Advanced Television

Motion Impossible’s AGITO Sports makes its MLS debut

Over the course of two matches at the start of November, the Portland Timbers became the first team in Major League Soccer (MLS) to feature Motion Impossible’s AGITO Sports modular dolly system as part of live broadcast coverage from its home ground of Providence Park. Operating in a dedicated area along the touchline in its […]

December 21, 2020

Mitron signs licensing deal with Zee Music

Mitron, the homegrown short format video app, has signed a licensing deal with one of the largest music companies in India, Zee Music Company. With this deal, Mitron users will have access to thousands of songs from the Zee Music Co’s catalogue. This is the first-ever deal for Mitron with a music company and it’s […]

December 21, 2020

Auto Trader launches ATL and integrated campaign with Jennifer Saunders

This Boxing Day, Auto Trader, the UK’s largest digital marketplace for new and used cars, will launch its largest integrated campaign to date, banging the drum for what the brand is famous for and taking ownership of the title of Britain’s Biggest Matchmaker. Britain’s Biggest Matchmaker is a campaign platform that celebrates the diversity of […]

December 20, 2020

Analyst: Will SVoDs replace pay-TV?

In presenting an overview of the changing TV and media landscape, Tristan Veale, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting has questioned whether shifting content consumption habits will lead to an SVoD future at the expense of traditional pay-TV. “Consumers inform content creators of their preferences by voting with their money,” he notes . “Globally, pay-TV subscription […]

December 18, 2020By Colin Mann

Italy: Amazon scores Champions League rights

Amazon has acquired the rights to show UEFA Champions League in Italy for the first time. Amazon will stream 16 matches through its Prime Video platform on Wednesday nights, along with the UEFA Super Cup, for three seasons from 2021/22. Rumours of Amazon’s interest originally emerged in October, but now the deal has been confirmed […]

December 18, 2020

Survey: TV expects bumper Xmas ratings

Christmas is set to look very different this year, but if there’s one staple that the nation will be relying on, it’s gathering in front of the TV screen to watch movies and shows, whether those be old favourites or new releases. According to a survey from Sony Professional Solutions Europe, 69 per cent of […]

December 18, 2020

Portuguese adding two new DTT channels

The Portuguese government has approved the expansion of the country’s free-to-air DTT offering with the addition of two more channels from public broadcaster RTP. RTP Africa is a satellite TV channel targeted at Portuguese speaking countries in Africa, while Canal do Conhecimento is a new channel dedicated to science and knowledge, and will feature contributuons […]

December 18, 2020From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Mediaset wants to increase ProSieben stake

Italian broadcasting group Mediaset is reiterating its willingness to increase its stake in the German broadcaster ProSieben. December 16th saw Bloomberg reported that Mediaset reiterated its ability to increase its existing 24.2 per cent equity stake in ProSieben although according to Blomberg it is currently happy with the size of its investment. The Italian group […]

December 18, 2020By Chris Forrester

Report: Apple & Google key to driving TV sales

Global TV sales remain stable and will stay that way, with Futuresource Consulting forecasting growth of less than one per cent CAGR between 2018 and 2024. This obscures the underlying turmoil as there has been a boost in sales across developed countries during the year, with consumers looking to improve the home viewing experience during […]

December 18, 2020

Openreach creates more than 5,000 new jobs

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach is claiming to have bucked the prevailing economic trend by creating 5,300  new UK-based engineering jobs, to be filled during 2021. The new roles, located in communities throughout the country, will enable the company to continue improving service levels across its existing networks, whilst building and connecting customers to its […]

December 18, 2020By Colin Mann