IRIS.TV, the video data platform, and PubMatic, a sell-side platform that delivers superior outcomes for digital advertising, has announced a global partnership to expand buyers’ access to contextually targeted connected TV (CTV) and video inventory in efficient, biddable environments. Media buyers can now access leading video data targeting tools enabled by IRIS.TV to target advertising […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS, has unveiled the first ever connected smart NickWatch by Nickelodeon at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This new innovative family-centric wearable device offers trusted entertainment and communication features along with innovative technology, developed with VCNI’s specialized tech partner. The device will be available for purchase in […]
Redge Technologies is the new name of the largest provider of Internet TV services in CEE. The company, formerly Atende Software, was purchased by Custodia Capital at the end of 2020. The portfolio of Redge Technologies includes clients from Poland, TVN Discovery Polska, Play Mobile Iliad Group to name a few, and Europe, such as […]
Pan—European media group RTL Group has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of RTL Belgium to the Belgian media companies DPG Media and Groupe Rossel. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in Q4 2021. The total consideration amounts to €250 million. RTL Group’s shareholders will benefit from the […]
Data from Purely Streamonomics, a new research and analytical service from Purely, shows that amidst a year of uncertainty and production hiatuses due to the global pandemic, streaming platforms have set the global film and TV industry on a trajectory of accelerated growth with no imminent ceiling in sight. The gross cash amount spent
Funds Searchlight and Invesco have acquired 50 per cent of over €900 million in Mediapro’s debt from other funds and banks to exchange for shares in the TV group, according to Expansión. The companies are also set to inject €150 million in the Spanish TV group to control it and mitigate its beleaguered financial situation […]
Reports have emerged that Liberty Global has put its Virgin Media Ireland broadband TV business up for sale. The unit was not included in the recent merger between Liberty Global’s UK Virgin Media multiplay operator and Telefónica’s O2 mobile telco. Liberty Global, is understood to have hired telecoms investment bank LionTree to sound out buyers […]
Mega-satellite constellation operator OneWeb has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK’s largest telco BT to explore the provision of improved digital communication services to some of the hardest to reach parts of the UK. A joint statement from the pair says that the “ground-breaking agreement” between them comes as investment in expanding […]
The EU has ruled that UK data protection standards are “adequate” in a decision that means data can continue to flow between the UK and the EU. But Brussels has warned UK government against weakening standards. A failure to recognise UK standards would have meant chaos in many industries including media and online advertising. The […]
Up until recently, the narrative around ad-supported TV services was relatively straightforward, according to analyst firm Hub Entertainment Research. The popularity of streaming services such as Netflix, coupled with steady pay-TV subscriber losses, seemed to be signs that services with ads could one day be a thing of the past. And then FASTs (free ad-supported […]