Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for Barb Data Hub, a new centralised system for accessing its viewing figures. As part of its strategic priorities, Barb is undergoing a change in its data distribution strategy and is planning to set up a centralised Barb Data […]

Redge Technologies, a premium end-to-end technology provider for streaming services in CEE and MENA, has won a public tender to provide a VoD platform for National Film Archive (Filmoteka Narodowa).  Ninateka is a VoD service offering a wide range of cultural and educational content, including films, documentaries, animations, theatre recordings,and other audiovisual materials. The service […]

A+E Networks EMEA has announced a partnership with Europe’s Titan OS to launch five FAST channels in the UK and Ireland – Inside Crime, Mystery TV, World War TV, History Hunters and Deal Masters. Titan OS powers Philips smart TVs in the region. The channels are accessible via the channel EPG from the homepage and […]

Starting this July, Netflix will exclusively produce and distribute new series and films by Japanese producer Aki Isoyama for the next five years. Her most recent hit, the time-traveling comedy Extremely Inappropriate!, topped Netflix’s most-watched list in Japan for three weeks running. In June 2023, Let’s Get Divorced, which she produced with a screenplay co-written […]

Disney’s Young Woman and the Sea, the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel, will begin streaming on Disney+ July 19th.  The inspirational drama, which was released in cinemas May 31st, was warmly received by critics. The movie stars Daisy Ridley as the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant […]

VideoAmp, a media measurement company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Snap. The social technology platform will integrate its first-party data, video, and augmented reality (AR) inventory into VideoAmp’s cross-platform planning solution, enabling advertisers to make strategic budget allocations to reach audiences across linear TV, streaming and digital platforms. Leveraging VideoAmp’s big data and tech […]

Research by academics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has sought to establish how it is possible to tell whether streamed films or series work, suggesting that quantitative information should be enriched with other dimensions of consumption. Noting that advertising investment within the television streaming market is forecast to grow from the more than […]

Football fans were treated to some decisive action late in the game in each of the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. From last gasp equalisers and winners to penalty shootouts, the action really came in the second half and beyond in each match. As a result, the viewing and advertising trends from Yospace, the dynamic ad insertion […]

Formula E has announced that the Hankook London E-Prix, the final two rounds of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, will be broadcast on free-to-air TV channel Quest in the UK and Ireland. Viewers will be able to watch the Season 10 victor of the all-electric motorsport series be crowned World Champion onQuest via […]

As Gareth Southgate’s England team prepare for this evening’s [July 10th] semi-final clash against The Netherlands, Kantar Media TGI has looked into how audiences have been engaging with the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament. Kantar Media’s GB TGI data found that: Football is unrivalled when it comes to drawing people into pubs: 24 per cent of […]