Advanced Television

Nielsen adds addressable measurement

Measurement and data analytics company Nielsen is adding addressable measurement to its National TV currency. Through strategic data integrations, Nielsen will add ~55 million devices across smart TVs and set-top boxes to help scale addressable TV. Nielsen’s addressable measurement will include AT&T’s DirecTV, DISH, Nielsen Advanced Video Advertising and addressable campaigns on VIZIO that utilise […]

November 12, 2020

Telesat “confident” of hitting LEO deadlines

Telesat’s SVP of Corporate & Business Development, Michael Schwartz, told attendees to the Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week event, held virtually this year, that the Canadian company would meet the key deadlines to build and launch its Low Earth Orbiting satellite constellation. Earlier this week Telesat confirmed a C$600 million (€387.5m) commitment from the Canadian […]

November 12, 2020By Chris Forrester

Report: Gameplay time on Samsung TVs grows

A new report from Samsung Ads Europe, the media and advertising division of Samsung Electronics, reveals Gamers are spending more time gaming per day across Samsung TVs in EU5 territories with significant double-digit growth (+21 per cent) since January. Samsung Ads Europe refers to Gamers as game consoles connected to a Samsung TV that played […]

November 12, 2020

Euroconsult: Record amount of smaller launches

Euroconsult’s Alexandre Najjar, a senior consultant with the research firm, speaking at its World Satellite Business Week virtual event, said that between January 1st and November 1st this year it had recorded 1029 smaller satellite launches. Adding in larger craft and the total rose to 1079. This is a record and beat the 2019 total […]

November 12, 2020By Chris Forrester

Gamers cause record UK data traffic

Lockdown gamers have seen the UK’s internet providers experience record broadband usage as a result of new Xbox consoles hitting the market and a new title in the Call of Duty games franchise. BT, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Vodafone, City Fibre and Zen Internet said they had all coped with the huge spike in demand on […]

November 12, 2020

discovery+ live in UK & Ireland

Audiences in the UK and Ireland can now stream content from the discovery+ web and app – featuring new, exclusive discovery+ Originals from the global multi-channel player. News of the rebranded service was unveiled last month. Customers can now enjoy unlimited access to content from Discovery UK’s seven pay-TV and six free-to-air brands as well […]

November 12, 2020

All 4 adds Celebrity Watchlists

Channel 4 has added a Celebrity Watchlists page, allowing users to see famous names share their recommendations of what they’re watching on the All 4 streaming service. In a press statement, Channel 4 explained: “As these uncertain times continue, we are once again spending more time at home, and with so much viewing choice, many […]

November 12, 2020By Nik Roseveare

That’s Christmas launches on Freeview

That’s TV, the music TV channel, has rebranded its network to That’s Christmas for the 2020 festive season following its most successful ratings month ever. The rebrand will see festive party music broadcast on channels 7 / 8 of Freeview, across the 20 metro regions in the UK served by That’s TV’s regional Freeview licences. […]

November 12, 2020

Eleven Sports Poland wins Ligue 1  

Eleven Sports Poland will broadcast live action from Ligue 1 Uber Eats to fans for the next four seasons, until 2023/24. It will be the home of the French top tier football in Poland, alongside Canal+ Polska, following a deal with beIN Media Group – the international rights-holding partner of Ligue de Football Professionnel. Eleven’s […]

November 12, 2020

Bank: “Mediaset better than expected”

Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s delivered better-than-expected Q3 results with its Italian revenue beating the market’s consensus by some 3 per cent. No Full Year 2o20 guidance was provided, but the trend appears to be supportive. Its core financials for Q3 saw group revenue rise by 2 per cent year on year to €556 million. Breaking down […]

November 12, 2020