Advanced Television

Bobin appointed to HBO Max France development role

WarnerMedia International has appointed Clémentine Bobin as Senior Creative Executive, working across development and creative production for Max Originals commissioned and produced in France, which will stream on HBO Max, the company’s direct-to-consumer video streaming platform. Bobin joins Vera Peltekian, who in October 2021 was appointed VP and Commissioning Editor of Original Production France, WarnerMedia […]

January 13, 2022

GOLFTV on Starzplay

Starzplay, the MENA SVoD service has partnered with Discovery to offer GOLFTV to its subscribers. GOLFTV will be available as a stand-alone channel on Starzplay for $9.99 while all existing and potential Starzplay subscribers who have a Starzplay subscription can access the new add-on free for one year. Danny Bates, Chief Commercial Officer, Starzplay, said: […]

January 13, 2022

ViacomCBS, CommScope IP content distribution migration

Comms technology specialist CommScope and media & entertainment group ViacomCBS have confirmed that ViacomCBS launched FAVE and migrated its DABL and select SHOWTIME linear channels from satellite to Content Delivery Network (CDN) IP distribution using the CommScope DigiCipher Streaming system. The migration represents the first ViacomCBS services to be fully transitioned from satellite to CDN […]

January 13, 2022

Voot adds Ullu titles

Viacom18’s AVoD platform, Voot, has announced a content partnership with streaming platform Ullu. As a part of the partnership, Voot will now be home to 100 titles from the Ullu library. As a part of the three-year digital exclusive deal, Voot will get access to original shows from the Ullu library across thriller, crime, horror, […]

January 13, 2022

Little Dot Studios unveils Little Dot Sport

Digital content agency and media network Little Dot Studios has announced the creation of the Little Dot Sport label following accelerated client, staff and financial growth throughout 2021 and a Sport Industry Agency of the Year nomination. Little Dot Sport already boasts a client roster of 28 retained clients including Formula E, the England & […]

January 13, 2022

Bank: “Google a top pick for 2022”

A report from investment bank BNP Paribas forecasts that Google’s Alphabet will grow this year by 4 per cent despite suffering threats over potential iOS privacy events. The bank also suggests that Google Search could even prove to be a beneficiary as marketers shift their advertising budgets to other verticals (e.g. Search and Android-based OS […]

January 13, 2022By Chris Forrester

OpenVault patners with Lotier

OpenVault is expanding its global sales and marketing capabilities in Latin America and Europe through a strategic partnership with Lotier International.  Under the agreement, Lotier will leverage its business development and sales offices in Brazil, Argentina and Portugal, to grow adoption of OpenVault’s revenue and network improvement solutions and data-driven actionable insights for the broadband industry “The VelociData acquisition has been the catalyst for a dramatic […]

January 13, 2022

Charalambous joins 4Creative

Channel 4 has announced that Lambros Charalambous has joined its creative in-house agency, 4Creative, as its new Deputy Executive Creative Director. Reporting to 4Creative’s Executive Creative Director Lynsey Atkin, Charalambous takes over from Eoin McLaughlin who is setting off on an adventure in the Indian Ocean. Atkin said: “I am thrilled to welcome Lambros into […]

January 13, 2022

VIDAA selects Unruly’s SSP and ad server

VIDAA, a smart TV operating system and content platform preinstalled on most TVs manufactured by Hisense and other global Smart TVs, has selected Unruly, a global video and Connected TV (CTV) programmatic advertising platform, as its strategic Sell-side Platform (SSP), to enable global access to all of their video and native display media. VIDAA will […]

January 13, 2022

Asacha Media Group secures €41m financing from Tikehau Capital

Tikehau Capital, the alternative asset management group, and Asacha Media Group (AMG) have announced that they have signed a €41 million private bond agreement to strengthen AMG’s investment capacity in Europe. AMG is a European contentcreation, production and distribution business. The group was founded in April 2020 by Gaspard de Chavagnac, Marina Williams and Marc-Antoine […]

January 13, 2022