In the spring of 2018, Playboy entrusted its European TV channel development to the DORCEL Group. Today, Playboy TV Europe is celebrating two years of novelty, travel, eroticism and lifestyle with innovative content that has already attracted more than 8 millions subscribers, from Sweden to Croatia, via France and Germany. Playboy TV Europe is completely revamping social codes with […]
Saudi Arabia may be entering the bidding for Germany’s Bundesliga rights in the Middle East, in the latest move to make new investments in international sport and confound rival Gulf state backed media. Germany’s top division is currently in exclusive talks with beIN Sports to renew the Qatar-based network’s $250 million five-year deal, which runs […]
The global mid-year forecast from media investment company GroupM shows declines in consumer and advertising spend across the board. Covid-19 sharply transformed the global advertising economy from a 6.2 per cent growth rate in 2019 to a decline of 11.9 per cent, excluding the effects of increased US political advertising. This decline returns the industry […]
According to data from digital TV integrated software solutions provider Mirada, there has been an unprecedented rise in worldwide TV content consumption since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown. Mirada’s findings, from its LogIQ data analytics platform, compare consumption across its customers’ pay-TV services before and during the coronavirus crisis in the territories in which […]
Americans using illegal piracy devices are much more likely to bring malware and hackers into the home, a Digital Citizens Alliance survey of 1,512 US has consumers found. In the poll conducted last month, one in four Americans who use piracy devices in the home say he or she had a malware problem in the […]
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, will be available on Google platforms and devices including Android, Android TV devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices on July 15th. At that time, Peacock will offer a free tier featuring more than 7,500 hours of movies, shows, and timely live and on-demand programming across news, sports, reality and late […]
UK adults spent a quarter of their waking day online during lockdown – a record high – according to research from Ofcom. During April, adults spent an average of four hours a day online, up from three-and-a-half in September 2019, the communications watchdog reported. Seven in 10 people made video calls at least once a […]
The ITV Hub has said it will “supersize” its content offering this summer, offering audiences “the biggest dramas, documentaries and reality TV of 2020”. In drama, viewers will have another opportunity to binge scripted commissions White House Farm, Quiz and Flesh and Blood, as well as the most recent series of Liar and Bancroft. Meanwhile, […]
Technicolor has reached an agreement with lenders to restructure itself and provide the company with some €420 million in a new financial structure. The plan is due to be endorsed on July 20th at an extraordinary general meeting. The new lenders include Bain Capital, Alcentra and BpiFrance Participations and the scheme calls for debt equalisation […]
Research commissioned by networking systems, services and software company Ciena has found that seven out of 10 (69 per cent) British adults are now working from home at least some of the time, up from 9 per cent before Covid-19 lockdown measures took effect. This 776 per cent increase is not just a temporary change, […]