GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, has announced Ajay Mehta, as Managing Director of Cinema (ITV) and OOH (Kinetic). Prior to this he used to be the MD of ITV. Mehta will also be joining the GroupM India Executive Committee (ExCo). Speaking on the development, Prasanth Kumar – CEO, GroupM South Asia said, “We […]
Sky has released the exclusive teaser trailer for Lovecraft Country. The one-hour drama series based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, follows Atticus Freeman as he joins his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is […]
Law&Crime Network, the 24/7 live trial and true crime network, has launched two dueling daily special reports as mass protests rock the nation in all fifty states. The two shows, “Justice & Peace” and “Keeping the Peace,” cover the day’s issues from the perspective of protestors and law enforcement officers respectively. On May 25th, Minneapolis […]
Sky has announced a series of commitments to help tackle racial injustice. To ensure the commitments are delivered, Sky will invest £10million per year across its markets for each of the next three years, and its work will be overseen, implemented and measured by new diversity action and advisory groups. Sky’s commitments to support anti-racism […]
Two-thirds of the world’s pay-TV operators will gain subscribers between 2019 and 2025 according to the Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Covering 502 operators across 135 countries, the report estimates that 59 per cent will also increase their revenues over the same period. The top 50 operators accounted for
Findings from analyst firm Parks Associates indicate that 76 per cent of US broadband households subscribed to an OTT video service in Q1 2020, while the churn rate for streaming services was 41 per cent. Sixty-two per cent of US broadband
In a filing made to the FCC, SpaceX said that its Starlink service would help bridge the digital divide using the 12 GHz satellite frequency band (Ku-band). The filing was made in a response to a filing made on May 26th by the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) which argued that the 12 GHz band should […]
To mark the return of the Premier League next week, Sky Sports will launch a series of innovations and features to give fans a more immersive experience and the opportunity to share the big moments live with family and friends on virtual platforms. With an additional 25 matches to be screened ‘free to air’ on […]
Season-ticket holders at Championship football clubs will be able to watch their team’s remaining regular-season games online via the iFollow service, the EFL has announced. Access will be determined by the club with which the supporter holds the season ticket. It “may be in lieu of a refund or part of a wider package as […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) indicate that 80 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices (such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV stick or set-top box, Chromecast, or Apple TV), connected video game systems, and/or connected Blu-ray players. This is an increase […]