Sky has announced a lineup for unscripted entertainment on the way to Sky Max. BAFTA-nominated duo Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan will take on their best set of challenges yet and the A League of Their Own team are starting their engines for a one-off race across Europe. Additionally, Joe Lycett will burst onto the […]
Netflix has ordered a movie adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club, a novel written by UK TV personality Richard Osman. The story follows a group of friends in a retirement home who gather to solve murders for fun, but find themselves caught in a real case. Helen Mirren will play ex-spy Elizabeth, Ben Kingsley will […]
Paramount+ has announced that the upcoming docuseries Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza will premiere exclusively on the service in the US and Canada on May 21st and on May 22nd in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Directed by Michael John Warren and executive produced by James Lee Hernandez and Brian […]
Findings from marketing data and analytics company Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data and analysis on the UK’s streaming market suggest that Prime Video’s introduction of ads was met with significant resistance, leading to a notable subscriber exodus and dissatisfaction – although Prime Video has been quick to refute the data. Meanwhile, AppleTV+ and […]
The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows that the UK’s ad market recorded a 6.1 per cent increase in investment to a total of £36.6 billion in 2023; the 13th annual expansion recorded in the last 14 years. The data also shows that online formats now account for over three-quarters of all UK ad spend […]
DIGI, the Romanian telco, has launched the full SkyShowtime service, including premium linear channels SkyShowtime 1 and 2, to its digitalTV customers. This is SkyShowtime’s first B2B partnership in Central and Eastern Europe. As part of a launch promotion, DIGI will make SkyShowtime available to all current digital TV subscribers in Romania at no additional […]
The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Japan is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.1 per cent from $97.6 billion in 2023 to $108.3 billion in 2028, primarily supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband service segments, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Japan […]
NetScout Systems has released findings from its H2 2023 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report that dissects trends and attack methodologies adversaries use against service providers, enterprises, and end-users. The information cited in the report is gathered from NetScout’s internet visibility at a global scale, collecting, analysing, prioritising, and disseminating data on DDoS attacks from 214 countries […]
Mattel has partnered with Samsung to deliver its first three 24/7 Free Ad Supported Streaming (FAST) channels on Samsung TV Plus, the free TV streaming service. The Barbie and Friends, Hot Wheels Action, and Mattel Jr channels are set to go live in the US later this year and will be free to access from […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced the appointment of Richard Perkett as its Chief Product Officer (CPO). Perkett brings over 25 years of experience in product management, product marketing, engineering, and user experience (UX) to Amagi, with a proven track record of leading SaaS-centric product […]