SpaceX has been awarded a satellite launch contract for a Turkish craft, Turksat 5A. Ali Taha Koç, head of the country’s Presidential Digital Transformation Office, said the satellite is being built by Airbus Defense and Space, among the pioneers in aerospace technology. “With Turksat 5A, Turkey will have a coverage area that encompasses the Middle […]
MIPCOM has announced that the 36th annual international television content market will now take place entirely online as MIPCOM ONLINE+. The physical gathering, previously scheduled to take place as MIPCOM RENDEZVOUS CANNES, is cancelled due to the continued impact of Covid-19. MIPCOM ONLINE+ will be centred around the digital MIPCOM Week that occurs October 12th […]
Silverbird Television has agreed a deal to broadcast one live Premier League match per week over the course of the 2020 – 2021 season. This deal was agreed with Integral, the current free-to-air rights holder for the Premier League matches in Nigeria. Integral secured its rights in a sub-licence deal from the Infront Sports & […]
US pay-radio operator SiriusXM has increased its guidance for net growth in its pay-radio operation by a net 700,000 and above the previous 500,000 expectations for the year. “Our business continues to demonstrate strong performance and favorable trends since we resumed providing our subscriber and financial guidance in conjunction with our second quarter earnings report. […]
Digital advertising brand safety body Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) has launched the TAG Brand Safety Certified Program, which it says is the ad industry’s largest and broadest global brand safety certification programme. At launch, 112 companies have been certified through the programme, including 31 that are certifying their global operations. Among the TAG Brand Safety […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, and the National Football League (NFL) have announced they will debut six new insights through the NFL’s Next Gen Stats platform powered by AWS during the September 10th season kick-off game between the Houston Texans and the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. The new advanced stats will […]
OzTAM has introduced connected TV (CTV) co-viewing data to its Video Player Measurement (VPM) Report. This enhancement evolves the VPM service from a 1:1 people-to-device measure for broadcaster VoD (BVoD) to reflect that people often watch BVoD content together on a CTV. Co-viewing expands on the demographic profiles that OzTAM introduced to the VPM service […]
The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful snowman from Disney animated feature Frozen and its sequel, are set to be revealed in a new Walt Disney Animation Studios animated short, Once Upon a Snowman. The film follows Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the […]
beIN Sports and the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) have announced a new partnership to air the 2020 Fall Championship Tournament from September 21st through October 2nd. The announcement marks the first-ever broadcast partnership for NISA and adds another league to beIN Sports’ sports programming line-up. Games will be aired in the US and Canada […]
A survey of US moviegoers from Comscore has found that audiences are feeling more confident heading to cinemas thanks to the expansive safety procedures implemented by exhibitors. Comscore says the survey results, captured in conjunction with Screen Engine/ASI, demonstrate another positive indicator for the global theatrical industry’s road to recovery. The survey revealed key insights […]