Just in time for the 2020 election, Haystack News, the US ad-supported streaming service that connects viewers with local, national and world TV news,has introduced 16 live 24/7 viewing from leading streaming news network. Haystack News has added ABC News Live and CBSN, in addition to Al Jazeera, Euronews, Newsmax, Yahoo Finance and select live […]
ATX Networks has confirmed the appointment of Dan Whalen, an industry veteran of more than 20 years, as president and CEO. Whalen was most recently the Chief Product Officer at ADTRAN. Prior to that he held several senior leadership roles at ARRIS, which was acquired by CommScope in 2019. “ATX possesses one of the most […]
Amazon Prime Video has confirmed a new UK produced Amazon Original series titled The Rig. The six-part thriller will be produced by Wild Mercury Productions (part of Banijay UK), created by new writer David Macpherson and directed by John Strickland (Line of Duty, Bodyguard. The Rig follows the crew of the Kishorn Bravo oil rig, […]
Masstech has announced the appointment of Will Pitt as Head of Sales for EMEA. Pitt joins from Imagen, where he served as their Commercial Director for four and a half years. During this time Pitt led new business sales and strategy, and was instrumental in securing landmark deals with the likes of Olympic Broadcasting Services […]
ST Engineering iDirect, a global player in satellite communications, has announced that it will provide its high-performance ground infrastructure for O3b mPOWER, SES’s next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) communications system. Pairing ST Engineering iDirect’s breakthrough ground technology with spacecraft innovations, O3b mPOWER will enable a flexible, low-latency, high-speed, fiber-like experience for industry segments that include […]
The UK government announced over the weekend that England will go into a ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown for at least four weeks starting November 4th. However, Premier League football and other elite sports have been granted permission to continue during the lockdown due to the testing measures in place. Amateur sports will be put on hold. As […]
Zenith forecasts video entertainment advertising will shrink by just 0.2 per cent in 2020 across ten key markets this year, according to its Business Intelligence – Video Entertainment report. Video entertainment adspend will far outperform the ad market
Conviva has released its Q3 State of Streaming report, revealing that, globally, viewers spent 57 per cent more time streaming when compared to the same period last year, as the ongoing pandemic continues to keep people in their homes. Other highlights from the report include: Connected TV devices lost market share in viewing time but […]
Sky Italia and Italian commercial network Mediaset are reportedly nearing a deal to retain the majority of UEFA Champions League and Europa League rights in the country. As previously reported, Amazon looks set to acquire the first pick of Wednesday night games from the European club football competition’s in Italy, paying €80 million per season. […]
Mediaset’s OTT service Mitele Plus is suffering from a significant decline in subscribers, 25,000 down in the third quarter to 138,000 versus 163,000 in June. The subscriber loss is largely attributed to the lack of pay–TV football and the gamble on TV reality content by the platform. By contrast, its rival Atresmedia’s OTT service AtresPLAYER, […]