France’s TF1 group has reported an “exceptional year”, delivering on its editorial and digital acceleration strategy. The Group posted a strong performance among individuals aged 4+ with a 26.8 per cent share, and cemented its position as the country’s market leader with commercial targets: women under 50 (33.5 per cent), 25-49 year-olds (30.5 per cent) […]
Squid Game Season 2 has proven popular with Netflix viewers having rocketed to the top of the Netflix Global Top 10, amassing 68 million views in its debut week, ranking #1 in 92 countries, setting the record for most views for a show in its premiere week and breaking into the Most Popular List in […]
The NBA has reported that its NBA App is growing with momentum across Europe and the Middle East with over six million downloads since launching in September 2022. In the UK, viewership of all live and off-court content on the app has increased by 52 per cent year on year, with UK users spending an […]
The upcoming European IRIS2 mega-constellation will have its master network control hub in Cologne, Germany according to a report by Heise. Some observers had expected Eutelsat’s OneWeb control centre, based in London, to provide security given that OneWeb is a major part of the IRIS2 system. The report, not confirmed by the consortium managing the […]
January 6th should see the Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin-built New Glenn recoverable rocket make its debut flight. The business received its Commercial Space Transportation Licence from the Federal Aviation Administration on December 27th. The New Glenn rocket had a successful test engine firing and ‘wet’ dress rehearsal on the same day. Blue Origin has several […]
Sky has announced a two-year partnership with TGL presented by SoFi, the new team golf league founded by Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports. The deal includes both the 2025 and 2026 seasons and will give Sky Sports customers in UK & Ireland, DACH and Italy exclusive coverage of every match. TGL, which starts […]
Simulmedia, a specialist in cross-channel TV and connected TV (CTV) advertising, has announced the hiring of Jonathan Steuer as Chief Scientist. Steuer brings decades of expertise as a scientist, inventor, and innovator to Simulmedia’s mission of transforming TV and CTV advertising with technology and analytics. Steuer will play a critical role as part of Simulmedia’s […]
In 2024, Dutch telco KPN has reported that it processed more data traffic on its network than the year before. The busiest day (especially in terms of downloads) was on July 5th, thanks to two quarter finals at Euro 2024 (Spain vs Germany and France vs Portugal). The arrival of Sinterklaas at schools on December […]
The BBC has acquired The Americas – a ten-part special event nature series narrated by Hollywood actor Tom Hanks with music by Hans Zimmer – for BBC One and iPlayer from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution. Produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, The Americas showcases the wonders, secrets, […]
The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) has announced that THX, a high-fidelity audio and video tuning, certification, and technology company and producer of the iconic THX Deep Note Trailers, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, THX will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open […]