Elspeth Lerwell, the Licensee, and Richard Hole, the Sole Director of the Fairfield Social Club in Swansea, Wales, have been found guilty in their absence of four offences related to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. In this case, both Lerwell and Hole televised football matches with the intent to avoid payment of the […]
Ofcom has written to the BBC confirming that it will carry out full BBC Competition Assessments (BCAs) of the Corporation’s radio expansion plans. In November 2024, the BBC published proposals to launch four new DAB+ stations: Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1 Anthems, a Radio 2 extension, and Radio 3 Unwind. The Corporation also published proposals […]
Red Bee Media, the broadcasting and media services company, has announced a partnership with Ranker to bring new and improved data-driven content discovery solutions to its global network of clients, which includes streaming platforms, OEMs, studios, pay-TV operators and research firms. Ranker provides crowdsourced rankings with over 1.4 billion consumer votes on a wide range […]
In a show of support for pubs during the busy December trading period, Sky Business has donated its shirt sponsorship of PDC World Darts Championship players to PubAid, the positive voice for UK pubs. During the opening matches which took place this week, PubAid had the sleeve sponsorship for Ryan Joyce, Robert Owen and Ryan […]
Netflix and Skydance Sports have partnered on a documentary series about the life and career of Spanish sports and tennis icon Rafael Nadal. The series will include unprecedented access with Nadal throughout his comeback to competitive play in the 2024 season after sitting out much of 2023 due to injury. The docuseries will spotlight Nadal’s […]
Channel 4 is teaming up with Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, as the cruise ship holiday brand becomes sponsor of the broadcaster’s escapism content, such as Four in a Bed and Perfect Pub Walks. Commencing from January 1st 2025, the partnership will see Fred Olsen Cruise Lines sponsor iconic content during Channel 4’s escapism lineup, which […]
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Netflix €4.75 million (£3.9m) for not properly informing customers about its use of their personal data between 2018 and 2020. An investigation, started in 2019, showed that “Netflix did not inform customers clearly enough in its privacy statement about what exactly Netflix does with those data,” the […]
Channel 4’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games has had a profound impact on viewers perception of disability, according to new research, which surveyed more than 400 viewers. The data suggest that nearly everyone (96 per cent) who watched the Games – which reached some 20 million people across the UK in August and […]
Drivers can now listen to podcasts, radio and music from the BBC through the new BBC Sounds in-car app, now available directly from an in-car entertainment system for the first time. Where previously listeners needed a phone to access BBC Sounds in a car through Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, they can now listen directly […]
Nielsen is launching expanded capabilities in their Outcomes measurement suite. By bridging creative evaluation with brand and sales lift, Nielsen says it will deliver deeper insights on the performance of ad creatives to power ad effectiveness and desired outcomes. The launch includes a new collaboration with Realeyes, a specialist in attention measurement. With the addition […]