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Data: Apps transforming CTV ad buying

Samsung Ads has published new analysis of Smart TV users, revealing how the growing fragmentation of TV is shaping the new reality for TV advertisers. Behind the Screens: TV Phone Home takes app usage insights from the largest deterministic data set in Europe, combining nearly 70 million Samsung TV devices across EU5 with 20 million […]

April 30, 2025

Report: UK advertising records £42.6bn spend in 2024

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows that the UK’s ad market recorded a 10.4 per cent increase in investment to a total of £42.6 billion (€50.09bn) in 2024. The latest dataset shows online formats, when combined, grew 13.2 per cent last year with £4 in every £5 of ad budgets now spent online. New […]

April 30, 2025

Report: VoD consumers streamlining entertainment choices

TiVo, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has released its Q4 2024 Video Trends Report and found consumers in the US and Canada have begun to declutter their video libraries, in an effort to simplify their entertainment experiences. This trend of streamlining video services underscores the critical role high-quality content has in […]

April 30, 2025

Spain: Atresmedia tops ratings, but profits down

Spain’s private TV group Atresmedia has reported a net profit of €28.6 million in the first quarter of the year, down 14.5 per cent. With TV ad revenues falling by 2.7 per cent in the quarter, the group’s revenues were largely flat at €243,2 million (versus €245.1 million the same period last year) with EBITDA […]

April 30, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

SES Q1: 8.4% Networks uptick

SES has published its Q1 2025 results, reporting that it signed €360 million in new business during the quarter. The two highlights were the satellite operator’s Networks division which saw revenue grow 8.4 per cent YoY and its Government segment improve 13.1 per cent. The once important Media division, which looks after its DTH transmissions, […]

April 30, 2025By Chris Forrester

Mahon set to head Superstruct Entertainment

Alex Mahon, who this week announced that she will step down from her role as Channel 4 CEO in the summer, is set to become the new head of live entertainment group Superstruct Entertainment. Superstruct, which is owned by the buyout firms KKR and CVC Capital Partners, is expected to confirm the appointment imminently according […]

April 30, 2025

Lanzano stepping down at TVB

The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) has announced that Steve Lanzano, President and Chief Executive Officer of TVB, will retire at the end of 2025. Lanzano has served as the head of the trade association since January 2010. In his over 30 years of media industry experience, Lanzano held leadership roles at top agencies, including […]

April 30, 2025

beIN Stream goes live with Synamedia Senza

Synamedia, the video software provider, has  announced that beIN Media Group is the first customer to go live with its cloud video platform, Synamedia Senza. beIN has chosen Senza to launch its new subscription service, beIN Stream, in selected countries in the MENA region. Senza’s cloud-based architecture enables beIN to extend its reach to new […]

April 30, 2025

USTR releases 2025 Special 301 Report on IP

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its 2025 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights. “Americans take great pride as the world’s leading innovators and creators,” said Ambassador Jamieson Greer. “Our trading partners must address the concerns […]

April 30, 2025By Colin Mann

Success in MultiChoice piracy case

South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice says a significant legal victory has been achieved in the fight against digital piracy, with the Germiston Regional Court finding Vuyisile Victor Selem guilty on all charges in case 285/12/2023. The charges included contravention of the Cybercrime Act 19 of 2022 and fraud – the accused has been sentenced to […]

April 30, 2025By Colin Mann