Advanced Television

SLING TV unveils new app experience

Live streaming TV service SLING TV has launched a new app in beta, which features a powerful personalisation engine designed to give users an effortless entertainment experience and make discovering and enjoying content easier than ever. The new SLING TV app is available to select customers using Amazon Fire TV devices with even more great […]

May 26, 2021

European media call for swift Digital Markets Act adoption

Europe’s media sector, represented by a range of organisations, has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as a much needed and urgent step towards establishing a fair, balanced and contestable digital market, publishing a Statement calling for clarification of, and amendment to, a number of issues According to the Signatories, […]

May 25, 2021By Colin Mann

MPs to hold BBC Dyson Report hearing

Following a private meeting of the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Chair Julian Knight has confirmed that it will hold an evidence session to examine questions raised by the report from Lord Dyson investigating the circumstances around the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales. The session, which is […]

May 25, 2021By Colin Mann

SiriusXM teams with TikTok, Pandora

TikTok, SiriusXM and Pandora are joining forces on the rollout of what they say is new and innovative content across each of their platforms. Creating listener experiences curated specifically for each platform’s loyal fans will allow them to deliver access to programming, exclusive performances, special events, and some of music’s top and emerging talent. This […]

May 25, 2021

Smart TV Football Corner app from Vestel

Multi-brand TV manufacturer Vestel has launched a new app that it says will immerse football fans across Europe in every big match, and major tournament. Designed in collaboration with agency and app creator, TeraVolt, the Football Corner app is available now on all Vestel-manufactured Smart TVs, including those made for brands such as Hitachi, JVC, […]

May 25, 2021

ThinkAnalytics completes Amazon Personalize integration

Content discovery and viewer insight solutions provider ThinkAnalytics has confirmed that its content discovery and viewer engagement platform is fully integrated with Amazon Personalize. Media and entertainment service providers now have a choice of complementary personalised recommendations solutions running on the ThinkAnalytics platform in the AWS cloud for real-time personalised user experiences at scale. Working […]

May 25, 2021

Study recommends limiting teens’ online presence

Middle-school aged children who use the Internet, social media or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores, according to a study carried out by the Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick published in the Computers in Human Behavior journal. […]

May 25, 2021

Forecast: Speedy AVoD growth to resume in 2021

AVoD expenditure for TV episodes and movies will climb by 144 per cent between 2020 and 2026 to reach $66 billion (€54.1bn) across 138 countries, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research.

May 24, 2021

Six Nations Rugby staying FTA with BBC, ITV

Following earlier speculation, Six Nations Rugby has confirmed that it has entered into exclusive discussions with BBC and ITV to share broadcast rights after an agreement in principle was reached relating to all three Six Nations Championships (Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under- 20s). Fans will continue to enjoy widespread coverage of […]

May 24, 2021

BBC Board to review editorial policies and governance

The BBC Board has issued a Statement expressing its concern at the findings in Lord Dyson’s report into the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, confirming that it will review the effectiveness of the BBC’s editorial policies and governance in detail. “We accepted Lord Dyson’s findings in full and reiterate the apology we […]

May 24, 2021By Colin Mann