VideoAmp, the media measurement company, and Captify, a provider of real-time audiences and insights fueled by Search Intelligence, have announced a new solution to provide scalable, identity-based search lift measurement linking household-level ad viewership with real-world search behaviour. The launch marks VideoAmp’s first integration with a search outcomes provider, adding to the existing integrations VideoAmp […]
Television has a long-standing history of audience participation, stretching back to the days of dial-in votes and fan-led polls. Yet few could have predicted the extent to which viewer speculation would transition into formalised betting. While traditional sports have always enjoyed a close relationship with betting markets, a number of unconventional television programmes have become […]
Bango, a specialist in subscription bundling, has announced a new licensing agreement with Optimum, a US telecommunications provider, operated by Altice USA. Through this collaboration, Optimum customers can access subscription bundles, powered by the Digital Vending Machine (DVM) from Bango. Optimum is a significant brand in the US telecommunications market, providing fiber internet, mobile, TV, […]
Over 2,282 individuals in 80 Italian provinces have been identified and fined for illegal IPTV streaming of copyrighted content, particularly football. This follows a memorandum of understanding between the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AgCom) and the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police). The fines, issued between March and April 2025, range from €154 to €1,032, based […]
BT is reportedly in advanced talks to sell its 50 per cent stake in TNT Sports to US joint venture partner Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). A deal could be confirmed this week, according to FT. WBD has an option to buy out BT’s stake before the end of 2026, the FT report added. Any deal […]
Long-serving BBC presenter Gary Lineker has confirmed that he will leave his role following the final episode of Match of the Day for the 2024/25 season on May 25th – 26 years after he took over from Des Lynam. The highest-paid on-air talent at the BBC will now no longer be part of the broadcaster’s […]
The Nordic countries added approximately 3.7 million paid subscriptions during the last 12 months, reaching a total of over 23 million, according to data from Mediavision. Sweden leads the Nordic market, both in size and growth. Over the past year alone, more than 2 million new paid subscriptions have been added in Sweden, accounting for […]
Management at music video streaming service ROXi has completed buy-out of the ROXi business, in partnership with a syndicate of investors. The newly formed company, called FastStream Interactive Limited (FSI), has acquired the business and technology of ROXi – as well as sealing distribution deals with a number of broadcasters, who will bring FSI’s interactive […]
South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice has reported that a civil case against Uni Li Cell has concluded, which involved 5,000 imported power supply units for use with MultiChoice decoders. The proceedings, under the Counterfeit Goods Act, saw Uni Li Cell and its sole director — who the company hasn’t named – following the seizure of […]
SpaceX has acquired Akoustis Technologies which manufactures integrated devices using patented bulk acoustic wave RF filters. SpaceX, using subsidiary Tune Holdings, acquired the company out of bankruptcy. “Through the Transaction and in compliance with the sale order entered by the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Tune Holdings has acquired substantially all of […]