BBC Sounds has launched in the Sonos app. Listeners with Sonos speakers in the UK will now be able to discover and listen tp BBC radio, music mixes and podcasts using the Sonos app for smartphones and tablets. BBC Sounds already has an average weekly audience of 3.6 million across mobile, TV, website and voice […]
Vevo, the music video network, has released its annual year-end look back on music video viewership. Globally, Karol G tops the most-viewed artist chart of 2021, with 3.11 billion views, followed closely by The Weeknd, with 3.10 billion views. In the US, Lil Baby is Vevo’s most-viewed artist of this past year (770 million views), […]
The Emirates FA Cup Third Round returns to the BBC and ITV in January with six live matches on the FTA channels as Premier League clubs join the knockout competition. ITV’s January 9th coverage, which includes both the West Ham v Leeds United and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal matches, will also include the FA Cup […]
To expand the social media capabilities of Adobe’s creative tools, the company has entered into an agreement to acquire ContentCal, a social media and content marketing solution. ContentCal lets users focus on creativity by automating social media publishing and reporting tasks. Based in London, the company has built a strong customer base, from individuals and small […]
TikTok and Global, the media & entertainment group, have announced a partnership to livestream Global’s two-day Christmas concert, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard. The partnership means the TikTok community will be able to join the Christmas event for the first time on the platform and in multiple territories. The line-up includes a European exclusive […]
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has been awarded a further two-year contract by Dubai Racing Club to provide production and distribution services of the next two full horseracing seasons at Meydan Racecourse. The season culminates with the glittering $30.5 million Dubai World Cup card on March 26th 2022 – recognised as one of the most prestigious […]
Prodapt, the consulting, technology & managed services provider to the Connectedness vertical, has announced that it acquired SLR Dynamics, a UK-based company focussed on digital engineering and automation services in the TMT industry. SLR Dynamics counts leading European and African telcos as their customers. This is Prodapt’s second acquisition for the year following its acquisition […]
Alteox Media Consulting has entered into an agreement with POST Luxembourg, that will combine the forces of both entities enabling the creation of a new state of the art European cloud TV headend offering. Presently there are over 400 channels available in the cloud headend with more channels being added regularly. The cloud-based TV headend […]
World of Wonder, the award-winning team behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, has picked up a second season of the smash-hit reality competition series Painted With Raven (8×40’). The series will air exclusively on WOW Presents Plus in weekly instalments. The renewal announcement follows the series’ November premiere where Painted With Raven became the latest in a […]
TV newsrooms and production workflow teams can now bring graphic designers directly into their Avid MediaCentral production workflows through the MediaCentral panel, which now includes support for Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. The lightweight software plugin erases the frustrating manual steps graphic designers need to take in order to contribute to large-scale production projects and […]