTV’s common stock has been approved […]