Insight TV, the leading millennial-focused producer, distributor and broadcaster, is making eight of its original series available via Amazon Prime Video. Available immediately, Amazon Prime Video members in the K, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa and 55 other territories around the world will have access to the following series: Access All Areas – […]
Endemol Shine has announces the premiere of four digital linear channels with US ad-supported streaming service STIRR, as well as a selection of titles to launch as VoD and within the STIRR City channel. The initial roll out will see Wipeout Xtra, a physical game show destination and Deal or No Deal, the home for […]
Parents and children have come to the BBC in record numbers since the doors were opened to its virtual school earlier this year. The BBC’s biggest ever Education initiative, Bitesize Daily was launched on April 20th and committed to delivering 150 online lessons and 30 dedicated TV programmes each week to support children in their […]
Apple has given a straight-to-series order for Echo 3, a new action-thriller written by Academy Award-winning producer and writer Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) that will be produced by Apple and Keshet Studios. Set in South America, the 10-part series is the latest project to join a growing lineup of premium international […]
HBO Max, the direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia, has announced a ten-episode order of A World of Calm. A totally new type of television experience that combines mesmeric imagery with narration by A-list stars – including Mahershala Ali, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac, Nicole Kidman, Zoë Kravitz, Lucy Liu, Cillian Murphy, and Keanu Reeves. HBO Max’s first project in the health […]
Disney+ has announced that the original documentary film “Howard” will premiere exclusively on the service on Friday, August 7, 2020. The film, which first premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, follows the captivating life story of Disney Legend and Academy Award-winning Lyricist Howard Ashman. Directed by Don Hahn (“Beauty and the Beast”), “Howard” is […]
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has announced its Connected TV (CTV) Fully On-Screen Completion measurement offering. The new capability will allow advertisers to measure signals that offer a strong proxy for viewability on CTV. CTV viewership has grown dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting streaming video consumption by nearly […]
Crackit Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a second series of the hit documentary series, A&E After Dark. The six-part series peaked with a consolidated audience of over 2.4 million viewers, winning its primetime slot and making it the highest-rating series on Channel 5 in 2020. The programme performed well for a […]
SpotX, the global video advertising platform, has revealed research into the behaviour of connected TV (CTV) audiences in Europe. Conducted by research firm Statista, the report reveals the latest data identifying the characteristics of CTV viewers in the big five markets. The findings, complemented by insights from Samsung Ads Europe, aim to help advertisers better […]
On July 15th it was reported that SES Americom was arguing with Intelsat’s bankruptcy court that Intelsat should pay $1.8 billion to SES because of a “contract violation” over the pair’s C-band Alliance (CBA) agreement and the clearance of spectrum for 5G. Following the news, satellite analyst Sami Kassab from investment bank Exane/BNPP issued a […]