There are reports that the German army (Bundeswehr) is lining up its strategy to develop its independent satellite constellation. The costs will reportedly be around €12 billion. The commitment is key and could impact the Europe-wide IRIS2 mega-constellation. Germany has frequently said it is now wholly in favour of the European scheme. Earlier details suggested […]
DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International’s Nordic board (DEG Nordic) has announced that Scanbox Entertainment has joined its membership, strengthening the community of distributors and partners championing Home Entertainment across the four Nordic markets – Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Headquartered in Denmark, Scanbox Entertainment is an independent film company releasing titles across theatrical and […]
YouTube is now the dominant hub of family attention in the US. According to the eighth installment of the Precise Advertiser Report: Kids (PARK) from Precise TV, the contextual video ad tech platform driving business outcomes for brands, 78 per cent of Gen Alpha children aged 2 to 12 use YouTube, eclipsing VoD services (72 per […]
Vodafone, Meta, and Google have released a white paper detailing the benefits of advanced video compression technology in mid and low tier smartphones to enhance the viewing experience for more people. The technology will also free up network capacity for all users while optimising computing power and storage. In the joint white paper, the companies […]
A study from WARC, specialists in marketing effectiveness, has found that global advertising spend is now on course to grow 7.4 per cent this year to $1.17 trillion (€1.45tn), a marked upgrade of 1.2 percentage points (pp) from WARC’s June forecast due to a strong second quarter performance. A further rise of 8.1 per cent […]
Sky News has announced a multi-year deal with MSNBC, the US news network, which will pay for the use of its cross-platform coverage. The channel’s live broadcasts, TV packages and online journalism are to be used by MSNBC as part of a commercial agreement, the details of which were not disclosed. All Sky News’ British and […]
September 30th is the deadline for the world’s biggest social media platforms – including Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, TikTok and YouTube – to prove to Ofcom they are walking the walk on children’s online safety. As part of the UK media regulator’s rollout of the Online Safety Act, the platforms most popular with kids will need […]
According to data from 5G Americas and Omdia, global 5G connections climbed past 2.6 billion in Q2 2025 — a 37 per cent year-over-year surge – and are projected to reach nearly 9 billion by 2030, representing 60 percent of all wireless connections worldwide. In parallel, global cellular data consumption grew by 15 per cent […]
Following the news in August of a partnership between BBC Sport and BOXXER, the BBC has announced that live professional boxing will return to FTA primetime television on October 25th when Frazer Clarke and Jeamie Tshikeva fight for the British Heavyweight Title at the Vaillant Arena in Derby. All the action available will be available […]
LG Ad Solutions has announced the launch of Social Sync powered by Spaceback in the UK, a creative solution powered by Spaceback that allows brands to transform their digital and social content into Connected TV (CTV) ads. The partnership was announced earlier this year at NewFronts in the US but is now available globally. “Social […]