The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has welcomed Ofcom’s report on future of public service media. Chair of the CMS Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, said: “Ofcom’s report today is a welcome recognition that if we wish to protect our public service broadcasters, then we cannot stand still. The […]
Vubiquity, an Amdocs company and a global leader in technology-led media services, has announced the commercial availability of Catalog Intelligence, an AI-powered solution that is set to transform how media organisations manage and monetise their content libraries. Recently named a Product of the Year at 2025 NAB Show Catalog Intelligence applies advanced natural language processing (NLP) to […]
Innovid, the independent software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement, and optimisation of advertising, now supports LinkedIn Connected TV Ads as a LinkedIn Marketing Partner for Campaign Management and Reporting & ROI. With this integration, advertisers can now activate LinkedIn’s CTV campaigns directly within Innovid’s Social Ads Manager—bringing professional-grade video advertising to the largest screen […]
BBC Sport is expanding its women’s rugby coverage with a new deal to broadcast Premiership Women’s Rugby matches across the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons. Fans can look forward to a live match every week of the season – plus one semi-final and the final – all streamed live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport […]
Urgent steps must be taken to ensure that public service media content is easy to find and discover on third-party platforms, under new recommendations from broadcast regulator Ofcom to secure the system’s survival. Public service media (PSM) has a long and proud tradition in the UK. It delivers duly impartial and trusted news and original […]
Responding to Ofcom’s review of Public Service Media, Sarah Rose, President of UK commercial PSB Channel 5, said: “We are pleased that Ofcom’s review highlighted the challenges producing specialist Children’s content and called for commercially viable funding models among its recommendations. Channel 5’s Milkshake! continues to navigate those challenges to remain the only public service […]
India’s smartphone market rebounded after a sluggish start to the year, driven by easing inventory challenges and renewed vendor activity. According to Canalys (now part of Omdia), smartphone shipments in India grew 7 per cent year on year in Q2 2025 to reach 39.0 million units. The growth was primarily fuelled by fresh launches concentrated […]
Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru (TAC), the trade body for independent TV production companies in Wales, has responded to the publication of Ofcom’s PSM review, expressing disappointment that Ofcom, despite TAC and others regularly raising issues round ‘brass-plating’, does not commit to a review of its ‘Made out of London’ criteria. Llyr Morus, TAC Chair, said: “We […]
BBC Studios Benelux has officially launched BBC NL+, a brand new multi-genre video on demand and streaming platform. Starting now, subscribers of both KPN TV+ and NLZIET can access the service and enjoy a rich selection of iconic brands from the BBC and beyond on BBC NL+. A new agreement with NLZIET marks the second […]
ITV Studios has announced numerous sales of its premium scripted slate in the Asia Pacific region, underscoring continued strong demand, throughout Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. The sales include returning hits and breakout thrillers. Australian free-to-air broadcaster SBS has snapped up Mammoth Screen’s ITV ratings smash Code of Silence, which has just […]