Who buys the media rights and how much they pay is crucial to the proposed breakaway European Super League (ESL), according to Tim Westcott, Senior Principal Analyst, Channels & Programming at advisory firm Omdia. In assessing the implications of the ESL broadly and the implications for broadcasters, rights holders and consumers in particular, he says […]
BBC iPlayer has seen its best quarter on record with over 1.7 billion streams in the first three months of the year, according to figures released by the Corporation. The streaming service has grown 22 per cent on the same period last year, driven by the success of new titles such as The Serpent and […]
The UK government is proposing law changes to boost ongoing efforts to improve connectivity for people who live, work and travel in rural areas. The reforms will remove one of the biggest barriers to better coverage in the countryside by reducing build time and costs for new infrastructure, while protecting rural areas by minimising any […]
US multiplay telco Verizon recently began installation of C-band equipment from Ericsson and Samsung Electronics to speed deployment of its 5G Ultra Wideband and fixed wireless broadband service on its recently-acquired C-band spectrum. Verizon secured an average of 161 MHz of C-band spectrum nationwide in the recent FCC auction, which will allow the company to […]
As part of its overall strategy to become carbon neutral by 2025 and in a move that enables sustainable creative offering to marketers, creative production and marketing solutions company CLICKON is to acquire remote production platform Travlrr. With over 800 vetted production partners, Travlrr is capable of delivering sustainable, high-speed content creation for brands and […]
An investigation by UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has found that coronavirus coverage on the religious satellite television channel Loveworld breached broadcasting rules for a third time. During two episodes of a current affairs programme, Full Disclosure, presenters made a number of materially misleading and potentially harmful statements about the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines, which were […]
The Media Quality Report for H2 2020 from digital ad verification specialist Integral Ad Science (IAS), which provides global benchmarks for viewability, brand safety and ad fraud across digital environments and channels, suggests that amid turbulent times, UK brand risk increased across all media environments in H2 2020. Brand risk on desktop display rose 3.2 […]
The latest wave of the Online copyright infringement tracker survey from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office suggests that during lockdown, some respondents reported that with their general consumption in entertainment increasing, so too did their use of illegal sources, with motivations being a lack of access to specific content on streaming subscriptions, availability on existing […]
The demand for broadband connectivity over both fixed and mobile broadband networks is increasing dramatically. However, despite network expansions and upgrades, only half of households worldwide currently have access to fixed broadband services. With the rollout of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations, satellite broadband services will improve broadband penetration significantly. Global tech market advisory firm […]
The unique live character of sport events requires special protection to allow for real time take downs, according to the European Parliament’s MEPs. In a draft report adopted with 18 votes in favour and six against, the Legal Affairs committee sets out recommendations to address the illegal transmission of sport events and the protection of […]