Bjørn Ivar Moen will take up the role of CEO in Telenor Sweden on October 1st, and Jonas Gustafsson will take over as CEO of Allente, the pay-TV distribution joint venture owned by NENT Group and Telenor Group, effective immediately. “Bjørn Ivar knows Telenor well, and his strong commercial profile, energetic leadership style, and solid […]
STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, has announced the expansion of its sports portfolio with the signing of a carriage deal with Premier Sports to exclusively stream the upcoming Lions Rugby Tour in the MENA region. Premier Sports acquired the broadcast rights to the 2021 British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa in the MENA […]
Nearly four in five European advertisers want to take more control of their media spend and work more collaboratively with partners, according to research from Kantar, the data, insight, and consulting company. Against the backdrop of an increasingly dynamic marketplace and emerging retail opportunities and challenges, brands are also seeking closer relationships with their agencies […]
Allen Media Group is to launch new subscription streaming service – The Weather Channel Plus. The new $4.99 (€4.21) per-month subscription service will feature more than 50 news and entertainment streaming channels for a launch in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Weather Channel Plus is projecting 30 million subscribers in its first five years. […]
Cinemas throughout most of Europe had to close in response to Covid restrictions in March 2020. While most theatres were allowed to reopen from mid-May / June onwards, they could only operate under strict restrictions including capacity limits and had to close again during the second wave in late autumn. On top of this, most […]
Eurosport has recorded strong year-on-year audience growth during the first three days of the Tour de France, with a steep rise in traffic via its digital platforms across its major markets in Europe. Eurosport.com has seen a +177 per cent rise in unique users overall. Bringing users the biggest stories, the best digital content and […]
Supporters of Queens Park Rangers (QPR) can now directly fund the club by watching live matches, highlights, interviews and behind the scenes content featuring club players and staff through a partnership with Recast. The West London football team are the latest team to join OTT platform Recast in a bid to provide new opportunities for […]
In a move better to leverage its location fraud detection technology, fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions provider GeoComply Solutions has consolidated its iGaming, streaming media and fintech businesses under one brand, GeoComply. Prior to consolidation, its media and fintech businesses were managed under the GeoGuard brand. GeoGuard will continue as a product name for GeoComply’s […]
NLZIET, the national on-demand platform of the Netherlands from all three major broadcasting groups (NPO, RTL and Talpa), and XroadMedia, leading specialists in building innovative and ground-breaking content discovery and personalisation solutions, are partnering to deliver a truly personalised TV service to users in the Netherlands. NLZIET offers the biggest online collection of content from […]
Smart AdServer, the independent ad monetisation platform, has announced its acquisition of DynAdmic, the integrated video advertising marketplace. DynAdmic’s technology and operations will be integrated within Smart’s offering to provide media solutions to buyers and bring a new exclusive monetisation channel to media publishers. The combined group will benefit from cookie free contextual targeting capabilities […]