Analysts at Viant, the advertising tech company, has published research around the differences between Netflix and Hulu users in the US users over the past month. The sample size included 27 million Netflix users and 14 million Hulu users. The data revealed: Who is more likely to have an Amazon Echo, and how used Amazon […]
Telkom South Africa, which supplies wireline and cellular services to South African consumers and businesses, is laying off 3,000 staff. The company says the dominance of two of its rivals, Vodacom and MTN, as well as the fundamental changes taking place in the South African marketplace, plus the weak economy, has affected it decision to […]
MTV UK has announced a partnership which sees Global’s digital ad exchange, DAX, become the advertising sales and distribution partner for MTV’s first ever UK podcast series. As part of the deal, MTV will produce five podcast series based around its hit linear titles including Celebrity Ex on the Beach and Geordie Shore. Each of […]
Spanish telecoms multinational Eurona has renegotiated its existing capacity contracts with Hispasat and Avanti and in the process will save €9 million annually. Eurone says it is operational in more than 20 countries and has over 40,000 clients. The company specialises in offering satellite broadband services in small rural towns and municipalities with fewer than […]
Sky has announced the return of Seasons 1-8 of Game of Thrones so customers can rewatch every episode from the epic fantasy series. To mark the return of the multi-Emmy-award winning show, a special curated collection is now available on Sky and Sky Go, showcasing a host of Game of Thrones extras including HBO featurettes, […]
beIN Sports will broadcast the NBA Paris Game on January 24th between the Charlotte Hornets and the Milwaukee Bucks live from the AccorHotels Arena on its FTA channel for millions of fans in the MENA region. beIN Sportsis the presenting partner and official broadcaster for the game. The NBA Paris Game will mark the Milwaukee […]
Eleven Sports will be the exclusive media partner for the Belgian leg of Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather’s Legendary Icon Tour next month. Mayweather will travel to Antwerp with his Money Man team for an exhibition basketball match against leading Belgian side the Antwerp Giants at the Lotto Arena on February 28th. The game will be shown […]
Cineflix Rights, the independent TV content distributor, has closed a first-look development deal with fast-growing UK indie Curious Films. The partnership gives Cineflix Rights exclusive distribution rights to Curious Films’ new slate, working together with the producer to help drive its international profile to generate new commissions and maximise global sales. Since its launch 18 […]
Technicolor announced that Megacable, the Mexican cable operator and provider of internet and phone offerings, is delivering the latest cable access technology to meet growing demand for bandwidth-intensive offerings. Megacable is deploying the country’s first DOCSIS 3.1 services with gateway devices from Technicolor Connected Home. “Megacable is once again demonstrating its market leadership in Mexico […]
The European Audiovisual Observatory’s MAVISE TV and VOD database has been updated with new 2019 data showing that the market share of TV channels based in the UK drop by 5 per cent year on year (down to 22 per cent in 2019). However, for now the UK still remains the biggest contributor to the […]