The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP), an alliance of leading international broadcasters committed to combatting unauthorised streaming and distribution of international television content in the United States, and content protection and multiscreen television solutions NAGRA, have entered into an expanded agreement to bring a new generation of anti-piracy technology and services to broadcasters and […]
Findings from analyst firm Media Partners Asia’s (MPA) latest edition of Asia Pacific Advertising Trends indicate that net advertising revenues in Asia Pacific, measured after discounts across 14 markets, grew by 6.8 per cent in 2016 to reach ~$170 billion (€160bn), compared with an 8.5 per cent expansion in 2015. Ad spend across these markets […]
Tough times continue in Eastern Europe, with poor job prospects forcing many to seek work abroad. This migration, married with low birth rates, mean that populations will fall in 15 of the 22 countries covered in Digital TV Research’s Eastern Europe Pay TV Forecasts report between 2016 and 2022. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital […]
STV announces that new channel, STV2, will launch 24 April to viewers across Scotland. STV2 will reflect what is happening across Scotland with a distinct and exciting schedule, featuring live events, news and new programming including soap, drama and movies. STV’s existing city TV channels for Glasgow and Edinburgh will be rebranded and combined with […]
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is partnering with VR production company VR City and media agency Goodstuff to showcase the highlights of forthcoming Randox Health Grand National horse race in virtual reality, following the success of the broadcaster’s recent VR campaign for the Cheltenham Festival which generated almost two million views across the four- day jump […]
With the clock set on the Brazilian government’s transition from analogue digital broadcasting, a process which started in 2016 and is scheduled to cover several phases until 2018 for the entire territory, a number of free-to-air TV stations have complained that the country’s main distributors – SKY Brasil (owned by AT&T/DirectTV), Net & Claro (owned by […]
DailyMailTV, a syndicated show covering celebrities, gossip, human interest stories has been picked up by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tribune Broadcasting and other local station owners. Two 30-minute segments each weekday to be broadcast in 105 markets reaching 66 per cent of the US.US TV stations already carry a number of syndicated entertainment shows, including Page […]
Australians’ love affair with TV continues, streaming an unprecedented 1.2 billion minutes of catch-up and live streaming TV in the past month, according to the latest OzTAM VPM 28 Day Rolling Report. In addition, 5.14 million Australians – the highest-ever number – are streaming Free Video on Demand (FVoD) content, eclipsing 3.53 million for Subscription […]
Digital UK – the body that supports digital terrestrial TV in the UK – has confirmed that following an industry-wide consultation, the TV guide for DTT platform Freeview is set to be updated and expanded on Wednesday August 2nd 2017. This change is designed to increase capacity for the launch of new channels in the […]
Following an open tender process for 42 territories in sub-Saharan Africa, FIFA has granted media rights to five major broadcasting entities in the region. The tender was launched on 21 October 2016 and included the media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events, including the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup […]