The UK’s leading public service broadcasters – the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 – have appointed Erik Huggers as the new Chairman of free TV platform operator, Everyone TV. Huggers is a highly respected senior executive with a wealth of international leadership experience gained across a variety of media and tech businesses. He […]
Advertising spend on connected TV (CTV) and gaming is predicted to double in the next three years, hitting a combined £4.15 billion (€4.66bn) by 2026, according to digital advertising industry trade body IAB UK. An ongoing shift to streaming among audiences, new ad-based models from the likes of Disney+ and Netflix, and an increase in […]
A reorganisation of UK government departments has seen the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport lose its responsibility for digital, reverting to its former title as the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with Michelle Donelan being replaced as Secretary of State by Lucy Frazer. Donelan has a new role as Science and Technology […]
SSIMWAVE, an IMAX company, will show which video providers bring their ‘A Game’ to this Sunday’s pro football championship game when its Emmy Award-winning technology compares the video quality of more than a half-dozen broadcast and OTT streams of this Sunday’s game. SSIMWAVE will use its patented technology to measure every second and every frame […]
Findings from the Ericsson Mobility Report provide encouraging evidence for communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide by identifying a correlation between 5G uptake and revenue growth. Flattening revenues have been a challenge for service providers in all parts of the world, often impacting network investment decisions as part of their business growth strategies, known as ‘monetisation’ […]
Richard Sharp, the BBC chair, has told MPs his only role in providing a loan to Boris Johnson shortly before he got the job was to “ensure due process was followed”. Sharp said he had personally told Johnson as well as Rishi Sunak, the then chancellor, that he was going for the BBC job before […]
The National Football League (NFL) and DAZN Group have agreed a 10-year deal to deliver NFL Game Pass International to sports fans around the world beginning with the 2023/24 season. NFL Game Pass International enables fans outside the US to watch every NFL game throughout the regular season and postseason, including the Super Bowl. DAZN […]
Nearly half of all consumers are likely to engage with enhanced ads such as those with dynamic QR codes, that change messaging based on time of day, are location specific or are weather triggered, with 94 per cent saying they are more likely to buy brands using enhanced ads. According to research conducted by LG […]
Findings from Juniper Research suggest that operators will generate $625 billion (€582bn) from 5G services globally by 2027; rising from $310 billion in 2023. The new report, Operator Revenue Strategies: Business Models, Emerging Technologies & Market Forecasts 2023-2027, predicts that this growth of 100 per cent over the next four years will be driven by […]
Research commissioned by UK multiplay operator Virgin Media O2 in support of Safer Internet Day reveals parents’ concerns about their children’s online safety and spending habits, including donating to online streamers, buying downloadable content and much more. The research shows that over half of parents (57 per cent) admit they are unaware that children can […]